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    3 major changed in ballet during the 18th century: - Professional dancers of both genders emerged. Their innovations in developing ballet separated it into a singular art form. - Different styles of ballet were developed (opera-ballet‚ ballet pantomime‚ ballet d’action) - Female dancers changed the game and norms of performing ballet Francoise Prevost – Showed a glimpse of the dramatic direction French ballet would later take. TEACHER OF MARIE COMARGO AND MARIE SALLE Marie Comargo – quick

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    In the world of dance‚ George Balanchine and William Forsythe have changed the way ballet is structured by sculpting the end of the 19th century classical ballet movements to modern contemporary movements‚ introducing neoclassical ballet. Neoclassical ballet defines the body’s lines and angles. They have both created various original works paired with radical patterns‚ costumes‚ setting‚ movement and music . Forsythe is one of the most significant choreographers of the 21st century. With Balanchine’s

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    the front/greeter. Now when we had people in the store that look suspicious or ones we know that steal we call them friends through our headsets. Midway into our shift about 7:30 pm‚ I had greeted a group of five ladies‚ “hello welcome to Charlotte Russe‚” no response. I noticed two of them carrying very large totes and the moment they walked in they split into two different groups. I spoke to my headset‚ “two possible groups

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    Enrico Cecchetti

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    Enrico Cecchetti: the Man that Revolutionized the World of Ballet “Aim at softness and ease in your performance of a dance. Endeavor that all shall be harmonious. However hard you work at your lessons or at rehearsals‚ let none of this effort be visible in your performance. There must be no sign of concentration‚ exertion‚ or tension. All must be free and natural. For the true art is that which conceals the labor that produced it (Enrico Cecchetti)”. Born in a dressing room of a Roman theatre Enrico

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    Igor Stravinsky

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    birth‚ Rimsky‚ Stravinsky’s father like figure‚ dies. In 1909‚ Stravinsky’s compositions‚ Scherzo fatastique and Feu d’artifice (Fireworks) where performed at a concert in St. Petersburg. In that very audience Serge Diaghilev‚ founder of the Ballets Russes‚ was extremely impressed. He was so impressed

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    “I am in the present. I can not know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can know only what the truth is for me today. That is what I am called upon to serve and I serve it in all lucidity.” –Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (June 17/5‚ 1882 – April 6‚ 1971) lived by this mantra. As a 20th Century composer‚ pianist‚ and conductor‚ music was his truth. Time magazine even named him as one of the 100 most influential people of the century. Music and its livelihood were the fiber of

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    IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1871) The Firebird Suite (1910; version from 1919) Introduction - The Firebird and its Dance Round of the Princesses (Khorovod) Infernal Dance of King Kaschei Berceuse Finale The first of Igor Stravinsky’s three famous early ballets‚ The Firebird is the most traditional and derivative. While The Firebird‚ similar to Petrushka and The Rite Of Spring‚ is unquestionably one of Stravinsky’s masterpieces‚ if considered strictly historically it can be‚ with some justice

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    20th Century

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    Music written since 1900 is called twentieth century music. There have been more types and styles of music written in the twentieth century then ever before. In the twentieth century‚ the only limit is the composer’s imagination. This great variety of musical styles reflected the diversity of life during the early twentieth century. More people were free to choose where to live‚ how to earn a living‚ and how to spend their time. The car‚ airplane‚ telephone‚ phonograph‚ movies‚ and radio all made

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    As I watched The Rite of Spring and The Nutcracker‚ the music is very different. Knowing time period these two ballets were written in I sort of expected it. The Nutcracker has a lot of musical melodies and themes from the Romantic Period. The Rite of Spring has very aggressive dynamics and very sharp rhythms. The music in The Nutcracker helps the audience set a tone and understand the season that the performance is taking place in as well as what is going on in during the ballet. The music in The

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    Ballet and War: Review on Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age The Rite of Spring by Modris Ekstein examines the cultural history at the start and in World War I and the consequences that would follow after the end of the war. Ekstein separates his book into three acts- pre-war‚ during the war and then after the war. Act One takes the reader first to Paris and the premier of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet‚ Le Sacre du primtemp translated to the Rite of Spring. Choreographed

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