Locations
Where did Ballet originate from?
Italy
What were 4 types of ballet
Classical, Neoclassical, romantic, contemporary
What concept did Agnes De Mille introduce in 'Oklahoma'
Dream Ballet
What era did Ballet start in?
Baroque era
True or False: dance is a sport
true
What city was the capital of the dance world in the 1800s
St Petersburg, Russia
What characteristic of romantic ballet's skirts was different compared to the other types?
The length of the skirts/ longer skirts
or
storytelling technique
What was the name of Agnes De Mille's show depicting the American Spirit?
Rodeo
What group was ballet mainly reserved for? (As entertainment)
Nobility/ the rich
What element has ballet had the MOST impact on in theatre?
Choreography
What were the 4 countries that had the most influence on ballet (European)
Italy, France, Russia, Germany
What was Classical Ballet characterized by?
Being very strict with movement
What were the two plays that Robert Fosse choreographed?
Pippin & Caberet
La Sylphide
What were the two ballet's in the videos shown in the beginning of the presentation
Swan Lake and The Nutcracker
True or False: German Ballet wasn't as traditional as French or Roman/Italian.
True
What elements did Romantic Ballet include?
Supernatural elements/ magical elements
What was one of Jerome Robbin's two(ish) careers throughout the 1940's
Writing ballet's (For NYC ballet)
Broadway director
hm: choreographer
What group dominated the stage when Ballet was just introduced to the world? why?
Men, Because women's attire was very restricting
The Rite of Spring was considered ___ when it was first performed
(very) controversial
At what point did Ballet loose it's prominence in France (example: 1700's)
right before/early 1800's
What was different about contemporary ballet?
It did not have any plot/ it was innovative and not as strict with movement
Both Agnes De Mille and Jerome Robbins had a career at what ballet theatre?
The American Ballet theatre
What was one of the time periods for ANY of the styles of dance mentioned in the presentation (ex: 1700's)
Classical: 16-1700's
Neoclassical': 1900's
Romantic: 1800's
Contemporary: 1900's-2000's
WHITEBOARD NEEDED:
Name as many ballet's as you can (mentioned or not mentioned) and whoever has the most gets the points :)
examples: Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, the rite of spring