ACTUALIZATION OF CLASSICS IN MODERN DANCE CULTURE: AKRAM KHAN’S “GISELLE”

The article deals with the problem of classics in the context of modern dance culture. Using the example of Akram Khan’s production of ballet “Giselle”, the author analyzes the strategy of “actualization” of ballet as one of the principles of working with classics. The article provides an analysis of each of the levels of ballet: the plot, music, visual code of the performance and choreography. The author pays special attention to plasticity and gesture as the basics of modern ballet performance. The use of emotional, functional, social and ritual gestures, which are highlighted by Doris Humphrey in the book “The Art of Composing Dance. The Emancipation of the Sleeping Beauty.” The article problematizes the relationship between classical ballet, Indian dance “Kathak” and modern choreography. Also, the author is interested in the status of the story in this type of source.