Accelerando: BJMD (Feb 2024)
Links between dance and music at the time of the loss of Polish statehood between 1795 and 1918
Abstract
National culture is a treasury of artistic works, knowledge, norms and principles. That is the knowledge considered obligatory for members of the national collective, and passed on to subsequent generations. National culture is original, unique and inimitable - it sets a nation apart and distinguishes it from other nations. In addition, it also synthesizes a multiplicity of traditional regional cultures, integrating various elements: from national consciousness to the unification of language, attitudes and customs. This phenomenon also applies to dance, which would not become an element of national culture without the participation of artists-creators, artists-performers and audiences. The collapse of the Polish state in 1795 was an acute period in Polish history. Nevertheless, it should be emphasized that it was a period extremely rich in artistic achievements in literature, music, visual arts, drama and dance. The goal of this work is to show that the native dance, in this difficult time of partition, emanated Polishness, exhibited freedom and unity, manifested the national character, and together with music, literature, and the visual arts, became a carrier of native, historical and mental qualities.
