This volume is a history of the development of ballet designed for dance history courses. The discussion moves from the origins of dance through the middle ages onto the beginnings of ballet, to Renaissance spectacle in Italy, and the beginnings of ballet in France.
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Serves well as a basic foundation for my course devoted solely to ballet history.
–Angelika Gerbes, Professor of Ballet, Ohio State University
The text is a good introduction to ballet history . . . it's a great reference source.
–Amy Stoddart, Professor of Dance History, University of Oregon
An excellent ballet history book.
–Judith Bennahum, Department Chair, Dance History Program, University of New Mexico
–Angelika Gerbes, Professor of Ballet, Ohio State University
The text is a good introduction to ballet history . . . it's a great reference source.
–Amy Stoddart, Professor of Dance History, University of Oregon
An excellent ballet history book.
–Judith Bennahum, Department Chair, Dance History Program, University of New Mexico
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Author Carol Lee enlivens the historical presentation of the history of dance with humorous vignettes and anecdotes. Drawing upon her fifteen years experience as a dance history teacher, Lee looks at the ever-shifting currents of historical events in Western Civilization and relates them to the origins and evolution of ballet.
From ancient Greek folk expression to 17th Century court dance, through the Renaissance, through England, Denmark, Russia, and into the 20th Century in the United States, Lee guides the reader through the intricate steps of the history of dance.
For the dance enthusiast or anyone who enjoys history, theatre, and Western civilization studies. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: Ballet in Western Culture: A History of Its Origins and Evolution (Paperback)
I enjoyed this book very much, but for all its well researched statements, etc., I could not believe that the author included the following statement, which must be corrected -"Riccardo Drigo...composed two undistiguished ballet scores in the service of the choreographer (Petipa)." In fact Riccardo Drigo wrote 5 ballets for Petipa (two for Lev Ivanov - "The Enchanted Forest" -1887, and "The Magic Flute" -1893), which were anything but undistinguished in their time - "The Talisman" (1889) was revered for its score, though the ballet itself was not, and even pleased such grand dames of the artistic world as Alexander Benois and Tchaikovsky himself. Drigo presented a new version of his score in 1907 for Nikolai Legat's revival. "The Awakening of Flora" (1894, created for the celebrations held at Peterhof for the wedding of Tsar Alexander III's daughter Xenia). Drigo's score was revered by the critics of the day, and the work survived long in the repertory of the Imperial Ballet and Pavlova's company. 30 minutes of it was recorded by Richard Bonynge. The work was choregraphed by Petipa, though there is a long running error which has spread from source to source that it was Lev Ivanov's ballet. "The Pearl" (1896, created for the festivities held at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre in honor of Tsar Nicholas II's coronation) Drigo's score was hailed as masterpiece - the ballet, set in an under-water kingdom, boasted a score that featured an offstage choir. "Harlequin's Millions" (aka Harlequinade) (1900) Drigo was mobbed after the premiere of this ballet by the Imperial audience, who were so enraptured with the score. The New York City ballet includes this work in thier repertory in Balanchine's version. "The Romance of the Rosebud and the Butterfly" (1904) this work never premiered in light of the Russo-Japanese war and Petipa's falling out with the Imperial Theatre's new director Telyakovsky. It was later revived as "The Tale of the Rosebud" in 1919 by Fydor Lophukov, and was a success. Maybe a second edition will fix the author's incorrect statement.
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Throughout the ages, a wealth of documentation in the form of cave paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, descriptions of ancient Olympic games, and Old Testament references have attested to the importance of dancing in society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Ballets Russes, Royal Academy, United States, Ballet Russe, Swan Lake, World War, Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Comique, Middle Ages, Jules Perrot, Marie Taglioni, French Revolution, American Ballet Theatre, Western Europe, Auguste Vestris, Catherine de Medici, Fanny Elssler, Dance Books, Albert Museum, August Bournonville, Bolshoi Ballet, Isadora Duncan, Nederlands Dans Theater, The Ballet of the Enlightenment New!
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Throughout the ages, a wealth of documentation in the form of cave paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, descriptions of ancient Olympic games, and Old Testament references have attested to the importance of dancing in society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Ballets Russes, Royal Academy, United States, Ballet Russe, Swan Lake, World War, Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Comique, Middle Ages, Jules Perrot, Marie Taglioni, French Revolution, American Ballet Theatre, Western Europe, Auguste Vestris, Catherine de Medici, Fanny Elssler, Dance Books, Albert Museum, August Bournonville, Bolshoi Ballet, Isadora Duncan, Nederlands Dans Theater, The Ballet of the Enlightenment New!
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- Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn on 9 pages
- Sleeping Beauty (Favourite Fairy Tales) by Charles Perrault on 8 pages
- Jules Perrot by Ivor Forbes Guest on 5 pages
- Letters On Dancing And Ballets by Jean Georges Noverre on 5 pages
- Ballet Technique for the Male Dancer by Nicholai Ivanovitch Tarasov on page 308, page 311, and Back Matter
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