Exam 1 Flashcards
Where did turnout come from?
Fencer’s stance
2 Categories of Ballroom Dance
- Basse dance- feet stay in contact with floor (peasant dance)
- Haute dance- higher skips and jumps
What nation became the place where ballet took root and flourished?
France
2 points about the growth of ballet in France
- Proscenium Theatre- separated audience from dancers
- another thing to add later
What did Dancing Masters do? (3)
- Taught ballroom dances
- Created ballets
- set standards of etiquette and deportment
Thoinot Arbeau (“Bow”)
- author of Orchesographie
- dialogues between him and his young student Capriol
- Dance manual
- Includes discussion of proper manners/grooming
Fabritio Caroso (“Fab”)
- author of Nobilta di Dame (1600)
- examples of complete choreographed dances
- etiquette discussion
What title did Arbeau, Beauchamps, Beaujoyeaux, and Caroso all have in common?
They were Dancing Masters :)
What ballets were being performed during the Renaissance and who were dancing in them?
Court ballets, and
Monarchs, the aristocrats, and later dance professionals
What is the Renaissance? (3)
- means “rebirth”
- art was seen as a branch of knowledge
- art was viewed mathematically with balance, harmony, and perspective
In the Renaissance, was dance becoming widely accepted by all people or banned by the majority? Why?
come back to this one
What was the first ballet?
Ballet Comique de la Reine (1581)
Where/who was the first ballet, Comique de la Reine, held?
Held at the court of Henry III of France at Fontainebleau
Who produced early ballet?
Catherine de Medici
Who was Ballet Comique de la Reine in honor of?
Catherine’s sister Marguerite de Lorraine
Who choreographed Ballet Comique de la Reine?
Balthasar de Beaujoyeaux (Italian musician and dancing master)
What types of stories were incorporated into early ballet?
Mixture of Old Testament stories and Greek/Roman mythology (ex. Legend of Circe)
Who danced early ballets?
Nobles of the court who were not professional entertainers
Who created the music for early ballets?
Court professionals
What did the set of early ballets look like?
People danced on the floor of the hall, which had elaborate designs, fountains, aquatic machines, etc.
Where was the audience for early ballets?
Audience sat above the performers in galleries, over 10,000
How long were early ballets?
From 10pm to 4am!!
What was the cost of going to an early ballet?
3-5 million francs
What invention helped the spread of dance?
Printing press
What spectacle was ALSO considered to be the first ballet?
Was it the sword dance?
Differences between dances of common people vs. aristocrats?
peasant dances were copied by the nobility, but in a more refined and courtly form
What is ductia?
A favorite of the wealthy
Dancing mania
black plague. mania days at a time til death from exhaustion.
Danse Macabre
Spooky backstory (ghosts dance at churchyards/graveyards. don’tdance with them or you die)
