DANCE APPRECIATION LECTURE OUTLINE WEEKS TWO AND THREE Medieval Period Middle Ages 400 to 1400 A D The Bubonic Plague The Black Plague Danse Macabre The Dance of Death Fall of the Roman Empire Early Christian Church Dictated Artistic Endeavors Dance because it was physical and pleasurable was frowned upon and even banned unless created specifically for the purpose of glorifying the Church Symbols of death and dying abound skulls skeletons black masks and black draping Dance and other artistic pursuits flourished during this time in the Islamic cultures Aesthetic elements flourish in the East Baghdad cultural center of Islam Renaissance Period 1400 to 1700 A D A rebirth renewed interest in the arts and culture of the Ancient World The long rich history of ballet dates back to the fifteenth century Catherine de Medici 1519 1589 member of the royal house of Italy called the mother of ballet and dance set the world into an acceptance of dance Dance Masters from Italy to France 1559 Court of Henri Duc d Orleans Court Ballets Dazzling spectacles of ballroom and ballet often consisted of simple floor patterns and poses that revolved around the king Always a bow or reverence to the king Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx c 1535 1587 Italian dancing master that Catherine brought to France to bring dance and class to the French court put men and women in dance classes Ballet de Polonais 1573 ballet political dance dance to honor and inclusive of all the 16 provinces Comique de la Reine 1581 ballet entertainment of the ruling house Catherine talked the king into letting her spend 3 million 600 thousand gold French franks first court ballet giant drunken party Pierre Beauchamp 1631 1705 established first five positions and turnout Dance Master first Ballet Master of the Royal Academy of Damce Created the five ballet positions used today developed the technique of using the turned out leg as well as began a system of dance notation Development of turn out and increased technical proficiency Creation of the proscenium stage in late 16th Century brought a more serious theatrical and pre professional quality to the ballet Folk Dance for Commoners and Working Class Citizens Minuet Pavan Galliard Volta Louis XIV 1638 1715 star of ballet established the first school of dance Louis XIV was King of France from 1643 1715 and commissioned many ballets in which he himself performed The Sun King Patterned after Apollo The Sun God The Palace at Versailles Dance became a weapon of state a way to control the aristocracy Courtiers must be as well versed in the art of dance as they are in the military arts Desired Outcomes Courtly Manners Memory of Sequence of Steps Awareness of time and space The Royal Academy of Dance The Academy Royale de la Danse 1661 Jean Baptiste Lully 1632 1687 developed the score for the ballets Dancer and Composer Director of the Royal Academy of Music and Dance Royal Academy of Music and Dance 1672 John Georges Noverre 1727 1810 wrote the first book wanted ballet to be more like theatre story ballets like the nutcracker o Letters on Dancing and Ballet Noverre brings ballet d action to the forefront of ballet choreography Ballet d action emphasizes plot and adds greater authenticity and expressiveness Pantomime featured in ballets Paris Opera Paris Opera Ballet Text Chapter One and Chapter Five Video Dance at Court and Lord of the Dance