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Classical ballet developed from early court dances in Renaissance France and Italy, with the first recorded ballet performance occurring in 1581 under Catherine de Medici. King Louis XIV established the first ballet school and was an avid dancer, helping propel ballet's progression. Major ballet masters like Marius Petipa then helped establish ballet in Russia and choreograph seminal works.

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The History Of Ba lle t
Early Court Dances * Hum a ns e xpre sse d thoughts a nd e m otions through m ove m e nt long be fore the de ve lopm e nt of spe e ch. * The origins of ba lle t ca n be tra ce d ba ck to the Re na issa nce pe riod a nd the e a rly court da nce s in Fra nce a nd Ita ly. * Any ce le bra tory occa sion, such a s the birth of a n he ir or a n influe ntia l m a rria ge would ca ll for socia l court da ncing. All la die s a nd ge ntle m e n of the court le a rne d the se ra the r intrica te da nce s a s pa rt of the ir groom ing for socie ty.
Ba lle t Com ique de la Re ine In 1581, in Fra nce unde r the Que e n Ca the rine De Me dici, the Ba lle t Com ique de la Re ine wa s pe rform e d. This is conside re d the 1 st ba lle t. Ba lle t Com ique de la Re ine m e a ns " Com ic Ba lle t The of the Que e n." Ca the rine de Me dici, a rra nge d the ba lle t pe rform a nce to ce le bra te a we dding. The ba lle t sta rte d a t 10pm a nd la ste d for 5 hours. About 10,000 gue sts we re in a tte nda nce
Ballet Masters and Choreographers As the court da nce s be ca m e m ore de ta ile d a nd com plica te d, it be ca m e ne ce ssa ry to form a lly codify the se da nce s to m a inta in consiste ncy. Spe cia l da nce instructors or Ba lle t Ma ste rs be ga n to a ppe a r. The se m e n we re highly re ve re d a nd conside re d to be the fine st da nce te a che rs. The y a lso se rve d a s da nce m a ke rs or choreographers, creating dances that were used throughout Europe . King Louis XIV ha d a profound influe nce on the progre ssion of ba lle t. Not only wa s he a n a vid supporte r of da nce , he wa s a lso a be love d pe rform e r. King Louis XIV is com m only re fe rre d to a s the Sun King, a na m e he re ce ive d a fte r a ppe a ring orna te ly a dorne d in gold a s Apollo, god of the sun, in Le Ballet de la Nuit (The Ballet of the Night)
King Louis XIV
First Ballet School In 1661, King Louis XIV e sta blishe d the worlds first ba lle t school,the Aca de m ie Roya le de Da nse (Roya l Aca de m y of Da nce ). Pie rre Be a ucha m ps, a Ba lle t Ma ste r a t the school, is cre dite d with de ve loping the five ba sic foot positions of ba lle t. Soon othe r com pa nie s we re founde d in othe r countrie s; the Russia n Im pe ria l Ba lle t of St. Pe te rsburg wa s founde d in 1738. Pre viously known a s the Im pe ria l Ba lle t School The Va ga nova Aca de m y of Russia n Ba lle t is one of the m ost fa m ous a nd influe ntia l cla ssica l ba lle t schools in the world.
The Pre-Romantic Period * Pre Rom a ntic pe riod be ga n in the e a rly 1800s, m uch of the da nce voca bula ry use d toda y wa s a lre a dy in pla ce . The Ita lia ns a lso be ca m e we ll known for the ir style of ba lle t. m ore wom e n be ga n pe rform ing in ba lle ts. Wom e ns skirts ha d be e n shorte ne d to unhe a rd of le ngths (just a bove the a nkle ). The Pre Rom a ntic pe riod is m ost note d a s the origin of pointe work. The Ita lia n da nce r Ma rie Ta glioni, who wa s e ighte e n ye a rs old a t the tim e , is ge ne ra lly conside re d to be the first ba lle rina to da nce en pointe, balancing and moving on the ends of her toes.
