Court Ballet

Question 1

Thoinot Arbeau

Answer 1

wrote orchesographie

Question 2

Saint-Hubert

Answer 2

dancing master. Ballet a entree

Question 3

Louis XIII of France

Answer 3

ballet masquerades and ballet burlesque (parodies of dramatic works)

Question 4

John Playford

Answer 4

English dancing master.

Question 5

Ballet de Cour

Answer 5

court ballet. Political thing about power and wealth

Question 6

Ballets mascarades

Answer 6

part of masked ball that included song and dance

Question 7

Ballet à entrée

Answer 7

3 to 5 acts that are independent of each other that shared an overarching theme

Question 8

Equestrian ballets

Answer 8

horses

Question 9

Masque and Anti-Masque

Answer 9

English version of ballet de cour. Anti-masques cam before masques and professionals played devils and evil

Question 10

Le Ballet des Polonais

Answer 10

– first true court ballet

Question 11

Le Ballet Comique de la Reine

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– height of court ballet

Question 12

L’Académie de Poésie et Musique

Answer 12

combined poetry music dance and design on equal footing

Question 13

En travesti

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men performing female roles

Question 14

Divertissement

Answer 14

individual dances that have nothing to do with the plot

Question 15

Why was L’Académie de Poésie et Musique so important?

Answer 15

Influenced court ballet by unifying the arts

Question 16

Why was Le Ballet Comique de la Reine so important?

Answer 16

it was the height of court ballet

Question 17

Explain Louis XIII’s role in ballet history

Answer 17

he was a dancer who used ballet as a political tool

Question 18

What are the differences between ballets burlesques and ballet de cour?

Answer 18

burlesque had geometric stuff and cheaply produced, satirical and erotic