Essays Tagged: "Ballet Comique de la Reine"
Ballet in Western Europe.
Foreshadowed in earlier mummeries and lavish masquerades, ballet emerged as a distinctive form in Italy before the 16th cent. The first ballet that combined m ... atherine de' Medici in 1581. Organized by the violinist Balthasar de Beaujoyeux, it was entitled Le Ballet comique de la Reine. This production was the first ballet de cour, the ancestor of the modern ... the English court masque, a 16th-century entertainment with dance interludes. The first treatise on ballet dancing was the Orchésographie of Thoinot Arbeau (1588).The 17th cent. saw the major d ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts
The whole history of ballet
Contents:1. Introduction 2.Main part2.1 The History of Ballet2.2 When did Dance Start?2.3 The Greeks and Romans2.4 The middle Ages2.5 The Renaissance2.6 Lo ... ench Influence2.7 1740 to Pre-Romantic2.8 Pre-Romantic Era2.9Romantic Era210 Petipa and the Russian Ballet2.11 Ballet in Britain2.12The Russian Revolution and Nureyev2.13 America3. Conclusion4. Tables ... ian Revolution and Nureyev2.13 America3. Conclusion4. Tables and pictures5. BibliographyIntroductionBallet is a form of dancing performed for theatre audiences. Like other dance forms, ballet may tell ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts