THTR 1800 Chapter : 2012-09-19
Document Summary
53 catherine de medici given credit for bringing italian spectacle (ballet) to france. French continued to build on to what she brought going on all over europe. But french built it up the most, why dance terms are generally in french. Beauchamps louis xiv"s ballet master, gave names for most of the steps, louis xiv brought ballet to highest level, loved dance, did the sun king sun center of the universe, louis as son king, louis center of universe. Looking more at overall look and shapes made (like lsu band) than actual movement. Then proscenium was invented and figures no longer as important, people focused more on steps and movement. Originally audience was flat and the stage was raked; now the audience raked and the stage is flat. No one allowed to dance better than louis. Louis founded first royal ballet academy paris opera ballet. Late 1700s aesthetic changes, meaning of movement becomes important.
