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A dance costume used in ballet. A dance costume is the clothing worn by a dancer when performing before an audience. A dance costume may be custom designed for use in a specific dance work, or it may have a traditional design, such as those used in some ceremonial and folk dances. Typically, dance costumes are designed to harmonize with the ...
The use of masks in dance in the West traces back to ancient Greece. Grecian dancers would use masks for religious rituals to embody Dionysus and Appollo. [1] In Greek theaters, masks are used to enhance the drama of tragedy and comedy, illustrated by kordax, a mask dance of comedy characterized of uninhibited lasciviousness. [2]
The Oaxacan dance includes intricate costumes, including hand-carved masks. ... The devil’s costume includes a hand-carved wooden mask. Some include real goat horns. Dancers must have boots, a ...
A contemporary ballet leap. Contemporary ballet is a genre of dance that incorporates elements of classical ballet and modern dance. [1] It employs classical ballet technique and in many cases classical pointe technique as well, but allows a greater range of movement of the upper body and is not constrained to the rigorously defined body lines and forms found in traditional, classical ballet.
Singing and dancing are included in Nuo theatre and performers wear costumes and masks. Nuo theatre is a direct and important expressive medium of Nuo culture. [citation needed] Other forms of representation of Nuo culture include Nuo dance (傩舞/儺舞), Nuo song (傩歌/儺歌), Nuo sacrifice (傩祭) and Nuo ceremony (傩仪/儺儀) and ...
The primary events of FESTIMA are the performances, where mask wearers dance, accompanied by musicians playing hand drums, whistles, and balafons. [3] [7] Sometimes, a translator is present to interpret the meaning of the dance. [8] Some of the ethnic groups whose traditions are represented are the Bwaba, Marka, and Yoruba. [2]
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