Romantic Ballet
Classical Ballet
Ballet History
Ballet Russe
New Classical Ballet
100
The period of ballet was influenced by the French Revolution and caused a revolution in Ballet at the time as well. Ballet was no longer only danced about courtly themes, but also began to include themes of everyday people (la fille mal garde) and supernatural themes, in which women would rise "en pointe" to appear ethereal and weightless.
What is Romantic Ballet?
100
This period in ballet began in the late 19th century and is marked by a shift in ballet activity from France to Russia.
What is the Classical ballet period?
100
This noble and influential woman helped propagate Ballet in the royal courts.
Who is Catherine de Medici?
100
Ballet began to change radically from the Petipa era in the early 20th century. This man, although not a dancer or choreographer, heavily influenced this change with his entrepreneurship and far sightedness.
Who is Serge Diagheliv?
100
This famous twentieth century choreographer was born in Russia in 1904 and danced and choreographed for the Ballet Russe, before moving to America and starting the School of American Ballet.
Who is George Balanchine?
200
This is a famous tragic ballet of the romantic period that included supernatural "wili's" which were compromised or jaded women who died and came back to life during the night to dance wandering men in the forest to death.
What is Giselle?
200
Many Russian Imperialists in the Romanov courts beginning with this woman in particular, began inviting artists, poets, painters, dancers, and choreographers to her courts in order to westernize them. People gladly came as the Romanov courts were lavish and culturally admirable.
Who is Catherine the Great?
200
This form of dance is a theatrical dance that grew out of European renaissance court dances.
What is ballet?
200
Serge Diagheliv was a member of this country's nobility.
What is Russia (nobility )?
200
A year after Balanchine opened his School of American Ballet, he started a performing group originally American Ballet, then Ballet Caravan, then Ballet Society and finally settled on its current name.
What is New York City Ballet?
300
These shoes were invented in the 1800's as part of the revolution in ballet to both include women and add the the ethereal supernatural drama. The invention of these shoes also impacted the length of tutu costumes.
What are pointe shoes?
300
This young frenchman went to the Imperial Theater of Russia in 1847 to dance, and eventually made his way to choreograph over 30 ballets, some which are still performed today. These ballets include, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Don Quixote and the Nutcracker.
Who is Marius Petipa?
300
This king is known as the "sun god" from his role as apollo in "Ballet de la Nuit" in 1653. He was proud of his calf muscles and often showed them off in portraits of himself. His most notable contribution was codifying the five positions in ballet, and encouraging more turn out of the legs with the proscenium stage.
Who is King Louis XIV?
300
Diagheliv gathered artists from the Imperial Theater, including choreographer, Michel Fokine, to perform throughout Europe. His ideas were so well received he began a company known as...
What is the Ballet Russe?
300
This period of ballet began to include other styles of music and movement (i.e. Jazz, modern, and some social dance)?
What is neo classical ballet, or contemporary ballet?
400
This ballerina was famous during the romantic period and in 1832, her father choreographed a ballet for her (la sylphide) which was the first ballet to be danced en pointe.
Who is Marie Taglioni?
400
This man co-choreographed Swan Lake and much of the Nutcracker with Marius Petipa due to Petipa's illness in the 1890's.
Who is Lev Ivanov?
400
Under the direction of Louis XIV, this ballet master wrote down terminology and positions in 1661 that we still use today.
Who is Pierre Beauchamps?
400
He choreographed several exotic ballets for the Ballet Russe which include, Prince Igor, and Les Sylphides,which dazzled audiences through out Europe.
Who is Michel Fokine?
400
This choreographer was greatly influenced by George Balanchine and now has his own company in Berlin, Germany and continues to inspire new future choreography.
Who is william forsythe?
500
Jules Perrot created this plotless ballet in 1845 to bring together the four most famous ballerinas of this time. While the lack of a story is not common during the Romantic Period of ballet, the choreography epitomizes the technique of the time.
What is Pas De Quatre?
500
Tutus became shorter during the Romantic Ballet time period because of a desire to show off this developing technology.
How did pointe technique effect costumes during the Classical Period of ballet.
500
During the 18th century this choreographer wrote a book to reform ballet and make it more expressive and accessible. Many of his ideas that were outlined in his book influenced choreographers into the late 20th century.
Who is Pierre Noverre and "His Letters on Dancing Ballet" (1760)?
500
This ballet was performed in 1913 and set to the music of Igor Stravinsky. It was so controversial at the time that is caused a riot and people stormed out of the theater.
What is Rite of Spring by Igor Nijinsky?
500
This class has become a favorite of University of Arizona students as they are beginning to understand and realize the importance dance has on the reflection of global politics, fashion, and cultural nuances.
What is DNC 100, Looking at Dance?
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