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Eras
People
Staging
Countries
SURPRISE
100
A time of great depression where dance was used as an escape from reality
What is Romantic Era?
100
The virtual dictator of the Russian Ballet
Who is Marius Petipa?
100
A stage framed to create a feeling of distance and leveled with the audience
What is the Proscenium Arch?
100
The starter of Ballet technique
What is France?
100
The choreographer of La Sylphide
Who is Phillipe Taglioni?
200
A time where dance was based off simple geometric shapes and patterns
What is the Renissance Era?
200
Star dancer of the famous Ballet La Sylphide
Who is Marie Taglioni?
200
They were used to carry dancers across the stage to create a feeling of floating
What were wires used for?
200
Took over Ballet from France and formed it into a glamorous show
What is Russia?
200
The creator of the 5 reforms of dance
Who is Jean Georges Noverre?
300
Time where dance was taken away from stereotypical ballets and were able to experiment more free movements
What is the modern era
300
The creator of the 5 positions of Ballet
Who is Pierre Beauchamps?
300
Referring to a time when the stage was slanted upwards while the audience was flat
What is upstage?
300
Turned dance into a graphic art form that need to be shut down
What is Rome?
300
To give instruction, teach etiquette and create new dances
What is the role of the dance master?
400
A time where dance was lewd, graphic and full of pantomime
What is the Roman Era?
400
The first director of the RAD
Who is Jean Baptiste Lully?
400
Used to light the stage in Renissance times causing a danger to flammable costumes
What are gas lights?
400
Made more difficult steps for Ballet on pointe
What is Russia?
400
The creator of the first ever way to record and recreate dances
Who is Raoul Feuillet?
500
A time where there were long and flowy tutus and integrated pointe work
What is the romantic era
500
The king of France and the founder of the RAD
Who is King Louis XIV?
500
A famous Russian dance theatre in St. Petersburg
What is the Mariinsky theatre?
500
Dance was highly regarded in their culture as a part of daily life
What is Greece?
500
The first full length Ballet ever to be recorded
What is Le Ballet Comique de la Riene