«СОВЕТСКАЯ ШКОЛА ЖОНГЛИРОВАНИЯ»: ИДЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ И ЭСТЕТИЧЕСКИЙ АСПЕКТЫ

Abstract

The article is devoted to understanding the ideological and aesthetic aspects of the formation of the Soviet circus art. The authors turn to the analysis of the origins of the Soviet circus, noting its genetic connection with pre-revolutionary circus performances, as well as with the attitudes of the Soviet state to the formation of a new Soviet art and Soviet man. The purpose of the study was to understand the genesis of the Soviet school of juggling, the formation of which falls at the beginning of the formation of the Soviet state. The article considers the factors that influenced the ideological and aesthetic specifics of Soviet circus art, as well as the factors that influenced the transformation of the concept of circus performance in Soviet culture. Turning to the history of circus art, the authors analyze the sociocultural context of the formation of the «Soviet school of juggling», noting the synthesis of ideological attitudes that position the Soviet circus as a means of forming and educating a new personality, and aesthetic activities that create a life-affirming image of the Soviet circus artist. The authors note the signs of the «Soviet circus school», focus on thetheatricality of circus performances, the formation of specialized educational institutions in the Soviet state for the training of a new generation of professional circus artists. Referring to the performances and techniques of the most outstanding Soviet jugglers-E. Abert, A. Kiss, S. Ignatov – the authors come to the conclusion that the concept of «Soviet school of juggling» was the result of the aesthetic and ideological attitudes of the Soviet state. The «Soviet School of Juggling» is a metaphor that aims to emphasize the ideological differences between the Soviet state and the capitalist countries, as well as to assert the superiority of Soviet art.