DANCE 45 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Filippo Taglioni, Marius Petipa, Classical Ballet
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Louis xiv often played the role of: dionysus- greek god of sexual ecstasy and fertility, jesus christ, buddha, none of the above - apollo. African american rhythm & blues and white country western music. When, what, why, where do you dance> What rules, messages, meanings of cultural knowledge are danced: classical dance, survives along time, stories reflect/mirror society, expensive theaters, extensive training, require skilled craftsmen. So basically needs wealthy patrons donate money: sustained by devoted audience, good vs. Ballet and kabuki have been created in very different societies. Both have been capturing audiences for 300 years, established labrinth theatres, backstage where illusions are prepared, a public space where the audience finds them transformed into reality. Kabuki gives us a larger vision, creates a larger reality by being so bold. Brings the real world and the imagined world together. The stories of kabuki and ballet are well known to the pubic. Kabuki is ideal to feed dreams that people need.
