DANC 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sylph, Corps De Ballet, Weightlessness
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Dances: the ballet of the nuns (first romantic ballet, 1831, filippo taglioni ), la. Dancers: marie taglioni, carolotta grisi, fanny cerrito (own ballet rosito), lucille. How does romanticism mark a shift from enlightenment-era ideals? strong emotions (art as escape) vs reason and logic. Name features of romanticism at large, and romantic ballet specifically - give examples: mystic, airy, dichotomy, folktale, exoticism, nationalism. Aside from thematic content, what else changed during this period (technique, staging, role of female) female became center, more airy, footworks. What characteristics are female characters given in the world of the romantic. Virtue, independent but fragile, withholding but sexual appealing. La sylphide: on the morning of his wedding day, a scottish farmer named. James falls in love with a vision of a magical sylph, or spirit. An old witch appears before him, predicting that he will betray his fiancee. Although enchanted by the sylph, james disagrees, sending the witch away.
