midterm Flashcards
Giselle premiered during which era of ballet?
Romantic
“Ballet du Cour” refers to
Dance in 16th and 17th century European courts
Marius Petipa required female dancers in the Classical Era to
extend their legs
dance en pointe for longer
add hops en pointe
shorten tutus to reveal line of the leg
The first academy of ballet was founded in Paris in the year
1661
The New York City ballet was established by
George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein
Which is NOT a ballet of the classical era? Don Quixote The Sleeping Beauty La Bayadere Pas de Quatre
Pas de Quatre
The only female choreographer to create ballets for Diaghilev was
Bronislava Nijinska
The first American ballerina to perform in the Paris Opera was
Augusta Maywood
Catherine de Medici brought ballet to France from which country?
Italy
The 18th century child prodigy who shortened her skirt and removed the heel of her shoe to show technical footwork was
Marie Camargo
The 18’h century dramatic, expressive dancer who was the first female
choreographer of the ballet Pygmalion was
Marie Salle
The ballet that premiered in 1789 on the eve of the French Revolution was
La Fille mal Gardee
The oldest professional ballet company in America is
San Francisco Ballet
Louis XIV’s nickname, which he received from a ballet in which he performed the title role was
Sun King
Which Romantic Era ballerina did NOT perform in Pas de Quatre in the 1845 command performance for the Queen of England?
Marie Camargo
The ltalian Ballet Master at La Scala who was the first to make the corps de ballet permanent and he wrote the 1st book that outlined 180 degree turnout of the feet
Carlo Blasis
Who was the choreo-erapher responsible for developing the theory of “Ballet d’action”
Jean-Georges Noverre
The French dancer who invented a flying machine and also the first pair of flesh-colored tights called “fleshings” was
Charles Didelot
Which ballerina was known as the “Queen of the Romantic Eta?”
Marie Taglioni
Diaghilev’s concept of “Total Theatre”
That dance is capable of combining all the arts.
Parts of Marius Petipa’s “Grand Pas de Deux”
- Pas de Deux - male and female
- Male variation - male
- Female variation - female
- Coda - male and female
5 elements of a full dance production
Lighting, costumes, choreography, scenery, and music.
Identify what “ballet blanc” literally means and give an example of a specific ballet that includes ballet blanc. During which act does it occur?
It means white acts, in Giselle act II was ballet blanc
Name the American ballerina who was the first American Giselle and formed a
company with George Washington Smith.
Mary Ann Lee
