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| 16th century France...Italian Royalty... married into French royalty... brought dancing masters with her... this started court ballet |
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| 16th century France one of de' Medici's dancing masters... Ballet Comique de la Reine (1st court ballet) |
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| Louis XIV's dancing master...first ballet master at Academy of dance in France... 5 ballet 17th century Francepositions... turn out... devised system of dance notation with head, arm, and leg positions (in french, used in all areas of ballet, still used today) |
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| 17th France... Sun King... King of France...in court ballets... permission for first Academy of Dance (before music) |
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| "Letters on Dancing and Ballet"--- Beginnings...ballet d'action--- new type of ballet (linear plot instead of abstract) |
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| Romantic, 19th... French dancer, choreographer, teacher (classically Rom)... changes to costumes (flesh tights for women)... "flying machines"... used pointe |
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| Rom, 19th... Italian dancer and choreographer... "La Sylphide" in 1832 (said to have begun Rom era) |
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| Rom, 19th... daughter of Filippo and danced in his ballets... new costumes (bare neck and shoulders, tight bodice, skirt below knee... known for jumps and leaps... perfected pointe... appeared effortless... rivaled fanny elssler... known for spirituality, lightness |
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| Rom, 19th... studied at Paris Opera... brought Rom ballet to native Denmark... director of ballet at Royal Theatre... aesthetic part of Royal Danich Ballet... worked to elevate ballet and dance profession |
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| Rom, 19th... dancer born in Vienna... danced for Paris Opera (rival of M Tag)... known for small, quick steps and passion... famous for "Cachucha"--- performed it sensually--- critics called her pagan |
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| Rom, 19th... co-choreographer of Giselle (with Jean Coralli)... movement instead of pantomine for storyline... famous movement based "Pas de Quatre" |
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| Rom, 19th... one of last great choreogs of Rom Era...ballet master of Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg... attempted system of dance notation... "Coppelia"--- last ballet |
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| Classical, Russia, 20th... French born choreog... St. P's in 1847... developed "classical ballet" (formal values like symmetry and order of movement, staging, etc)... huge sets and costumes... national dancing... "The Sleeping Beauty", "Swan Lake"... divertissements... pantomime |
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| CB, Russia, 20th... Petipa's assistant---"The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"... expressing emotion through classical dancing without pantomime |
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| CB, 20th... Italian teacher important to Russian Ballet... private dance instructor for Anna Pavlova... ballet master for Ballet Russes... Cecchetti method of teaching still used today... 1922: Cecchettie Society in England... 1939: Cecchetti Council of America |
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| CB to Cont, 20th... moved away from formality of Petipa (no symmetry, used character/folk dances for storyline... wanted to use Konstantin Stanislavsky (inside out)... gave dancers different motives and characters |
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| Contemp, 20th... empressario... director of Ballet Russes (dancers from Imp THTR in St. P's to Paris)... got cont. artists to collaborate... left CB behind |
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| Contemp, 20th... dancer... hired as choreog by Diaghilev... "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune" ("The Afternoon of a Faun")... "Le Sacre du Printemps" ("The Rite of Spring")... audiences shocked with themes sex and death, unique movement (asymmetrical, heavy, turned in and parallel positions... embodied roles... known for jumps (breathing method to hang in air)... died in American asylum in 1960's |
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| CB, 20th... founder of Soviet system of ballet education... teacher at Kirov School... method of teaching ballet (Vaganova method)--- all Soviet dance schools--- still taught around the world |
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| Cont, 20th... first choreog of Ballet Russes... importance of all artistic elements... 1st one act ballets... movement for movement's sake... broke rules to fit aesthetic |
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| CB and cont, 20th... principle at Russia's Imperial Ballet and Ballet Russes... embodied roles... "The Dying Swan" (Fokine)... formed own company in London--- changed names to sound Russian |
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| Cont, 20th, Russia... student of Imp School of Ballet in Russia... Ballet Russes for 4 years... resident choreog at Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo...came to America to create ballet company (invited by Kirstein)... "first a school"--- School of American Ballet (SAB)...4 companies: The American Ballet, American Ballet Caravan, Ballet Society, NYC Ballet (still)... neoclassicism... worked on "union time"... ballets very fast |
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| art patron who invited Balanchine to America in 1933, and funded his school and companies |
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| 21st cent... Russian soloist at Kirov Ballet... defected while on tour in Paris... hired by Royal Ballet... partnered Margot Fonteyn |
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| British dancer with Royal Ballet... best known for partnership with Nureyev... Romeo and Juliet (Kenneth MacMillan) |
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| 20th... American ballet dancer... choreog for Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo and ABT... choreog for musical theatre ("Oklahoma", "Carousel") |
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| 20th... American dancer and choreog... performed with Ballet Theatre for 8 years... choreographed for lots of companies--- NYC Ballet--- associate artistic director from '49 to '63... codirected NYCB with Peter Martins... also, musical theatre choreog ("West Side Story) |
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| 21st... French, danced with many Euro companies... choreog in 1954... '59: director of Theatre Royal de la Monnaie (Brussels, Belgium)... sexy, contemporary, and dramatic |
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| 20th... American ballet dancer and choreog...Joffrey Ballet in 1954 (New York--- LA--- Chicago)... excellent dancers that did not have to fit Classical body standards |
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| 21st... danced for NYCB... Dance Theatre of Harlem--- 1972 (African Americans could perform in classical ballets) |
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| 21st... Russian dancer... defected to US... one of most well known ballerinas |
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| 21st... Russian dancer with Kirov... defected while in Canada... danced with ABT (also, artistic director)... White Oak Dance Project... Baryshnikov Arts Center... major superstar in the 70's |
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| 21st... American, much of career in Europe... danced with Joffrey Ballet... encouraged to choreog at Stuttgart Ballet... artistic director for Frankfurt Ballet... provocative and scandalous... choreog for NYCB, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Australian National Ballet |
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| 21st... Spanish... studied in NYC and Europe... 1st dancing at Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm... resident choreographer for Nederlans Dans Theatre... artistic director of Compania Nacional de Danza... ballets performed by ABT, Royal Danish Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Australian Ballet, others |
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| 21st... from London... former artistic director of Adventures in Motion Pictures... current AD of New Adventures... choreographed "Swan Lake" with male swans (2 Tonys for Choreography and Direction)... "Mary Poppins"... stage version of "Edward Scissorhands" |
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