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Jan 1, 1300
The Middle Ages
The catholic church decided the nature of dance.
Dance was seen as something negative if it wasn't used solely for the purpose of displaying or portraying heavenly/ celestial symbols. -
Jan 1, 1400
Reinassance
The Italian and French court held their own court dances to flaunt their riches. These were called spectaculi, also as a way of going back to the classical world. ( Ancient Greece) -
Jan 1, 1570
L'academie de poesie et musique
An academy founded by Jean Antoine de Baif with the help from Charles IX. The school was founded to fortify the relationship between dance, music and poetry. -
L'academie Royale de musique et danse
An academy led by Jean baptiste Lully where they created music for dance and ballet. -
Mlle Lafontaine
First soloist in a Lully ballet -
The Enlightenment
A cultural movement of intellectual putting logic and reason before the church and tradition. -
Feuillet’s Chorégraphie, ou l’Art de Décrire La Danse
This was a sort of dance notation made by Jean Baptiste Lully -
Empress Anna
Empress Anna of Russia imported Jean Baptiste Lande to train her military to dance and established the first dance school training orphans of the courts servants. -
Lettres sur la Danse
In this book Jean George Noverre stated his opinions on dance and the dance training should be like. His opinions were that the dance performances should try and copy nature as much as possible and that the music, decor etc should only help the concept. -
The stone theatre
The stone theatre was built in Bolshoi and caused a huge advancenment in stage technology -
La Fille mal Gardée
A ballet created by Auguste Dauberval inspired by a painting; La reprimade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ1V-62E_O0 -
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The French Revolution
A period of radical social and political upheaval in France. This ensured the renewal for the dance performances that Noverre was calling for. Because this called for ballets that was associated with the 'everyday' copying of nature and community. -
Flore et Zephyre
A choreography by Charles Didelot. This was a very important choreography because Charles Didelot designed a machinery that the dancers could use to make it look like they were flying on stage. -
Robert La Diable
A choreography by Filipo Taglioni. This was the first example of a romantic ballet.The plot followed nuns that had sinned in their lifetime, rising back from the dead in white costumes. -
La Sylphide
Another romantic ballet by Filip Taglioni created for his daughter Marie Taglioni. The storry followed a scottish farmer who falls in love with a Sylph. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mz7G4TNg6g -
La pas de quatre
A ballet choreographed by Perrot bringing the four greatest romantic ballerinas together. Lucile Grahn
Carlotta Grisi
Fanny Cerrito
Marie Taglioni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtCsduBRq98 -
Coppélia
The Last romantic ballet.
Choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon. The story is about a mechanized doll that a village boy falls in love with. -
Le spectre de la Rose
Ballet Russes Ballet choreographed by Mikhail Fokine. The ballet is about a girl who dreams about the spirit of a rose from her first ball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBm8Kcr9FrQ -
Petrushka
A Ballet Russes ballet choreographed by Carlo Stravinsky and Mikhail Fokine. It was inspired by the streetfairs in St.Petersburg and tells the story of a love triangle between the puppets Petrushka, Moore and Ballerina. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbWDG3LU4bc -
Ballet Russes
A request to tour created the opportunity for Serghe Diagilev to create a company ; Ballet Russes -
L'apres midi d'un faune
The First choreography of ballet dancer Nijinski. It followed the story of a young fawn. And the movements were inspired by ancient greek and roman vaces. Making the dance movements mostly 2 dimensional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qjvGIMeIhU -
Le sacre du Printemps
A Ballet Russes ballet choreographed by Nijinski with music by Igor Stravinsky, It followed the story of a young virgin about to be sacrifised. She had to dance to her death. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BryIQ9QpXwI -
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World War I
During the 1st World War Ballet Russes could only tour in Spain and United states till 1917 -
Parade
A Ballet Russes ballet, choreographed by Leonide Massine with costumes by Pablo Picasso and scenery by Jean Cocteau. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Chq1Ty0nyEpara -
Cechetti
Cechetti sets up a school in London where Ballet Russes dancers could refine their technique and buils strength while they were on long breaks. -
Rambert
Rambert school is established in London by Marie Rambert. -
Cechetti technique
The Cechetti technique and syllabus are put in a manual and the Cechetti society is established. -
Les Noces
First choreography by Bronislava Nijinska created for Ballet Russes. It was also one of the first feminist choreographies because it followed the story of a girl's social obligation to getting married. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi-5mugSiX4 -
George Balanchine
Final choreographer to join Ballet Russes; George Balanchine -
Mordkin Ballet
Mikhail Mordkin sets up Mordkin Ballet, which would be later known as ABT -
Death of Serge Diaghilev
Death of Serge Diaghilev and the ballet company Ballet Russes.
The company split in two ; Ballet Russes de monte Carlo
Ballet Russes de Colonel de Bassil -
Camargo society
Carmago society was established in England to promote the interest in creating a national ballet. -
The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet was founded in London, England. It was founded by Ninette de Valois. -
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Les ballets des Champs Elyssees
Les ballets des Champs Elyssees was established by Boris Kochno and Roland petit in Paris. -
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Grand ballet du Marquis de cuevas
A Ballet company established by Marquis George de cuevas. The company was also known as Grand ballet de Monte Carlo -
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Les Ballets de Paris
After a fight with Roland Petit, Boris Kochno left and opened his own ballet company; Les ballets de Paris. -
The National Ballet Of Canada
The National Ballet of Canda was established in 1951 by Celia Franca by following the tradition and style of the Royal Ballet. -
Vaganova
Vaganova created a syllabus in wich dancers had to go trough a specific 2 year study. And learn techniques such as the strengthening of the back. -
Het Nationale Ballet (Nederland)
Het Nationale Ballet was founded in the Netherlands in 1961. It was a fusion with the Nederlandse ballet and the Amsterdamse ballet. -
The Australian Ballet
The Australian National Ballet was founded by Dame Peggy van Praagh in 1962. -
The Israel Ballet
The Israel Ballet was founded in 1967 in Tel Aviv by Berta Yampolski and Hillel Markman
