Baroque Era

Question 1

Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Answer 1

comedy ballet. Precursor to ballet as we think of today

Question 2

Le Triomph de L’amour

Answer 2

first female dancers appear

Question 3

The Loves of Mars and Venus

Answer 3

Jean weaver

Question 4

Tragédie – Lyriques

Answer 4

precursor to opera

Question 5

Louis XIV of France

Answer 5

commissioned many ballets. Established ACADEMIE ROYAL

Question 6

Lully

Answer 6

Italian composer

Question 7

Beauchamps

Answer 7

dancing master to Louis xiv

Question 8

Molière

Answer 8

playright

Question 9

Feuillet

Answer 9

wrote dance notation and succeeded Beauchamp’s as ballet master

Question 10

Pierre Rameau

Answer 10

• wrote. Known for opera ballet

Question 11

Mlle. de LaFontaine

Answer 11

first professional ballet female dancer

Question 12

Marie Subligny

Answer 12

Second professional ballerina

Question 13

Francoise Prévost

Answer 13

taught salle and camargo

Question 14

Louis Pécour

Answer 14

Beauchamp processor

Question 15

Académie Royale de Danse

Answer 15

only for noble buts not for professionals. Didn’t last

Question 16

Académie Royale de Musique (later “et de danse” was added)

Answer 16

turned into the paris opera

Question 17

How did the era of the “Noble Amateurs” end?

Answer 17

louis xiv retired

Question 18

What triggered the rise of professionalism?

Answer 18

steps were getting harder. Lully was choreographer more difficult steps

Question 19

What was the importance of the raised stage and proscenium arch?-

Answer 19

more vertical space could be used. Turn out became important. Spectators’ vs performers