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built culture by staging ballets with costumes, plotlines, etc
codified traditional dances from all over Europe into one ballet |
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| Someone who is appointed to administer a country because the monarch is absent or incapacitated |
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| Aristocracy- country ruled by those with money (up-down) v Democracy- ruled by the people (down-up) |
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| Classical Ballet: General |
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based on social class
became more technical and virtuosic
developed separate identities across europe |
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| Classical Ballet: Ethereal |
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| fake like, fairies, out of this world depictions, flight |
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loetard, tights, ballet shoes (pointe work- shoes, bottom called shank)
short tutu |
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| Romantic Ballet: Taglionis |
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| Marie T danced in romantic era, her father Fillipo had idea to dance in point shoes (illusion of floating, if only for a second) |
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| Romantic Ballet: Gender/attire |
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The role of the woman became more prevalent as the ballerina was elevated to superstar status
women could now be independent of the male dancers
wore long tutus |
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| How much does a ballet cost per show? |
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get % of ballet's profit form helping you get a venue
or you may get your own venue, but may not make as much of a profit |
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| Two sides to a ballet company |
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Admin- board of directors, execs
Artistic- dancers, director, corp de ballet, etc |
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| Story ballet: Gran pas de deux |
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1.Adage (man and a woman, slow presentation of skills, walking tempo
2. Male variation
3. Female variation
4. Grand Allergro- faster, 32 jumps spins
5. Coda |
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Reserved for women
strengthened ankles, flexibility |
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| Four types of ballet companies |
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| international, national, regional, local |
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New york Ballet Company,
American Ballet Theatre |
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| Regional Ballet companies |
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| not as big as national ballets but most important to the are, atl ballet, san fran ballet, etc |
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dancing was just a part of musical opera
dance was small part, moved to france, and then became codified
led to romanticism |
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French dancer composer, moved to russia during imperialism
wrote swan lake, nutcracker, sleeping beuaty,
brought russian folklore to life |
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| Russian Imperialism: Important Figures |
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| Tchaikovsky was a great composer of the time who worked with Petipa to create ballets |
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| Russian Imperialism: Ballet Russe |
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Choreographed by Petipa which transitioned classical ballet to Russian imperialism ballet
costume deign by chanel
ballerinas wore long flowing skirts |
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| Russian Imperialism: George Balanchine |
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Founded American ballet which was before NYCB
cofounded NYCB
wanted to change the face of classical ballet, integrate new choreographers and dancer |
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| What was Balanchine's effect on ballet? |
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he was responsible for deconstructing classical ballet
responsible for and negatively assoc with modern image of ballerina- super skinny
faster, more stress on joints, and shorter careers |
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American
free
Rebel against aristocracy doctrine of ballet by being free and formless
not codified, amorphous |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Contraction |
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| Martha Graham, dancer contracts spine and makes themselves longer |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Release and Recover |
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| taking muscular posturing that is held and supported by releasing that muscules contraction |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Suspension |
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| when you take a movement and hold it out over and you may release it after suspension |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Swing |
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| swinging of the body parts |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Floor work |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Off Center |
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| while everything in ballet is centered modern dance is off centered, not in line |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Full Body |
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| ballet is about moving legs and arms while modern dance is the whole body, core, pelvis, etc) |
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| Foundations of Modern Dance: Core to distill |
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| moving all body parts the same time |
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Pioneer of modern dance
crossed over into other areas of art (fashion designers etc)
Combined classicism and pseudoexoticism in her work
sharp/spastic movements, pelvis contraction and release technique |
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Pioneer of Modern Dance
Drew from Native American dance, yoga, tribal, eastern etc
focused on core to distill movement
racially integrated, required well rounded talented |
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| by the time contempory came along, modern had become codified and had its own techniques |
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| Contemporary Dance: 6 parts |
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Pedestrian Movement
Aerial Work
Inprovisional Structures
Mixing of Genres
Site Specific
With the time |
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Chance Dance- choreographed in segments
audience votes on order of show |
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Modern jazz dance: Post 1950s
Combo- Euroclassical music, af/am vernacular, polyrhythms
originated from Af/am vernacular dance |
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| Knowledge that does not require ourside learning |
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| in african culture they believe that all terms defined by culture are passed down generatino to generation through blood memories. same blood=same memories |
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| very important drum was language and way to communicate amongst themselves |
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| africans would stand in circle and sing and dance to portray whatever issue was happening at that time, picking cotton |
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| impersonate masters, winner got cake |
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| became part of af/am vernacular, because like everything else, they stole it from white people |
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| a place where nigs could drink colt 45s during prohibition in the deep south |
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| northern version of the souths juke joints |
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| blacks moved to the north, more industrialized |
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scandalous, short skirts, free with sex, short hair, liberated, fun,
womens independence, listened to jazz, 1st mainstream group to do so, people were cool with it as long as no nigs get credit |
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harlem rennaisance, perfromed shows, black, in clubs, sexy
moved into more family friendly enviornments how rocketts formed |
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| Af/am vernacular dance evolved into modern jazz dance in mid 19th century |
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U of Chi degree
wanted to go to africa to study dance
commission said no and sent her to carribean to study african dance in haiti
returned to america with techniques of voodoo and culture integrated dunham technique
she was the martha graham of modern dance |
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| Pioneers of modern jazz dance |
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jack cole- father of dance, influence on others
bob fosse- unique sexual style
matt mattox- learned from JC, role in 7BF7B |
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