LECTURE OUTLINE WEEKS FOUR AND FIVE Text Chapter Five Ballet Video La Sylphide Giselle The Children of Theatre Street Swan Lake The Nutcracker The Romantic Era choreographed by men and romanticized women put them on a pedestal o Era of point shoes and no more flat slippers made of wood at the toe of the shoe o Pointe shoes limited movement needed a certain type of foot to dance on pointe o Romantic length tutus that covered upper legs made the women look like they were floating o France court dance became professional here o 2 acts Ballets of the Romantic Era 1 La Sylphide 1832 setting storyline characters innovations techniques o Filippo Taglioni choreographed it daughter Marie Taglioni was upcoming star and created it to feature her very dainty small girl o Sylphe is a fairy creature had wings the only one who could see her was the man who ended up falling in love with her o Balle blanc white in french section of the ballet in which the core ballet and soloist appear in white representative of another worldly creature o Viewers were able to follow the storyline through pantomime o Hoisted the fairy up in the air to make her fly 2 Pas de Quatre 1845 setting innovations techniques o means step no plot no set no men o set in Scotland used mechanical devices it s a tragedy in the romantic era on point costumes are romantic o last bow is saved for the star of the show all ballerinas wanted to take the last bow all bowed together o Jules Perrot Frenchmen decided to showcase the leading 4 ballerinas of the time o All women no storyline no set just 4 dancers 3 Giselle 1841 setting storyline characters innovations techniques o Jean Coralli Frenchmen o Tragedy o Romantic length tutus o Had a ballet blanc a section of the ballet that s all in white in this case the willies 4 Coppelia 1870 setting storyline characters o Arthur Saint Leon 1821 1870 o last ballet of romantic era o had plot setting dancers men and women Premier Danseur Prima Ballerina Principal Soloist Demi Soloist Corps de Ballet Pas de Deux dance for two people Dance Terminology French Why o Because of Petipa took French to Russia o Ballet Barre Plie Grande Demi Releve Tendu Degage Battement Passe Coupe Arabesque Attitude Jete Bouree Chasse o Turns Chaine Pique Soutenu Pirouette Fouette Tour Jete Coupe Jete The Classical Era Ballets of the Classical Era o Tutus are short o Russia 1 Swan Lake 1895 setting storyline characters innovations techniques o Marius Petipa 1818 1910 up and coming choreographer in France czar wanted him in Russia worked at Ballet school of Russia czars school of Russia royal imperior school of Russia Ballet School of Russia Vaganova Choreographic Institute named after beloved teacher o Took Russian tale tragedy prince falls in love with what had been a woman o Has ballet blanc o Ethereal or mystical creatures are swans o Formula for grand classical paud de deu Entre endajio individual solos then coda o 3 acts 2 Sleeping Beauty 1890 o 3 acts o presented first in Russia o ballet 3 The Nutcracker 1892 o Done in Russia Lev Ivanov 1843 1901 Agrippina Vaganova 1879 1951 beloved teacher in the imperial ballet of Russia czars school upon retiring they named the school after her Mariinsky Theater Two important cities in Russia o St Petersburg capitol of Russia Leningrad important place in Russia theatre street home of Petipa and classical ballet was established here Kirov Ballet professional company that dances at Marinnsky theater o Moscow has Bolshoi Ballet Ideal Body Characteristics and Attributes for Ballet long limbs high arch of instep natural turnout flexibility high jumps and leaps ideal proportions for bone structure o Dancer needed long limbs beautiful instep and natural point of the foot light jump agility weightless landings long Achilles tendon calf muscles need to be elongated small head good turnout good elevation of the leg o Talent measures only when it occurs in the ideal body Why a career in dance in Russia is so desirable o Supported by the state Grand Pas de Deux Entr e Adagio Variations Coda Pyotr Peter Tchaikovsky 1840 1893 Igor Stravinsky 1882 1971