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Where did the spectacle of ballet begin?

The French and Italian Courts

Name two elements included in the performances in the French and Italian Courts.

-Members of the Court performed


-Symbolism and Allegory

Who was Catherine De'Medici?

Great patron of ballet; funded the first ballet

What was the first ballet?

Ballet Comique de la Reine Louise (1581)


Ballet de la Nuit introduced what kind, and what year?

Louis XIV (The Sun King) in 1653

Who introduced Ballet d'action, the action ballet?

Jean-Georges Noverre

Who codified the five basic positions of the arms and feet in ballet?

Beauchamps

What is another name for Romantic Ballet?

Ballet Blanc

Name one of the three key ballerina of Romantic Ballet.

Marie Taglioni

What are the six key structural elements of Romantic Ballet?

-Pointe shoes


-flying machines


-the romantic tutu


-two acts in a ballet


-love triangle


-Petite Mort

Whose name is synonymous with Classical Ballet?

Mauris Petipa

How did Petipa change ballet technique?

He shifted from the French Romantic technique, which was more lyrical to the Italian Bravura

Name two structure differences between Romantic and Classical Ballet.

-The raising of the the tutu from the longer romantic style


-Relationship between the composer and choreographer develops in classical and this was not found in the romantic period

Name two Classical Ballets.

-Swan Lake


-The Nutcracker


Name a choreographer and ballet from the Ballet Russe.

Fokine (Firebird)