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Costum ing in the 18 ce ntury th Ea rly da nce rs we re burde ne d by corse ts, m a sks, wigs, he e le d shoe s a nd hoopskirts. Soon howe ve r, da nce rs be ga n cha nging the ir style of dre ss to som e thing m ore re cogniza ble a s a style worn toda y. The y disca rde d the ir he e le d shoe s, hoopskirts a nd corse ts to a llow the ir bodie s to m ove m ore fre e ly a nd to a lso a llow the a udie nce to se e the e xpre ssive m ove m e nts a s the y told the story.
Ballet history1
Que stion Tim e !!! Ea rly Court Da nce s we re a bout???? What was the 1 st ballet called? King Louis XIV wa s a lso known a s the ????? King Louis XIV established the 1st ballet school called ????? The 1st ballerina at age 18 to dance on Pointe was ????
From Fra nce to Russia Cla ssica l ba lle t took off in St. Pe te rsburg, Russia in the la te 1800s with the chore ogra phy of Ma rius Pe tipa a nd his a ssocia te , Le v Iva nov. Pe tipa cre a te d ve ry cha lle nging, fullle ngth cla ssic ba lle ts for the m to da nce . The se cla ssic ba lle ts a lwa ys include d a pas de deux ( dance for two) for the male and female lead da nce rs followe d by a difficult solo for e a ch one of the m a nd a coda (a short quick fina le ).
Ma rius Pe tipa In 1869 Pe tipa be ca m e Pre m ie r Ba lle t Ma ste r of the Im pe ria l The a tre . The va lue of his a ccom plishm e nts is ine stim a ble : he produce d m ore tha n sixty full-e ve ning ba lle ts. Fa m ous Ba lle ts he chore ogra phe d a re : Don Quixote The Nutcra cke r Gise lle Sle e ping Be a uty Swa n La ke
Fa m ous Da nce rs From Europe In 1934, the form e r Im pe ria l Ba lle t in St. Pe te rsburg, Russia , wa s re na m e d the Kirov Ba lle t. The Kirov Ba lle t is still re cognize d a s one of the worlds gre a te st ba lle t com pa nie s, a nd ha s produce d som e of the worlds m ost influe ntia l da nce rs a nd chore ogra phe rs, including Mikha il Fokine , Anna Pa vlova , Va sla v Nijinsky, Rudolf Nure ye v, a nd Mikha il Ba ryshnikov. This influe ntia l com pa ny ha d both strong Russia n a nd Fre nch influe nce s a nd wa s re sponsible for introducing such chore ogra phe rs such a s Va sla v Nijinsky, Enrico Che cche tti, a nd Ge orge Ba la nchine , who e ve ntua lly put Am e rica n ba lle t in the spotlight.
Ge orge Ba la nchine gra dua tion in 1921, from the Im pe ria l Ba lle t School (the St. Pe te rsburg a ca de m y whe re he ha d sta rte d his da nce studie s a t the a ge of nine ) Ba la nchine m a de his own da ncing de but a t the a ge of te n a s a cupid in the Ma ryinsky The a tre Ba lle t Com pa ny production of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
Ge orge Ba la chine Ba lle ts he Chore ogra phe d During the 1960s, Ba la nchine cre a te d a nd re vise d ne a rly forty ba lle ts Fire bird Orphe us Nutcra cke r Don Quixote Je we ls Apollo Ca bin in the Sky Swa n La ke A Mid Sum m e rs Night Dre a m Coppe lia
Lincoln Kirste in Kirste in wa s born in 1907 a nd gre w up principa lly in Boston. He a tte nde d Ha rva rd Unive rsity Lincoln Kirste in ha rbore d a dre a m : He wa nte d to e sta blish a n Am e rica n school of ba lle t tha t would e qua l -- e ve n riva l -- the e sta blishe d Europe a n schools, a nd he wa nte d to e sta blish a n Am e rica n ba lle t com pa ny. He worke d with old frie nds Ne lson Rocke fe lle r a nd Philip Johnson to build the Ne w York Sta te The a te r a t Lincoln Ce nte r (ope ne d 1964).
