Early Ballet
The first early attempt at an extended piece of choreography.
What is the Ballet Comique de la Reine?
He choreographed for his daughter Marie.
Who is Filippo Taglioni?
His philosophy is the opposite of Petipa's.
Michel Fokine
This genre of concert dance is concerned with portraying (among other things) real-life situations, the human condition, and emotions.
What is modern?
Skips, hops, sways.
What movement vocabulary did Duncan use to convey her themes?
He codified ballet.
Who is King Louis XIV?
This is a famous Romantic ballet, choreographed by a father for his daughter.
What is La Sylphide?
It was in this century that ballet was considered a viable art form.
What is the seventeenth?
Loie Fuller, Ruth St. Denis, and Isadora Duncan.
Who were the three goddesses of modern dance?
Dances of other cultures.
What was Ruth St. Denis’ inspiration for her choreography?
He founded the Académie Royal de Danse, Created the Paris Opera, and hired Pierre Beauchamps.
Who is King Louis XIV?
This invention changed ballet the most.
What is the pointe shoe?
The dancers in this genre are divided into principals, soloists, and the corps de ballet.
What is the classical ballet repertory?
This term means different things to different people.
What is contemporary?
This Russian choreographer was influenced by Isadora Duncan's dance form.
Who was Fokine?
In the 1700s dance no longer occurred in galleried halls, it took place on this stage which made theatrical effects possible.
What is the Proscenium stage?
Two state-funded ballet companies in Russia.
What are the Kirov and the Bolshoi?
This tutu was created to show the leg and footwork more clearly.
What is the Classical tutu?
Lighting experiments and Loose flowing costumes.
What two things were Loie Fuller known for?
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn created this school/company.
What is Denis Shawn?
This style of dance created in the 18th century furthered artistic freedom in dance.
What is Ballet d’action?
He is known for creating the divertissement and the grand pas de deux.
Who is Marius Petipa?
Contemporary ballet is similar to classical ballet in that they both use the same movement vocabulary and this terminology.
What is French?
Movement comes from the solar plexus.
What was Duncan’s teaching/dance philosophy?
Created many famous modern dancers and choreographers.
What is Denishawn?