LECTURE OUTLINE - WEEKS FOUR AND FIVEText: Chapter Five: Ballet Video: La Sylphide; Giselle; The Children of Theatre Street; Swan Lake; The NutcrackerThe Romantic Era - Ballets of the Romantic Era Filippo Taglioni (1778-1871)“La Sylphide” (1832) - setting, storyline, characters, innovations, techniquesMarie Taglioni (1804-1884)“Pas de Quatre” (1845) – setting, innovations, techniquesJules Perrot (1810-1892)Jean Coralli“Giselle” (1841) – setting, storyline, characters, innovations, techniquesArthur Saint-Leon (1821-1870)“Coppelia” (1870) – setting, storyline, charactersTutu – Classical and Romantic Lengths – Tulle – Pointe Shoes – Ballet BlancPremier Danseur, Prima Ballerina, Principal, Soloist, Demi Soloist, Corps de BalletPas de DeuxBallet BlancDance Terminology – French – Why? - Ballet Barre, Plie, Grande, Demi, Releve, Tendu, Degage, Battement, Passe, Coupe, Arabesque, Attitude, Jete, Bouree, ChasseTurns: Chaine, Pique, Soutenu, Pirouette, Fouette, Tour Jete, Coupe JeteThe Classical Era – Ballets of the Classical Era“Swan Lake” (1895) – setting, storyline, characters, innovations, techniquesMarius Petipa (1818-1910)“Sleeping Beauty” (1890)“The Nutcracker” (1892)Lev Ivanov (1843-1901)Imperial Ballet School of Russia – Vaganova Choreographic Institute Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951)Kirov BalletMariinsky TheaterSt. Petersburg/LeningradBolshoi BalletMoscowIdeal Body Characteristics and Attributes for Ballet – long limbs, high arch of instep, natural turn-out, flexibility, high jumps and leaps, ideal proportions for bone structureTalent measured only when it occurs in the ideal bodyWhy a career in dance in Russia is so desirableGrand Pas de Deux – Entrée, Adagio, Variations, CodaPyotr (Peter) Tchaikovsky (1840-1893); Igor Stravinsky
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