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DNCE 345 - Test 1 > Lecture 3 > Flashcards

Lecture 3 Flashcards

1
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diaghilev

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an impresario, not a dancer or choreographer

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impersario

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presenter of artists

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what did diaghilev bring together

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the greatest artists of his day: dancers, choreographers, composers, painters, fashion designers

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4
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ex of best composers

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stravinsky
ravel
debusssy
satie
prokofiev
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5
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ex of best painters

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picasso
matisse
miro
braque

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ex of best fashion designers

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coco chanel

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what did diaghilev develop his artistic vision around the concept of

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theatrical synthesis, or total theatre

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diaghilev’s theatrical synthesis

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  1. perfect ballet is the fusion of dancing, painting, music
  2. all the arts in ballet should be unified
  3. no artist should be subservient to any other
  4. each artist should complement the work of the other
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9
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what performance marked the beginning of the diaghilev era

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the ballets russes

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10
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where did the ballets russes premier

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paris opera house

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what were the 5 principles that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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  1. creating new movements
  2. dramatic action
  3. gestures
  4. corps de ballet
  5. artistic equality
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creating new movements principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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creating new movement for each dance by relating it to the subject matter, time period, and geographic location rather than using established movements from classical ballet

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dramatic action principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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dancing should express the dramatic action of the ballet

- should not be used merely as entertainment without a connection to the dramatic development of the ballet

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gestures principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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  • mime used only when required by the style of the ballet (classical)
  • all other styles expressive gestures of the body should replace gestures of the hands
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corps de ballet principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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groups of dancers should not be used for ornamentation

- corps de ballet should be expressive as well as the soloists

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artistic equality principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

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each artist working on the ballet should have artistic equality

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17
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what were the 3 innovative characteristics of fokine’s choreography

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  1. freer movement of the torso
  2. expressive use of the arms
  3. movement which emphasized expressiveness over virtuosity
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18
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two of fokine’s ballets

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dying swan and spectre de la rose

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19
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dying swan ballet

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fokine

- solo choreographed for anna pavlova

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20
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spectre de la rose ballet

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fokine

  • “the spirit of the rose
  • duet
  • male role for nijinsky (to reestablish a central role for males in the ballet)
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21
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how many works did nijinsky choreograph for diaghilev

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3

  • afternoon of a faun
  • games
  • rite of spring
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22
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rite of spring ballet, music and set design

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huge scandal, only 4 performances in paris and 8 total before it was taken out

  • music: stravinsky
  • set: roerich
23
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what was nijinsky’s approach to choreography

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very radical, was a complete departure from classical ballet

24
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what did massine like in his ballets

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comedy
satire
farce
pantomime
drama
25
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what did one of massine’s ballets mark the beginning of

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this new innovative phase of ballets russes

- parade

26
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costumes and scenery for parade

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picasso

27
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parade ballet

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multi-media spectacle

  • described as first cubist inspired ballet
  • caused huge scandal in paris
28
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who developed cubism

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picasso and georges braque

29
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satie’s music

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innovative

- incorporated non-melodic sounds like a ships siren, pistol shots, typewriters, etc

30
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what was the third strand added to modernism

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abstractionism

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abstraction

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moving away from the literal representation (can’t recognize things immediately anymore)
- extracting the essence of something and representing it in was that are not literally

32
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who used abstraction

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nijinska

33
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nijinska

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nijinsky’s sister

34
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what is nijinska’s most well known work

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noces (the wedding)

35
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noces ballet

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based on the theme of an ancient russian wedding ceremony

36
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what was considered the companion piece to nijinsky’s rite of spring

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nijinska’s noces

37
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why was noces considered the companion piece to rite of spring

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  1. similar movements
  2. use of russian folklore and ritual
  3. music by stravinsky
38
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similar movements reason noces was considered the companion piece to rite of spring

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jumping and tucking legs underneath them

39
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use of russian folklore and ritual reason noces was considered the companion piece to rite of spring

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rite of spring: chosen sacrificial virgin and marriage with the sun god
noces: ancient russian wedding

40
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what is different about noces from the rite of spring

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use of modern abstraction

41
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decor in najinska’s noces

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bare, simply, reduced to essentials, stark

42
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the motif of what was used in najinska’s noces

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hair braids and hair braiding

  • arms curved like braids
  • crossing legs and bodies
  • pyramid of bodies where heads are laid one on top of the other to look like a braid
  • bruges with extremely long braids
43
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what were the 3 major contributions of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

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  1. transformed the ballet
  2. nurtured a generation of dancers and choreographers
  3. brought together the greatest artist of his time
44
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transformed the ballet major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

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transformed it from a classical form to a modern art form

- huge metamorphosis

45
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nurtured a generation of dancers and choreographers major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

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they contributed to the development of ballet in the 20th century

  • continued with his ideas
  • many started own companies and ballets
46
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brought together the greatest artists of his time major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

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wouldnt have risen to the same kind of prominence without him

47
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video about the search for nijinsky’s rite of spring

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reconstruction of the rite of spring

- how do you reconstruct a ballet that there’s no video of and only one person alive that remembers

48
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what was nijinsky’s lost ballet

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rite of spring

49
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how many acts in rite of spring

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2 acts

50
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video on nijisnka’s choreography

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extremely long braids, long arm movements, pointe work, pyramid of faces

51
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phase 1

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fokine

nijinsky

52
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phase 2

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massine
modernism
nijinska

53
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phase 3

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balachine

DNCE 345 - Test 1 (4 decks)

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