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Ballet
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Louis XIV
Louis XIVDuring the reign of Louis XIV, the popularity of ballet grew because of his passion for dance. He had been involved in dance from the time he was a child and continued through his reign. During his reign, he employed the help of several talented ballet choreographers such as Pierre Beauchamps and Jean Baptiste Lully. -
Pierre Beauchamps
Beauchamps was one of the highest paid servants of Louis XIV for being a highly talentend dance master. He was responsible for creating the fundamentals of ballet such as the five positions of the feet and having ballet dancers turnout. -
Academie Royale de Musique
Opera Paris DanceLouis XIV founded this dance academy which has survived as the Paris Opera. It is now one of the oldest ballet companys in existance. Through this company, women were able to have professional dancing careers in an otherwise male dominated profession. Above all other things, the Paris Opera Ballet was a monumental part of the professionalization of ballet. -
Proscenium Theatres
At the beginning of the seventeenth century, ballet began to move out of ballrooms and into proscenium theatres. This style of of performance included detachable scenes joined by common themes, singing, dancing, and stage effects that were made possible by the proscenium theatre. -
First Notation System
Beauchamps created the first notation system for dance at that time. This system later influenced the creation of Raoul-Auger Feuillet's Choregraphie, ou l Art de Decrire la Dance. His creation of this system was one that was detailed and ingenious. It became very popular throughout Europe. -
The Two Pupils of Prevost
Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo and marie Salle were two very welll known dancers of that time. They had opposing qualities and dance styles. Camargo was known for her belief that dance should be externally beautiful. Salle was known for using emotion to create the beauty in a dance. She also instituted the reform of staging and costuming. -
John Weaver
John Weaver's The Loves of Mars and Venus was one of the first ballet pieces that were performed without the use of speech or song. -
Camargo
Camargo was one of the first ballerinas to perform moves that were only ever seen from a man. She was capable of completing large, intricate leaps. She had made the decision to shorten her skirt in order to show her entrechats. This decision translated into future dance costuming. -
Pygmalion
Choreographed by Salle in London. This ballet was based off of Greed fable portraying a sculptor's statue that comes to life. In this ballet, she removed several of the traditional dance costumes of that time. Such as wigs the panier. -
Seven Years' War
England and France were on the verge of the seven years war. During this period of time, there was a strong anti-French sentiment in London which affected several dancers that had planned to perform in that area. -
Jean Georges Noverre
Noverre was the creator of the ballet d'action. He believed that ballet should have a unified theme during performance. He also believed in the reduction of technical displays that detracted from the main idea and that bulky skirts/ heeled shoes should be done away with. -
Jason and Medea
Jason MedeaNoverre's ballet, Jason and Medea or Ballet Terrible, sparked a new realm of ballet. His piece contained dancing, suspicion, darkness, pleasure, horror, gaiety, treason, pleasantry, poison, tobacco, danger, salade, love, death, assassination and fireworks. His piece was highly controversial and had caused some spectators to faint. -
Vincenzo Galeotti
Galetotti created the pieces The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master. These two pieces are known to be the world's oldest surviving complete ballet. -
French Revolution
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Charles Didelot
Didelot believed in creating dramatic choreography. He had a very large influence on Russian Ballet. He was also responsible for simplifying the typical dancer's outfit by implementing tights. -
Flore et Zephyre
One of Charles Didelot most famous ballets. He had created a rigging systme that allowed dancers to be raised into the air during a performance to give the illusion of flight. He had used this system to lower ballerinas to the ground to give the appearance of them standing on their tiptoes. This was the beginning of the en pointe aesthetic. -
Pierre Gardel
During this period of time, the view of ballet began to change. The once enjoyed ballets by Pierre Gardel started to be viewed as stuffy and boring.
