{"product_id":"the-moiseyev-dance-company-tours-america-wholesome-comfort-during-a-cold-war-paperback","title":"The Moiseyev Dance Company Tours America: Wholesome Comfort During a Cold War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictoria Hallinan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During the Cold War, dancers and musicians from the United States and the USSR were drawn into the battle for hearts and minds, crossing the Iron Curtain to prove their artistic and ideological prowess. After the passage of the Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, direct cultural exchange between the two superpowers opened up, and the Moiseyev Dance Company arrived in the United States in 1958. The first Soviet cultural representatives to tour America, this folk-dance troupe's repertoire included dances from territories controlled or influenced by the USSR, including Uzbekistan, Crimea, and Poland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on contemporary personal and published accounts, Victoria Hallinan explores why the dancers garnered overwhelming acclaim during their multicity tour and \u003ci\u003eEd Sullivan Show\u003c\/i\u003e appearance. The \"boy-meets-girl\" love stories of the dances, and their idealized view of multiple Soviet cultures living together in harmony, presented a comforting image of post-World War II gender norms and race relations for audiences. Americans saw the dancers--their supposed enemies--as humans rather than agents of communist contagion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e VICTORIA HALLINAN is program manager of the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs and lecturer in the humanities at Yale University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156783173767,"sku":"9781625347510","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ed697e7eb4ba778886b9b7475250bfbe.webp?v=1733246281","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-moiseyev-dance-company-tours-america-wholesome-comfort-during-a-cold-war-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}