DAN 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: French Revolution, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ballet Royal De La Nuit
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Danced in front of people for the first time at age 13 (1651) From then he started performing once a week. Also known as the sun king: the role he played in ballet de la nuit. King louis embodies the sun king and portrays 6 other roles. It was a ballet with multiple divertissements making it a ballet a entr e. There are 4 acts each with a different plot and composer. The entire ballet takes place from sunrise to sunset. Le marriage de la grosse cathos: (1688) In the 1980s 2 american scholars found notation of the ballet and figured out the story line and production. It is the only surviving complete ballet of its time period. Because of the corsets their torsos didn"t slouch. All can be traced back to the origin of court life. King louis puts money in to the academy separating the amateurs from the professionals.
