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“Classical Dance Theater” by:
Gerald JonasPresentation by:
Francesca San Roman and AndrewGiles and Edited By: Laura Pratt and
Dr. Kay Picart
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Ballet
• “The royal courts thatnurtured ballet areeither gone or stripped
of their political power,but the courtly ideal ofmaking the most difficultfeats of prowess lookeasy has become an
integral part of the balletaesthetic”(130).
old.nssnt.org/ SpaceBallet.htm
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Ballet Class
• How does class begin?
• The first exercise is
the ___• “After finishing at the
barre, dancers move to
the center of the room
when they perform
similar exercises
without support”(130). www.smumn.edu/ sitepages/pid927.php
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George Balanchine
• As ballet master of theNew York City Ballet,hetaught the ninety-minute
company class everymorning.
• The classroom was hislaboratory, the trainedbodies of the dancers his
tools.(130)
• His choreography wascalled ___________.
www.israeldance.co.il/ news.htm
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Kabuki
• Japan’s kabuki theater
achieved classical status
by a diametrically
opposite route from that of
ballet.
• The word kabuki
originally meant
__________________________________________
_____________________.
www.trocadero.com/ features/features4.html
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Kabuki Performers
• In the all-male world of kabuki the icons of
femininity are _______(136).
• The Japanese word for a kabuki performer
who specializes in female roles is
__________, or “woman person”.
• The performers must not only move like awoman on stage, but think ___________.
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Continuing the Kabuki Tradition
• Who trains the young performers?
• How old does training start?
• When are outsiders adopted into the family?
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Women and Kabuki
• Women have
performed kabuki
outside the classicalvenues
• Women appear as
actors and dancers on
the modern Japanesestage.
• Okuniwww.edu.city.kyoto.jp/.../ school/sougo2.htm
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The Social Structure of Japan in
the 17th Century
Skinners
Prostitues
Kabuki Performers
Farmers
Preiests and Artisans
Merchants
SamuraiThe warriors
Daimyo
land owning feudal lords
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Performances
• Kabuki performances started early in the
________ and lasted ________.
• Staging was an amalgam of ______ effects
and ________ conventions(142).
www.mvschool.com/.../ kabukidancers_p1.htm
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The Theater
• Who attended the
theater?
• What was the set upfor the stage?
www.artsanddesignsjapan.com/ view.php?t=1&c=10...
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Dance in Ballrooms
• What was the clothing
like for Ballroom
dancers and balletdancers?
framingthequestions.berkeley.edu/ vol9/hanson.html
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Ballet Evolves
• Marie Camargo
• Marie Sallé
• Jean Georges Noverre
androsdance.tripod.com/.../ camargo_marie.htm
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• St. Petersburg
• La belle au Bois
Dormant ( TheSleeping Beauty)
• Peter Ilich
Tchaikovsky
www.theaterverkoopzeeland.nl/ Sleeping%20beaut...
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Conclusion
• Ballet has survived the French and the
Russian Revolution.
• Only time will tell if kabuki can find new
audiences beyond its homeland.
• Both ballet and kabuki converge on their
emphasis on charismatic performers.
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Works Cited
• Jonas, Gerald.Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement. “Classical Dance Theater”.NewYork:Harry N. Abrams. 1992, 128-163.
• old.nssnt.org/ SpaceBallet.htm
• www.smumn.edu/ sitepages/pid927.php
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• www.israeldance.co.il/ news.htm
• • www.trocadero.com/ features/features4.html
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• www.edu.city.kyoto.jp/.../ school/sougo2.htm
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• www.mvschool.com/.../ kabukidancers_p1.htm
• www.artsanddesignsjapan.com/ view.php?t=1&c=10
• framingthequestions.berkeley.edu/ vol9/hanson.html•
• androsdance.tripod.com/.../ camargo_marie.htm
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• www.theaterverkoopzeeland.nl/ Sleeping%20beaut.