DAN 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Ballet Comique De La Reine, Paris Opera Ballet, Louvre
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Story ballets: have a plot, tell a story. Mood ballets: presents elements of mood, emotion, and/or atmosphere. Abstract ballets: plot-less, concerned with choreographic pursuits, moveme. Teenage years in france - louis xiv (1638-1715) - l"academie royale de dan. Catherine (1519-1589) - direct lineage to the pope, married to the new. All taxes went to the de medici family in tuscany, called a city-state. 1547: henri ii elevated to the throne of france. Precursor to today"s operas and ballets (using poetry, music and dance. Oct 15, 1581 marriage ceremony in the lourve. 12 scenes from the circe legend performed by aristocracy ment is inextricably connected to the music. 12 scenes from the circe legend performed by aristocracy. Five positions of the feet and arms, necessity for surviving battle. Males went to denmark to dance since italian and french schools stopped h women playing men"s roles. Up and down in space, small stage, a lot of elevation.
