DANC 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Classical Ballet, Contemporary Ballet, Butoh
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Lecture 10: the evolution of ballet early european and japanese court dances. Japanese bugaku dates back to the 8th century. This dance originated in china but migrated to japan where it flourished. This dance form was created for the imperial courts. The dance is meant to show honor, restraint, conformity, strength, and emotional detachment. Originally, bugaku dances told stories, but over the centuries the dance became a codified court dance. There are other related japanese dance forms such as noh, kabuki, and butoh that embody similar traits or themes in their dances. European court dances became popular in italy and eventually migrated to present-day france and. These dances began before the 15th century, though the first manuscripts of dances don"t appear until the 15th century. These precise manuscripts allow historians to reconstruct dances just as they were performed centuries ago. The renaissance period brought about interest in the arts, including dance, music, and poetry.
