Classical Era 1870-1909 Flashcards
Where was the Classical Era centered
St. Petersburg at the Maryinsky Theatre (kirov ballet)
Order of masters at Kirov Ballet
Jules Perrot (Petipa assistant) who retired to France to teach, then Arthur St. Leon (Petipa assistant), then Petipa (Lev Ivanov assistant)
Who mostly developed the Classical Era
Marius Petipa
What else inspired change in ballet
influx of Italian dancers to Russia who trained at La Scala, Enrico Checcetti arrived
Petipa’s innovations
higher legs, more pointe (hops), full evening ballets (3-4 acts), grand pas de deux, elaborate sets and costumes
Parts of a grand pas de deux
adagio, variations, coda
What tutu developed
classical tutu to show off legs/pointe work
Petipa’s famous ballets
La Bayadere, Sleeping Beauty, Raymonda, Don Q
Petipa’s other most famous ballet
Swan Lake (1877)
Petipa’s most famous ballet
Nutcracker
When/why was Swan Lake revived
in 1895 as a tribute to Tchaikovsky
What is the most famous part of the pas de deux
32 fouettes
What act is the most famous of Swan Lake
Act 2, choreographed by Lev Ivanov (Petipa = 1/3, Ivanov = 2/4)
What ballets did Tchaikovsky compose
Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker
Who genderbent Swan Lake
Matthew Bourne in 1995
