Age of Enlightenment Flashcards
Louis Pécour
Beauchamp’s successor
André Campra
composer of opera ballet
Claude Balon
known for light quality and impressive jumps
Francois Prévost
excelled in lively dance called Passepied. Succeeded subliny
Pierre Rameau
created the opera ballets. a modified version of Beauchamp Feuillet notation
Louis Dupré
first to be nicknamed “god of dance”
Camargo
known for quick lively movement. Mastered the entrechat quatre. Made her mark when a male dancer forgot to enter for his solo and she danced it for him. Lowered the heels and raised her skirts
Sallé
known for her expressiveness. First important female choreographer. Made costume reform in her mime ballet Pygmalion
Hilverding
director of imperial school in st. peterburgs Russia. did away with helmets, masks, tonnelets, and wigs
Angiolini
took charge of Vienna Ballet
Gaetan Vestris
Another god of dance. Excelled in jumps and pirouettes
August Vestris
son of Gaetan. Teacher and passed on great traditions to Jules Perrot, the Petipa Brothers, Auguste Bournonville
Maximilien Gardel
-first dancer to appear at Paris Opera without mask
Pierre Gardel
stayed in control of Paris Opera during the French revolution. Dansomanie was a ballet he staged. It introduced new steps like the arabesque
Jean Dauberval
accepted Noverres theories of the importance of natural gesture and the need to use real life as the inspiration for dance and mime
L’Europe Galante
first opera ballet. Represented live in 4 different countries(France, Spain, Italy, and Turkey)
Les Indes Galantes
famous opera ballet. Marie Salle danced the rose
Panniers
means basket. Worn under skirts
Tonnelets
men skirts
What are the characteristics of Opéra-Ballet?
- Combo of dance and vocal music
- Each act could stand separately
- Lighter themes(not mythological)
- Exotic settings
What were the costumes like during this time?
-lavish, heavy, and elaborate
Women: floor length skirts and panniers
Men: silk stockings,knee britches, tonnelets
What were major costume innovations?
- The dances were lengthened and the skirts shortened
- Marie Salle wore only simple drapery with her hair loose
What were some of the ideas put forth in Noverre’s Letters on Dancing and Ballet?
- Ballet can be a play without words in which the action could be developed through expressive dance without unnecessary virtuosity
- Dance could be more dramatic if work in harmony with music
- Ensemble work should be used more often
- Movements should be natural and fit the theme
- Choreographers should be the chief architect of the ballet
Why did Noverre’s life end sadly?
Forced to resign from his job at the Paris Opera and lost all of his money and pension during the French revolution
Why is Pierre Gardel so important to the Paris Opera?
He managed to stay in control of the paris opera during the French revolution
