In honour of art of actor
In the second half of the XX century there appeared Pleiad of acting dancers or dancing actors, such as: G. Ulanova, R. Nureev, A. Sapogov, V. Vasiliev, E. Maksimova, M. Plisetskaya, F. Ruzimtov and others. They appeared as a result of choreographing new level ballets, where dramatic action was a priority. Those were ballets by F. Lopuhov, L. Yakobson, U. Grigorovich, R. Nureev, M. Ek, B. Eyfman. The author of the article disagrees with position of a the well-known ballet critic U. Slonimsky, on dramatic ballet origin, penetrations of ballet artist 's acting in his dancing, as well as methods of teaching actor's skill in ballet theatre on modem stage. What did dramatic ballet and choreo-drama contribute to modem ballet development ? Which methods should one use when teaching acting skills in ballet?