Stéphanie Gonçalves
Biographic Data
| ID | 4089338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stéphanie Gonçalves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stéphanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Gonçalves |
| SIGNATURE | GONÇALVES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (Belgium), Université Libre de Bruxelles – Centre Mondes Modernes et Contemporains , Brussels Belgium |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Dien Bien Phu, Soviet Ballet, and the Cold War
In May 1954, the battle of Dien Bien Phu in Indochina led French governmental authorities to cancel the first tour to Paris by any Soviet ballet troupe since World War II. Drawing from press accounts as well as material in diplomatic archives and the Paris Opera, this essay explores the negotiations behind the tour, its last-minute cancellation after the Soviet dancers had reached Paris, and French reaction to the aborted tour. In particular, I e…
Ballet, propaganda, and politics in the Cold War
In the autumn of 1956, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived for its first London tour, providing the researcher with an opportunity for in-depth analysis of British-Soviet relations during the Cold War. The paper looks at behind-the-scenes negotiations and how the most mundane organisational matters could take on immense importance in a Cold War environment. By bringing to the fore the mass-media and political factors involved, the ballet can be seen for w…
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Ballet, propaganda, and politics in the Cold War
In the autumn of 1956, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived for its first London tour, providing the researcher with an opportunity for in-depth analysis of British-Soviet relations during the Cold War. The paper looks at behind-the-scenes negotiations and how the most mundane organisational matters could take on immense importance in a Cold War environment. By bringing to the fore the mass-media and political factors involved, the ballet can be seen for w…
Dien Bien Phu, Soviet Ballet, and the Cold War
In May 1954, the battle of Dien Bien Phu in Indochina led French governmental authorities to cancel the first tour to Paris by any Soviet ballet troupe since World War II. Drawing from press accounts as well as material in diplomatic archives and the Paris Opera, this essay explores the negotiations behind the tour, its last-minute cancellation after the Soviet dancers had reached Paris, and French reaction to the aborted tour. In particular, I e…
Art (2 works) · Ballet (2 works) · Cold war (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Art history (1 works)