Exam No. 2 Flashcards
(34 cards)
who is Catherine de Medici and what did she contribute to dance ?
- daughter of Lorenzo the magnificent
- growing up in Florence court she developed taste for dance(encouraged all her life )
- envisioned ballet as powerful political weapon.
- married Henry the 2nd brought ballet to France.
who is Lorenzo the magnificent ?
- Patron of arts
- father of Catherine de Medici
- made dances developed to show social and political power to his domain.
name the first dance produced by Catherine de Medici, representing the beginning of cohesive ballet ?
Ballet comique de la reine (1581)
- very theatrical
- amateur performance because it was danced by nobles.
- spread to all European courts
what is ballet de cour?
ballet from Italy. when it was brought to France by Catherine de Medici it became ballet de cour
what is William the Jew known for ?
choreographer and dance master that codifies peasant dance and refined the steps to aristocratic level.
- started in Spain but he fled because Christians has negative beliefs about Jewish faith. (convert or die )
- wrote down dance steps in manual.
what did Louis the 14th contribute to the development of dance?
- ballet is taught in French
- steps were codified and became what we know as ballet today.
- steps are alike to today’s (formal,structured,lavish)
- turned dance into weapon of state
what is Louis 14th’s nickname and what did it signify ?
“sun king “ after Apollo the “sun god”. it signified all that was powerful and good.
describe the baroque period (dates) ?
(1600-1750)
elaborate, infinite, vast.
-intense/sensationalism with deep emotion
-profound human hopes and fears
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what are major changes in dance during the baroque period ?
ballets were moved from ballrooms of rich people into theaters with “proscenium stages “ (ranked at angle so that to add special dramatization.)
describe turnout (dance step)
adaptation of “fencers stance”
- way to increase flexibility
- provided more open viewing of steps and positions.
who are two famous female dancers during the baroque period ?
- Marie Anne Camargo (had affairs ,brilliant foot technique,outgoing )
- Marie Salle (reserved, expressive, dramatic, first female choreographer )
what is adagio ?
slow and controlled dance its elegant.
what’s allegro?
fast , strong and upbeat dance
describe ballet á entreé?
loosely organized dance scenes around general theme.
-no common theme.
describe ballet de action ?
unified dance drama without use of dialogue or voice to tell story.
common theme.
who is Jean-Baptiste Lully?
powerful court musician
Who is Pierre beauchamp?
he was Louis dance teacher/master.
he devised the five positions of the feet and legs that are used in ballet today
how did the establishment of the Royal Academy of dance, change dance?
Louis he established the state-funded the royal Academy of dance.
this was important because music and dance became available to the public.
it open doors to nobility in all classes of life everyone to dance and women could come for front into dance
what are several preclassic dance forms?
The basic steps came from peasants.
the steps were then elevated and made more appropriate for aristocrats.
Who is Jean George Noverre ? what are his important contributions to dance ?
Genius dancer choreographer critic and writer.
famous advocate for dramatic ballet and ballet de action.
influenced Marie salles dramatic performances
who is Jean Dauberval?
He was noverres student.
applied ideas into comic themed ballet called “la fille mal garde”
who is Charles Didelot?
student of Noverre and Dauberval.
invisible wires float dancers across the stage.
the flying dancers looked like real faires or sylphs.
soon dancers started stuffing their shoes to dance en pointe without wires.
what are the characteristics of the rococo period ? (dates)
(1730-1775)dramatic art was replaced with Decorative and Whimsical art.
works show a sort of naughtiness or impurity in the behavior of their subject.
playful and flirty.
took pleasure in asymmetry a taste that was new to European style.
discuss the romantic period dates?
(1830-1850)
romantic tutu was created more room to move
strong middle class.
Much materialism.
artists and poets found the unatinable more important than the tangible illustrated by hopeless love.
feeling and passion replaced classical intellectual form.
always after something further than real life.
