THTR 1800 : Exam 2
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1:57 pm: name matching, short answer, discussion questions, page 67, 68, 69, 70 - need to know the first four (medici, balthazar, pierre beauchamp, louis xiv, katherine medici. Louis xiv: brought dance to highest level, loved dance and being center of attention, founded the first royal ballet academy in paris now called the royal academy of music and. Inclined dance floor and no raised seating: development of proscenium stage had huge impact, more emphasis on movement. Focused on steps: begin to have professional dancers, don"t get really good until louis xiv retires (no one can be better than the king, have dance masters that rigorously trained dancers. Late 1700s: aesthetic begins to change, people care more about the meaning of movement. Led to the romantic movement: romantic movement. Set in scotland: only classical ballet when man is in kilt, choreographed by filippo taglioni.
