Dance Is A Masterpiece Analysis

Masterpiece is defined as a person’s greatest piece of work (dictionary). A dance becomes a masterpiece when the outstanding creativity of the director is incorporated into the dance eventually making it one of a kind. A masterpiece stays with you the rest of your life it’s something memorable that takes you to another dimension and the only thing you can focus on is the masterpiece itself. The meaning behind the music and the movement created by a dancer can turn a dance into a masterpiece. A masterpiece must have more than choreography and staging; it resonates with the audience mind and heart. Giselle is considered a masterpiece not only by how vividly the characters and the story came into life but also by the creativity that came into …show more content…
In Act 1 you see Albrencht which is Giselle’s true love; he disguises himself as a peasant but in reality he is a nobleman. Albrencht wears all blue he is blond and is very handsome and charming. There’s also the gamekeeper who’s in love with Giselle and desperately craves for Giselle’s love in return; he will do anything to separate Giselle and Albrencht. The gamekeeper has a beard and his costume is very similar to robin hoods he wears boots and carries his gun around. In act 1 you also see Giselle which is the protagonist of the ballet she is a young pure peasant girl who falls deeply in love with Albrencht. Giselle wear a white dress that represents pureness with a blue corset around her waist. Her look is very minimalistic to show she’s a peasant girl. When the character is by themselves on stage hey have a white light that follows them around and illuminates them. When there’s multiple dancers/ characters in stage the light shines on the main character or the character that’s telling the story at that moment. When there was only one character on stage they will play a music that represented the character for example for the gamekeeper they will play a more action and suspenful song with a lot of accents to it. For Giselle they will play a more elegant soft song to show her delicateness and sweetness. When Giselle and Albrencht were together …show more content…
Now in days people have many ways to entertain themselves as well a a very short attention span. People are not so easily entertained by watching dancers perform and do not take the time to get into the story the dancers are telling this is making it harder for dancers and directors because people instead of watching a well planned out masterpiece are more interested in checking how many likes or friends they have on their social medias . People depend too much