The transformation and interpretation of Carmen’s image in contemporary sports choreography

Abstract

The novel Carmen by Prosper Mérimée and later the opera by Georges Bizet from the 19th century to this day serve as the basis for many works of various types and genres of art, including choreography. In the modern conditions of development, the sports dance, as a part of art and sport, is associated with current trends in the evolution of choreographic art. The sports dance is acquiring an increasingly bright aesthetic orientation, expanding the artistic possibilities of the choreographic language. Based on classical canons, using improvisation, the development of the personal style and manner of the dancer, the sports dance can open up new opportunities for the choreographic development, including in terms of involving classical plot themes. The relevance is also determined by the insufficient level of research into the problem of the development of the sports dance in the context of the modern development of choreographic art, the need to improve the training system, both for choreographers and sports dance performers.