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Article: Russia makes room for contemporary dance.(Fifth International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga )
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- Dance Magazine
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- February 1, 2003
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Cross-cultural festival in Yarostavl breaks the ballet barrier Cabbage soup, quaint streetcars, and magnificent, green-domed basilicas might be what most Americans would remember about Yaroslavl, an ancient city northeast of Moscow. But those of us who participated in the Fifth International Festival of Movement and Dance on the Volga in August 2002 were struck by the rich diversity of contemporary dance drawn from Russia and Eastern Europe. Americans from Minnesota, California, Tennessee, and New York performed, led workshops, and engaged in cross-cultural collaborations. Although the tram ride was not guaranteed to deliver us from the hotel to the theater any faster than ...