Act & Manner – Arts & Humanities Hw
The key terms of Arts and Humanities Homework include Port de bras, Act, Manner, Plié, Demi-plié, Grande plié, Ballet, Academie Royale de Danse, Catherine de’Medici, Homework
Port de bras
an act or manner of moving and posing the arms
Plié
Back straight, bend the knees to move down then push up
Demi-plié
½ bend, beginning and end of each move
Grande plié
large bend, heels off floor
Ballet
“classical” or formal dance
– Prescribed, formalized movement
– Solo, Duets, Choruses
Dinner Ballets
Renaissance Period
– Lavish entertainments
– Entrees – In between courses, often mythological characters reflecting the meal
Catherine de’Medici
Wife of King Henry II of France (Renaissance)
– A great patron of the arts
– Began to fund ballet in the French court
– Elaborate festivals encouraged the growth of ballet de cour, a program that included dance, decor, costume, song, music and poetry
Louis XIV
The Sun King & Dancing King (Renaissance)
Academie Royale de Danse (1661)
Used proscenium stage
– Separated the dancers from the audience
– Established rules for positions and movements
– Women allowed on stage (1681)
Who was Louis XIV’s dance teacher?
Pierre Duchamps
Pierre Duchamps
Credited with inventing the 5 basic dance positions of ballet
When were women allowed on stage?
1681 under Louis XIV
Marie Anne Cupis de Carmago
Age of Enlightenment
– Male failed to make entrance, so she danced his part
– Raised skirt to show off foot work, danced with the skill of a man
– Remembered for her numerous technical innovations.
Age of Enlightenment – 17th and 18th Century
Action ballet in which the narrative is advanced through gesture and pantomime
Marie Salle
Age of Enlightenment
– More expressive, not just leaps and posture
– First important female choreographer
– Wore only simple drapery and her hair loose.
John Weaver
Age of Enlightenment
– London choreographer
– Focus on dramatic content
– Focus on display of dance
Jean-Georges Navarre
Age of Enlightenment
– 1760 Letters on Dancing and Ballet
– Treat ballet as a play without words
Charles Didelot
Age of Enlightenment
– Introduced tights
– Zephyr and Flora (1796)
What ballet is credited with the introduction of dancing en pointe to the stage?
Zephyr and Flora (1796) by Charles Didelot
How many basic positions are there in ballet?
5 Basic Positions – 1st, 2nd. 3rd, 4th, 5th
All moves stem from these basic postures
Port de bras
an act or manner of moving and posing the arms
Plié
Back straight, bend the knees to move down then push up
Demi-plié
½ bend, beginning and end of each move
Grande plié
large bend, heels off floor