Test #2 Part 2 Flashcards
1
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Leonide Massine
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2
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Les Sylphides
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Choreographed by Fokine 1909
- His first one act ballet
- first abstract ballet with no plot
- Only 30 minutes long
- a tribute to Taglioni’s La Sylphide and still had a romantic feel
3
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Louis Dupre
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4
Q
Marius Petipa
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Used pocket choreography. Formula for Grand Pas de Deux 1) Entree 2) Adagio 3) Solos 4) Coda Choreographed many 19th century ballets that are still performed today, like Sleeping Beauty
5
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Michael Fokine
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Paved the way for 20th century choreographers. Began to push the envelope and wrestled ballet out of the classical Era. Choreographed for Diaghilev with Ballet Russes
Choreographed
* Les Sylphides
* Firebird
* Petrouchka
* Shereazade
*Created the one act ballet
*Believed in dramatic use of the body and arms
* Dancer’s did not wait for their applause
6
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Opera Ballet
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7
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Petrouchka
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8
Q
Sergei Diaghilev
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9
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Spectra de la Rose
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10
Q
Taglioni and Essler
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11
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2 Romantic ballet traits
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12
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Development of Russian ballet
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13
Q
The Dying Swan
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14
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The French Revolution
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15
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The Industrial Revolution
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