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Ballet History
Question | Answer |
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Which famous ballerina's signature role was Giselle? | Carlotta Grisi |
Which famous ballerina became known as the Danish Taglioni? | Lucille Grahn |
Which famous ballerina's signature role was La Sylphide? | Marie Taglioni |
Who usually danced the central role in Romantic Ballets? | Female dancer |
Which famous ballerina danced past her prime and was upstaged by a younger female dancer? | Fanny Cerrito |
In the ballet, Pas De Quatre, each famous ballerina performed a solo. What was the order that they performed? | youngest to oldest |
Which famous ballerina went on pointe first? | Marie Taglioni |
Which ballet tells a story of a young peasant girl falls in love with a Duke in disguise, dies and become a Wili that haunts men in the forest? | Giselle |
Which ballet tells a story of a doll maker creates a life size doll that comes to life? | Coppelia |
Which ballet tells a story of a man to be married, that falls in love with a winged spirit? | La Sylphide |
Which ballet tells a story of a young girl that receives a gift from her magical uncle and visits a kingdom of sweets? | The Nutcracker |
Which ballet tells a story of a sorcerer that tries to trick a prince into falling in love with his daughter? | Swan Lake |
Which ballet tells a story of a spell that is put on a princess to makes her fall into a deep sleep until she receives a true love kiss? | Sleeping Beauty |
Which century did Romantic ballet take place? | 19th century |
What was the main topic for most Romantic Ballets? Check all that apply | supernatural, spiritual creatures Mythical places Love triangles |
Who was the composer that worked closely with Petipa? | Pytor Tchaikovsky |
Who was Petipa's assistant? | Lev Ivanov |
Who was the director of the Imperial Ballet Theater in Russia? | Marius Petipa |
Was is the name for the climax of a ballet? | Pas de deux |
A pas de deux has 4 sections, what is the order it is performed? | Adagio, male solo, female solo, coda |
Which era in ballet did female ballerina become more respected and enhanced the difficulty of their technique? | Classical Ballet |
Who is considered the most famous Russian composer of his time? | Pytor Tchaikovsky |
Who choreographed The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty? | Marius Petipa |
Who is considered the "father of classical ballet"? | Marius Petipa |
Who choreographed the Red Shoes | Leonide Massine |
Who choreographer of Petrouchka and Firebird | Michel Fokine |
Who choreographer of Afternoon of the Faun and The Rite of Spring | Vaslav Nijinsky |
Who was the company Director and impresario for Ballet Russe. | Serge Diaghilev |
What is the name of the ballet that is about a puppet that comes to life, but was burdened by pesky human emotions like love, jealousy and rage? | Petrouchka |
What is the name of the ballet that is about ballet shoes which enable a girl to dance with superhuman skills, but at a price: she can never stop dancing and dancing to her death? | The Red Shoes |
What is the name of the ballet that is about a sacrifice of a virgin chosen to dance herself to death for the return of spring and the renewal of Earth.? | The Rite of Spring |
Which century did the Russian ballet company Ballet Russe, present the world with a new "look" for ballet performances? | 20th century |
What is abstract ballet? | Ballet without a plot |
What is the word that means a new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts | avant-garde |
What is the word that describes a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, and/or operas. | impresario |
What is the term that means a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform. | repertoire |