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Dance Test 2
dance test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ballet Comique de La Reine | Ballet Comique de La Reine, Grandmother of ballet, Married Henry II (France), From Italy, Commissioned the ballet for her sister’s wedding, Not as detailed facial expressions/hand movements, Focus on space details |
| Symbols for Truth, Justice, etc.. | Triangle → justice Target symbol → perfect truth Three intertwined circles → truth known |
| Louis XIV | 16th century: Catherine de Medici; long ballets, audience above dancers, king and queen are most important |
| Catherine de Medicis | Catherine de Medici 16th century No risen stage Audience was above the dancers Called a “spectacle” instead of a “ballet” Recitations and songs Queen Louise participates 6 hours long, Plot: King and Queen are most important in society Many ballets display |
| Jules Cardinal Mazarin | King Louis’s tutor, Criticized for stressing dance over grammar |
| Major Figures and Advances from 16th century | 17th century, The Sun King → said he was the center of the universe, Ballet de la Nuit (1653), founded the Académie Royale de Danse/Musique, Pierre Beauchamps was his dance master, always the star, wore tights and slippers to show off his legs and feet, r |
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