DANCE 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Jules Perrot, The Sleeping, Modern Dance
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Dance 100 chapter 4 bugaku and ballet. Religious dance and court dance can be mixed in cultures in which the leaders are religious (egypt) Ruling classes sought ways of defining and describing their power. Some court dances can be found in their original form (burmese, cambodian) Now performed as theatrical events for general public. Duke of chou: formulated music and dances to accompany religious rites. Originally all male performers, but females incorporated today. Kabuki: blends music, acting, and dance: all males in elaborate costumes and heavy makeup or masks. Originated in european renaissance court dances, 15th century italy. Catherine de medici (queen of france) and her dance master balthasar de beaujoyeux: ballet comique de la reine: first true ballet. France was cultural leader followed by italy, russia, england, austria, and scandinavia. Stories told through pantomime: series of hand gestures. Jean-gorges noverre tried to add greater authenticity and expressiveness to ballet but was unpopular.
