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diaghilev

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an impresario, not a dancer or choreographer

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impersario

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presenter of artists

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what did diaghilev bring together

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the greatest artists of his day: dancers, choreographers, composers, painters, fashion designers

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ex of best composers

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stravinsky
ravel
debusssy
satie
prokofiev
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ex of best painters

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picasso
matisse
miro
braque

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ex of best fashion designers

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coco chanel

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what did diaghilev develop his artistic vision around the concept of

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theatrical synthesis, or total theatre

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diaghilev’s theatrical synthesis

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  1. perfect ballet is the fusion of dancing, painting, music
  2. all the arts in ballet should be unified
  3. no artist should be subservient to any other
  4. each artist should complement the work of the other
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what performance marked the beginning of the diaghilev era

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the ballets russes

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where did the ballets russes premier

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paris opera house

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what were the 5 principles that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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  1. creating new movements
  2. dramatic action
  3. gestures
  4. corps de ballet
  5. artistic equality
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creating new movements principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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creating new movement for each dance by relating it to the subject matter, time period, and geographic location rather than using established movements from classical ballet

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dramatic action principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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dancing should express the dramatic action of the ballet

- should not be used merely as entertainment without a connection to the dramatic development of the ballet

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gestures principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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  • mime used only when required by the style of the ballet (classical)
  • all other styles expressive gestures of the body should replace gestures of the hands
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corps de ballet principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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groups of dancers should not be used for ornamentation

- corps de ballet should be expressive as well as the soloists

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artistic equality principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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each artist working on the ballet should have artistic equality

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what were the 3 innovative characteristics of fokine’s choreography

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  1. freer movement of the torso
  2. expressive use of the arms
  3. movement which emphasized expressiveness over virtuosity
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two of fokine’s ballets

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dying swan and spectre de la rose

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dying swan ballet

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fokine

- solo choreographed for anna pavlova

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spectre de la rose ballet

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fokine

  • “the spirit of the rose
  • duet
  • male role for nijinsky (to reestablish a central role for males in the ballet)
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how many works did nijinsky choreograph for diaghilev

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3

  • afternoon of a faun
  • games
  • rite of spring
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rite of spring ballet, music and set design

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huge scandal, only 4 performances in paris and 8 total before it was taken out

  • music: stravinsky
  • set: roerich
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what was nijinsky’s approach to choreography

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very radical, was a complete departure from classical ballet

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what did massine like in his ballets

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comedy
satire
farce
pantomime
drama
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what did one of massine's ballets mark the beginning of
this new innovative phase of ballets russes | - parade
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costumes and scenery for parade
picasso
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parade ballet
multi-media spectacle - described as first cubist inspired ballet - caused huge scandal in paris
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who developed cubism
picasso and georges braque
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satie's music
innovative | - incorporated non-melodic sounds like a ships siren, pistol shots, typewriters, etc
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what was the third strand added to modernism
abstractionism
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abstraction
moving away from the literal representation (can't recognize things immediately anymore) - extracting the essence of something and representing it in was that are not literally
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who used abstraction
nijinska
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nijinska
nijinsky's sister
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what is nijinska's most well known work
noces (the wedding)
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noces ballet
based on the theme of an ancient russian wedding ceremony
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what was considered the companion piece to nijinsky's rite of spring
nijinska's noces
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why was noces considered the companion piece to rite of spring
1. similar movements 2. use of russian folklore and ritual 3. music by stravinsky
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similar movements reason noces was considered the companion piece to rite of spring
jumping and tucking legs underneath them
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use of russian folklore and ritual reason noces was considered the companion piece to rite of spring
rite of spring: chosen sacrificial virgin and marriage with the sun god noces: ancient russian wedding
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what is different about noces from the rite of spring
use of modern abstraction
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decor in najinska's noces
bare, simply, reduced to essentials, stark
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the motif of what was used in najinska's noces
hair braids and hair braiding - arms curved like braids - crossing legs and bodies - pyramid of bodies where heads are laid one on top of the other to look like a braid - bruges with extremely long braids
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what were the 3 major contributions of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes
1. transformed the ballet 2. nurtured a generation of dancers and choreographers 3. brought together the greatest artist of his time
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transformed the ballet major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes
transformed it from a classical form to a modern art form | - huge metamorphosis
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nurtured a generation of dancers and choreographers major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes
they contributed to the development of ballet in the 20th century - continued with his ideas - many started own companies and ballets
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brought together the greatest artists of his time major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes
wouldnt have risen to the same kind of prominence without him
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video about the search for nijinsky's rite of spring
reconstruction of the rite of spring | - how do you reconstruct a ballet that there's no video of and only one person alive that remembers
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what was nijinsky's lost ballet
rite of spring
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how many acts in rite of spring
2 acts
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video on nijisnka's choreography
extremely long braids, long arm movements, pointe work, pyramid of faces
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phase 1
fokine | nijinsky
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phase 2
massine modernism nijinska
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phase 3
balachine

DNCE 345 - Test 1 (4 decks)

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