LINCOLN KIRSTEIN
Who brought ba lle t to Am e rica ? Lincoln Kirste in m e t Ba la nchine pe rsua de d to re loca te to the Unite d Sta te s. Ge orge Ba la nchine a nd Lincoln Kirste in tra ve le d from Europe whe re the y studie d to Am e rica a nd introduce d Ba lle t. Ba lle t in Am e rica be ga n in Ne w York City with the form a tion of the Ba lle t The a tre (pre se ntly the Am e rica n Ba lle t The a tre ) a nd the Ne w York City Ba lle t. The pa rtne rship of Lincoln Kirste in a nd Ge orge Ba la nchine wa s re volutionizing ba lle t with innova tive chore ogra phy for the Ne w York City Ba lle t. The first ba lle t Ba la nchine chore ogra phe d in Am e rica wa s SERENADE to m usic by Tscha ikovsky -- wa s cre a te d a s a workshop for stude nts a t the ABT School a nd ha d its world pre m ie re in June 1934outdoors on the e sta te of a frie nd ne a r White Pla ins, Ne w York.
Augusta Ma ywood 1 st Am e rica n ba lle rina to be com e fa m ous in Europe . Studie d a t M a nd Pa ul Ha za rds ba lle t school in Phila de lphia In 1836. Ma de he r de but in Phila de lphia a t a ge 12 in a ba lle t ca lle d La Sylphide . Nickna m e wa s: Que e n of the Air
QUESTIONS??????? Who brought ba lle t to Am e rica ? Wha t Ba lle ts did Ba la nchine chore ogra ph? Ma rius Pe tipa Chore ogra phe d wha t ba lle ts? Who is Lincoln Kirste in? Who wa s the que e n of a ir? Pa s de Due x is wha t? Wha t is the Coda ?
Je rom e Robbins 1939, Robbins wa s da ncing in the corps (chorus) of ba lle ts of Ba la nchine . Robbins wa s a lso da ncing a nd chore ogra phing At Ca m p Ta m im e nt in the Poconos of PA. From 1941 through 1944, Robbins wa s a soloist with the com pa ny, In 1948, Ba la nchine invite d the 30-ye a r-old Robbins to join the Com pa ny a s Assista nt Artistic Dire ctor
Je rom e Robbins Robbins dire cte d, with Robe rt Wise (dire ctor) of a 1961 ve rsion of We st Side Story. Robbins won m a tching Tony a wa rds for his chore ogra phy in Fiddle r on the Roof in 1964.

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Ballet history1

  • 1. The History Of Ba lle t
  • 2. Early Court Dances * Hum a ns e xpre sse d thoughts a nd e m otions through m ove m e nt long be fore the de ve lopm e nt of spe e ch. * The origins of ba lle t ca n be tra ce d ba ck to the Re na issa nce pe riod a nd the e a rly court da nce s in Fra nce a nd Ita ly. * Any ce le bra tory occa sion, such a s the birth of a n he ir or a n influe ntia l m a rria ge would ca ll for socia l court da ncing. All la die s a nd ge ntle m e n of the court le a rne d the se ra the r intrica te da nce s a s pa rt of the ir groom ing for socie ty.
  • 3. Ba lle t Com ique de la Re ine In 1581, in Fra nce unde r the Que e n Ca the rine De Me dici, the Ba lle t Com ique de la Re ine wa s pe rform e d. This is conside re d the 1 st ba lle t. Ba lle t Com ique de la Re ine m e a ns " Com ic Ba lle t The of the Que e n." Ca the rine de Me dici, a rra nge d the ba lle t pe rform a nce to ce le bra te a we dding. The ba lle t sta rte d a t 10pm a nd la ste d for 5 hours. About 10,000 gue sts we re in a tte nda nce
  • 4. Ballet Masters and Choreographers As the court da nce s be ca m e m ore de ta ile d a nd com plica te d, it be ca m e ne ce ssa ry to form a lly codify the se da nce s to m a inta in consiste ncy. Spe cia l da nce instructors or Ba lle t Ma ste rs be ga n to a ppe a r. The se m e n we re highly re ve re d a nd conside re d to be the fine st da nce te a che rs. The y a lso se rve d a s da nce m a ke rs or choreographers, creating dances that were used throughout Europe . King Louis XIV ha d a profound influe nce on the progre ssion of ba lle t. Not only wa s he a n a vid supporte r of da nce , he wa s a lso a be love d pe rform e r. King Louis XIV is com m only re fe rre d to a s the Sun King, a na m e he re ce ive d a fte r a ppe a ring orna te ly a dorne d in gold a s Apollo, god of the sun, in Le Ballet de la Nuit (The Ballet of the Night)
  • 6. First Ballet School In 1661, King Louis XIV e sta blishe d the worlds first ba lle t school,the Aca de m ie Roya le de Da nse (Roya l Aca de m y of Da nce ). Pie rre Be a ucha m ps, a Ba lle t Ma ste r a t the school, is cre dite d with de ve loping the five ba sic foot positions of ba lle t. Soon othe r com pa nie s we re founde d in othe r countrie s; the Russia n Im pe ria l Ba lle t of St. Pe te rsburg wa s founde d in 1738. Pre viously known a s the Im pe ria l Ba lle t School The Va ga nova Aca de m y of Russia n Ba lle t is one of the m ost fa m ous a nd influe ntia l cla ssica l ba lle t schools in the world.
