Abstract In May 1954, the battle of Dien Bien Phu in Indochina led French governmental authorities to cancel the first tour to Paris by any Soviet ballet troupe since World War II. Drawing from press accounts as well as material in diplomatic archives and the Paris Opera, this essay explores the negotiations behind the tour, its last-minute cancellation after the Soviet dancers had reached Paris, and French reaction to the aborted tour. In particular, I examine the political considerations of the early Cold War period that prematurely terminated the French-Soviet efforts to conduct dance diplomacy.

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奠边府、苏联芭蕾舞团和冷战：第一次巴黎巡演，1954 年 5 月

摘要 1954年5月，印度支那奠边府战役导致法国政府当局取消了二战以来苏联芭蕾舞团的首次巴黎巡演。本文从新闻报道以及外交档案和巴黎歌剧院的资料中，探讨了巡演背后的谈判、苏联舞者抵达巴黎后的最后一刻取消，以及法国对巡演中止的反应。我特别考察了冷战初期的政治考量，它过早地终止了法苏开展舞蹈外交的努力。