Birth of Ballet

 

Dance in the Renaissance
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Please, click on the link below, read the paragraphs under the subtitle "The Birth of Ballet" and answer the following questions:

I. LINK: (20 min)

 The Renaissance world and the art dance

  Questions

 

First Paragraph
1. Who was the main sponsor of ballet at the time?
2. Name few of the characteristics of this ballet sponsor.

Second Paragraph
3. Explain the symbolism implicit in the Ballet Comique de la Reine. 

Third Paragraph
4. What did the style ballet the course represent?

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II.  Video

Catherine de’ Medici (Ballet Comique de la Reine) (15:09 min)

Why was Ballet Comique de la Reine important?

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III . Ballet de Cour

5. Click on the link above and summarize the important of Ballet the Cour for the birth of ballet?


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IV. Video
 

  Ballet Evolved - At the court of Louis XIV (3:06 min)

6. After this video, what would you say is the relationship between the turn-out in ballet and fencing in the French court of Louis XIV?

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V. Le Roi Danse

Le roi danse - Ballet de la nuit (1653) (3 min.)

Le Ballet de la Nuit, was a major ballet de cour organized by Louis de Hesselin and first performed in the Louvre's Salle du Petit Bourbon in 1653. Le Ballet de la Nuit was notable for many reasons: most prominent among them was the involvement of the young Louis XIV, who danced in five different roles, including his most famous role as the Sun King, accompanied by chosen courtiers and professional dancers, singers and acrobats.

7. After watching this video, which would you say was the function of ballet for Louis XIV and his court?