  • 7. The Pre-Romantic Period * Pre Rom a ntic pe riod be ga n in the e a rly 1800s, m uch of the da nce voca bula ry use d toda y wa s a lre a dy in pla ce . The Ita lia ns a lso be ca m e we ll known for the ir style of ba lle t. m ore wom e n be ga n pe rform ing in ba lle ts. Wom e ns skirts ha d be e n shorte ne d to unhe a rd of le ngths (just a bove the a nkle ). The Pre Rom a ntic pe riod is m ost note d a s the origin of pointe work. The Ita lia n da nce r Ma rie Ta glioni, who wa s e ighte e n ye a rs old a t the tim e , is ge ne ra lly conside re d to be the first ba lle rina to da nce en pointe, balancing and moving on the ends of her toes.
  • 9. Costum ing in the 18 ce ntury th Ea rly da nce rs we re burde ne d by corse ts, m a sks, wigs, he e le d shoe s a nd hoopskirts. Soon howe ve r, da nce rs be ga n cha nging the ir style of dre ss to som e thing m ore re cogniza ble a s a style worn toda y. The y disca rde d the ir he e le d shoe s, hoopskirts a nd corse ts to a llow the ir bodie s to m ove m ore fre e ly a nd to a lso a llow the a udie nce to se e the e xpre ssive m ove m e nts a s the y told the story.
  • 11. Que stion Tim e !!! Ea rly Court Da nce s we re a bout???? What was the 1 st ballet called? King Louis XIV wa s a lso known a s the ????? King Louis XIV established the 1st ballet school called ????? The 1st ballerina at age 18 to dance on Pointe was ????
  • 12. From Fra nce to Russia Cla ssica l ba lle t took off in St. Pe te rsburg, Russia in the la te 1800s with the chore ogra phy of Ma rius Pe tipa a nd his a ssocia te , Le v Iva nov. Pe tipa cre a te d ve ry cha lle nging, fullle ngth cla ssic ba lle ts for the m to da nce . The se cla ssic ba lle ts a lwa ys include d a pas de deux ( dance for two) for the male and female lead da nce rs followe d by a difficult solo for e a ch one of the m a nd a coda (a short quick fina le ).
  • 13. Ma rius Pe tipa In 1869 Pe tipa be ca m e Pre m ie r Ba lle t Ma ste r of the Im pe ria l The a tre . The va lue of his a ccom plishm e nts is ine stim a ble : he produce d m ore tha n sixty full-e ve ning ba lle ts. Fa m ous Ba lle ts he chore ogra phe d a re : Don Quixote The Nutcra cke r Gise lle Sle e ping Be a uty Swa n La ke
  • 14. Fa m ous Da nce rs From Europe In 1934, the form e r Im pe ria l Ba lle t in St. Pe te rsburg, Russia , wa s re na m e d the Kirov Ba lle t. The Kirov Ba lle t is still re cognize d a s one of the worlds gre a te st ba lle t com pa nie s, a nd ha s produce d som e of the worlds m ost influe ntia l da nce rs a nd chore ogra phe rs, including Mikha il Fokine , Anna Pa vlova , Va sla v Nijinsky, Rudolf Nure ye v, a nd Mikha il Ba ryshnikov. This influe ntia l com pa ny ha d both strong Russia n a nd Fre nch influe nce s a nd wa s re sponsible for introducing such chore ogra phe rs such a s Va sla v Nijinsky, Enrico Che cche tti, a nd Ge orge Ba la nchine , who e ve ntua lly put Am e rica n ba lle t in the spotlight.
