Post-colonial folk dancing

Reflections on the impact of stage folk dance style on traditional folk dance variation in Soviet and post-Soviet Estonia

Bibliographic Data

ID11264217
AuthorsSille Kapper (Tallinn University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume47
Issue1
Pages93-111
Publication date2016-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Baltic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0162-9778 • E-ISSN: 1751-7877
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01629778.2015.1103515
OpenAlexW2347023379
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited11

The focus of this article is on traditional folk dance in Soviet and post-Soviet Estonia. Dance variation is analyzed through the prism of postcolonial theories to reveal the sequential effects of the colonial situation developed during the Soviet period. Specific causes and characteristic traits of the Soviet influence are explored. Colonialist echoes of the Soviet regime within contemporary Estonian culture are reflected in two trends in the variation of traditional folk dance: first, “contamination” of traditional folk dance with stage dance elements promoted during the Soviet era and, second, a regular search for “genuine” folk dance as a reaction to Soviet colonial heritage

Archaeology · Art · Colonialism · Dance · Folk culture · Folk dance · Literature · Stage (stratigraphy · Style (visual arts · Variation (astronomy · Visual arts · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Physical education and sports games research

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