Performance | The Communists

Performance highlights

Cuba / Alicia Alonso: architect of Cuba’s socialist ballet

A true daughter of the masses, whose talent and art was put at the service of the people and the building of a new society.

20 Dec 2019 , Lalkar
Music / A worker reviews Shostakovich’s fifth symphony in concert

Shostakovich’s greatest triumph arose from Soviet life, reflecting its optimism and spirit.

21 Aug 2019 , Lalkar
USSR / October 100: The Red Army choir

Culture by and for the people, uplifting hearts and spirits, and reinforcing the struggle for socialism.

25 Aug 2018 , Proletarian

USSR / Soviet ballet: dancing the heritage of humanism

How socialist realism, serving the people, sparked unparalleled creativity.

27 Jun 2018 , Proletarian

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Performance video

Culture / Soviet ballet: dancing the classical heritage of humanism

Dance historian Christina Kostoula explains how ballet was put into the service of the people in the socialist Soviet Union.

16 Dec 2018, Proletarian TV