  • 15. Ge orge Ba la nchine gra dua tion in 1921, from the Im pe ria l Ba lle t School (the St. Pe te rsburg a ca de m y whe re he ha d sta rte d his da nce studie s a t the a ge of nine ) Ba la nchine m a de his own da ncing de but a t the a ge of te n a s a cupid in the Ma ryinsky The a tre Ba lle t Com pa ny production of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
  • 16. Ge orge Ba la chine Ba lle ts he Chore ogra phe d During the 1960s, Ba la nchine cre a te d a nd re vise d ne a rly forty ba lle ts Fire bird Orphe us Nutcra cke r Don Quixote Je we ls Apollo Ca bin in the Sky Swa n La ke A Mid Sum m e rs Night Dre a m Coppe lia
  • 17. Lincoln Kirste in Kirste in wa s born in 1907 a nd gre w up principa lly in Boston. He a tte nde d Ha rva rd Unive rsity Lincoln Kirste in ha rbore d a dre a m : He wa nte d to e sta blish a n Am e rica n school of ba lle t tha t would e qua l -- e ve n riva l -- the e sta blishe d Europe a n schools, a nd he wa nte d to e sta blish a n Am e rica n ba lle t com pa ny. He worke d with old frie nds Ne lson Rocke fe lle r a nd Philip Johnson to build the Ne w York Sta te The a te r a t Lincoln Ce nte r (ope ne d 1964).
  • 19. Who brought ba lle t to Am e rica ? Lincoln Kirste in m e t Ba la nchine pe rsua de d to re loca te to the Unite d Sta te s. Ge orge Ba la nchine a nd Lincoln Kirste in tra ve le d from Europe whe re the y studie d to Am e rica a nd introduce d Ba lle t. Ba lle t in Am e rica be ga n in Ne w York City with the form a tion of the Ba lle t The a tre (pre se ntly the Am e rica n Ba lle t The a tre ) a nd the Ne w York City Ba lle t. The pa rtne rship of Lincoln Kirste in a nd Ge orge Ba la nchine wa s re volutionizing ba lle t with innova tive chore ogra phy for the Ne w York City Ba lle t. The first ba lle t Ba la nchine chore ogra phe d in Am e rica wa s SERENADE to m usic by Tscha ikovsky -- wa s cre a te d a s a workshop for stude nts a t the ABT School a nd ha d its world pre m ie re in June 1934outdoors on the e sta te of a frie nd ne a r White Pla ins, Ne w York.
  • 20. Augusta Ma ywood 1 st Am e rica n ba lle rina to be com e fa m ous in Europe . Studie d a t M a nd Pa ul Ha za rds ba lle t school in Phila de lphia In 1836. Ma de he r de but in Phila de lphia a t a ge 12 in a ba lle t ca lle d La Sylphide . Nickna m e wa s: Que e n of the Air
  • 21. QUESTIONS??????? Who brought ba lle t to Am e rica ? Wha t Ba lle ts did Ba la nchine chore ogra ph? Ma rius Pe tipa Chore ogra phe d wha t ba lle ts? Who is Lincoln Kirste in? Who wa s the que e n of a ir? Pa s de Due x is wha t? Wha t is the Coda ?
  • 22. Je rom e Robbins 1939, Robbins wa s da ncing in the corps (chorus) of ba lle ts of Ba la nchine . Robbins wa s a lso da ncing a nd chore ogra phing At Ca m p Ta m im e nt in the Poconos of PA. From 1941 through 1944, Robbins wa s a soloist with the com pa ny, In 1948, Ba la nchine invite d the 30-ye a r-old Robbins to join the Com pa ny a s Assista nt Artistic Dire ctor
  • 23. Je rom e Robbins Robbins dire cte d, with Robe rt Wise (dire ctor) of a 1961 ve rsion of We st Side Story. Robbins won m a tching Tony a wa rds for his chore ogra phy in Fiddle r on the Roof in 1964.