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A timeline of the history of ballet: 14th century Medieval dance; 15th century; 16th century Renaissance dance; Ballet de cour; Intermedio - Italian court spectaculars with dance; Ballet Comique de la Reine - sometimes called the "first ballet" 17th century French ballet; Comédie-ballet; 18th century Baroque dance; Opéra-ballet; Ballet d ...
Ballet in Western Culture: A History of its Origins and Evolution. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-94256-X. Lifar, Serge. (1954). A history of Russian ballet from its origins to the present day (Hutchinson) McGowan, Margaret M. (1978). L'art du ballet de cour en France, 1581–1643. Paris: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
Pages in category "History of ballet" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Ballet Guild; Ballet Society; Timeline of ballet; Ballez;
Ballet is a French word which had its origin in Italian balletto, a diminutive of ballo (dance) which comes from Latin ballo, ballare, meaning "to dance", [1] [2] which in turn comes from the Greek "βαλλίζω" (ballizo), "to dance, to jump about".
During the 18th century, ballet transitioned from a courtly dance of moving images as a spectacle to performance art in its own right. Ballet performances developed around a central narrative and contained an expressive movement that revealed the relationships between characters. This dramatic style of ballet became known as the ballet d'action ...
The first ballet de cour to fuse dance, poetry, music and design into a coherent dramatic statement was the Ballet Comique de la Reine, performed in 1581. As part of the wedding celebration for the queen's sister, Marguerite of Lorraine and the Duc de Joyeuse, the plot based on Ulysses’ encounter with Circe was symbolic of the country's ...
Ballet has a long history in Italy, and it is widely believed that the earliest predecessor of modern-day ballet originated in the Italian courts of the Renaissance. Two predominant training systems are used to teach Italian ballet today: the Cecchetti method, devised by Enrico Cecchetti, and that of the La Scala Theatre Ballet School.
Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work , turnout of the legs, and high extensions), its flowing, precise movements, and its ethereal qualities.