Dance History Test 2

Question 1

Nutcracker

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Petipa became sick and Ivanov jumped in and choreographed The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky was the composer

Question 2

Pas de Quatre

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Question 3

Swan Lake

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Choreographed twice with little success
In 1894, Ivanov choreographed Act II as a memorial to Tchaikovsky
o In 1895, ballet was completed
Acts I and III by Petipa
Acts II and IV by Ivanov
o 2 Endings
first is that they jump into the lake, united in death, to be together even if it had to be done in death
he fights the sorcerer and wins
o Both endings display loves triumph over deception
o Roles of Odette and Odile played by same ballerina
o Fouette very popuar in this ballet (1st performed by Pierina Legnani)

Question 4

The Seeping Beauty

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Question 5

Copellia

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Question 6

Giselle

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Question 7

La Sylphide

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Question 8

Alexander Gorsky

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Question 9

Anna Pavlova

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Question 10

Apollo

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Question 11

August Bournonville

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Question 12

Auguste Vestris

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Question 13

Ballet Russes

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Question 14

Bolshoi

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Question 15

Bronislava Nijinkska

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Question 16

Carlo Blasis

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Question 17

Carlotta Grisi

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Question 18

Carmargo and Salle

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Question 19

Carmargo

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Question 20

Salle

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Question 21

Charles Didelot

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• Flora et Zephue
• advocated tights in order to simplify costumes
• experimented with stage craft (wires to fly dancers) before Filippo Tagioni did

Question 22

Filippo Taglioni

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Choreographed La Sylphides for his daughter *

Question 23

Firebird

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Question 24

Gaetan Vestris

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Question 25

George Balanchine

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Question 26

Jean George Noverre & Ballet d’action

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Question 27

Ballet d’action

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Question 28

Jean George Noverre

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Question 29

Kirov

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Question 30

L’Apres Midi d’un Faun

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Question 31

Le Sacre du Printemps

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Question 32

Leonide Massine

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Question 33

Les Sylphides

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Question 34

Louis Dupre

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Question 35

Marius Petipa

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Question 36

Petipa Choreographic Formula

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Question 37

Michael Fokine

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Question 38

Fokine’s Choreographic reforms/style

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Question 39

Opera Ballet

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Question 40

Petrouchka

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Question 41

Sergei Diaghilev

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Question 42

Spectra de la Rose

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Question 43

Taglioni and Essler

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Question 44

Taglioni

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Question 45

Essler

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Question 46

The main two traits of Romantic Ballet

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Question 47

The development of Russian Ballet

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Chronological Timeline

PreClassical- Classical-Ballet Russes

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The Dying Swan

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Question 49

The French Revolution

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Question 50

The Industrial Revolution

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Question 51

The Prodigal Son

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Question 52

The Romantic Era

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Question 53

three categories of dance styles during the 1700’s, as ballet become professionalized

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Question 54

Three Cornered Hat

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involved Picasso in the construction of this ballet, abstract ballet

Question 55

Vaslav Najinksy

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