Research

Tatyana's dissertation explores the intersections between dance archival, documentary film theory, and the cultural power attributed to the prima ballerina assoluta during the Cold War. Drawing on a comparative of the ballet systems and techniques formed in the USSR, Cuba, and the USA, she will be cross-analyzing pedagogical materials and choreography as texts alongside televised performances and filmed rehearsal recordings. 

Closely examining written, corporeal, and film archives, Tatyana's work focuses on the artistic legacies of prima ballerinas Maya Plisetskaya and Alicia Alonso, and choreographer George Balanchine. Ultimately, this project investigates the multiple mediations of the ballet dancer's body through technique and recording–and how stardom can mold the archive.

Previously, Tatyana's work delved in the intermediality of authorial/artistic style in Russian and Soviet contexts through studies in translation and adaptation. She's previously researched the longevity of authorial legacies through studies in Russian translations of English literature and in the Soviet film adaptations of 19th century Russian texts.