Romantic and Russian Ballet

Dance I

Characteristics of the Romantic Ballet

Combining the Real world with the Fantasy World

Costume became less conforming, shorter skirts but still past the knee

Pointe work became more artistic than a trick

“White Act”

Filippo and Marie Taglioni

Filippo was Marie’s father.

Choreographed “La Sylphide”

Marie Taglioni one of the most famous ballerinas

Danced in La Sylphide

Part of the Pas de Quartre

La Sylphide

One of the first Romantic Ballets

Sylphide Magical Creatures with everlasting life who can Fly

Scottish Story of James and the Sylphide he can’t have.

Popular Ballerinas

Fanny Esler : “Bad Girl”Pas De Quatre Marie Taglioni Lucille Grahn Fannie Cerrito Carlotta Grisi : First Giselle

Dr. Louis Vernon

Star System : Contracted Ballerinas to only dance at

Paris Opera. Sold more tickets to show with “stars”

in them Sold Lithographs of dancers

Giselle

Wili : woman who has died of a broken heart

Begin to see miming to tell story

Marius Petipa

Brought Ballet to Russia Choreographed : Swan Lake Qualities similar to romantic ballet

Russian Ballet

Fairy Tale Plots, happy endings Skirt stopped above the knee Importance of Pointe work Extravagant Costumes Large Corpe de Ballet

Tchaikovsky and Ivanov

Tchaikovsky is one of the most well known composers ever

Composed Nutcracker, swan lake, sleeping beauty . . .

Ivanov : Choreographer

Collaborated with Petipa to choreograph Swan Lake

Choreographed Nutcracker

Swan Lake

Choreographers : Ivanov and Petipa Composer : Tchaikovsky Characters : Odette/Odile, Prince

Siegfried,Queen, Falstaff, Von Rothbart

Black Swan Pas de Deux : Most popular Pas de deux in all ballet, 32 fouettes