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Soviet ballet endures amid upheaval and reform
The piece notes that Soviet Russia upholds ballet as a national art despite 1917 upheaval. The state ballet school in Moscow trains youth, many from theatrical families, to maintain high standards. Dancers devote long hours daily, with famed ballerina Madan Geltzer praised for lifelong discipline and artistry. The article contrasts bourgeois origins with proletarian audiences and describes lavish productions, boxes filled by workers, and redesigned social scenes around ballet.
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