Overview of History of Dance and Ballet 2
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107OHDB2 | exam | 3 | 1 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 1 lecture hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 54 to 69 hours of self-study | English | summer |
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The course contains a chronological outline of the development of dance art in the European (world) context, presents its individual stages and main factors (choreographic personalities, staging methods, choreographic works, performance practice) and focuses on the integration of dance art into the context of the development of other artistic disciplines.
The aim of the study is to gain a broader understanding of the cultural significance and function of dance and the development of ballet from the 18th century to the late 19th century. Students build on the knowledge gained in the first semester. In the second semester, the developmental lineage from dances for spectacle to the first efforts at ballet as a distinct theatrical genre must be understood. To learn about the development of „artistic“ choreography and its creators in the context of European theatre. Then, in the seminar, to understand how the stylistic characteristics of each period are reflected in dance expression and extant repertoire.
Thematic areas:
- The invention of the graphic method of recording dance and its impact. Stage dance in the first half of the 18th century, the first ballets without singing and with a story (J. Weaver, M. Sallé, etc.).
- The development of story ballets in the classical period (F. Hilverding, G. Angiolini, J.G. Noverre). Famous dance performers (M. Camargo, M. Sallé, L. Dupré, M. Guimard, G. and A. Vestris, etc.).
- Characteristics of pre-Romantic ballet, famous personalities (S. Viganò, Ch. L. Didelot, C. Blasis). Development of dance technique.
- Romantic ballet, its characteristic features. Creators and performers of romantic ballet (F. Taglioni, M. Taglioni, J. Perrot, C. Grisi, A. Saint-Léon, F. Cerrito, F. Elssler, A. Bournonville, L. Grahn, etc.).
- Ballets-féerie. Post-romantic ballet in Russia, works by M. Petipa and L. Ivanov.
Learning outcomes
The students orient themselves in the history of dance of the discussed periods. They have gained a broader understanding of the cultural significance and function of dance from the earliest stages of human development to the end of the 19th century. The students will demonstrate the ability to place the characteristics of dance expressions in a broader context. The content of all the knowledge acquired is directly related to the content of the final state examination.
Prerequisites and other requirements
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Literature
Required reading:
KIRSTEIN, Lincoln. Dance. A Short History of Classic Theatrical Dancing. Princeton, New Jersey 1987. ISBN 978-0871270191.
KIRSTEIN, Lincoln. Four Centuries of Ballet. Fifty Masterworks. Dover Publications, New York 1984. ISBN 0-486-24631-0.
MEISNER, Nadine. Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet Master, Oxford University Press, 2019, ISBN: 9780190659295.
NOVERRE, Jean Georges. Letters On Dancing and Ballets. Princeton Book Co Pub, 2004. ISBN 978-1852731007.
RAMEAU, Pierre. The Dancing Master. Princeton Book Co Pub; Facsimilie edition, 2003. ISBN 978-1852730925.
REBLING, Eberhard, ed. Marius Petipa. Meister des klassischen Balletts. Berlin 1975.
WOOD, Melusine. Some Historical Dances 12th to 19th Century.London, 1952.
Recommended reading:
BLASIS, Carlo: Základní pojednání o teorii a praxi tanečního umění. Přeložila Helena Kazárová, Taneční listy 1996.
BRODSKÁ, Božena - VAŠUT, Vladimír. Svět tance a baletu. AMU 2004. 80-7331-004-X.
BRODSKÁ, Božena. Dějiny ruského baletu, SPN Praha 1984. (skripta AMU)
BRODSKÁ, Božena. Rokoko a klasicismus. In: Taneční listy 6/1999.
BRODSKÁ, Božena. Romantický balet. AMU 2007. ISBN 978-80-7331-108-7.
BRODSKÁ, Božena. Vybrané kapitoly z dějin baletu, AMU 2017. ISBN 978-80-7331-106-3.
BRODSKÁ, Božena. Zdivadelnění tance v renesanci a baroku. In: Taneční listy 4/1999.
DOTLAČILOVÁ, Petra. Vývoj baletu-pantomimy v osvícenecké Evropě, AMU 2013. ISBN 978-80-7331-270-1.
JŮZL, Miloš, a kol. Dějiny umělecké kultury, díl II. SPN Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-04-22193-9.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Barokní balet ve střední Evropě. AMU 2008. ISBN 978-80-7331-130-8.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Barokní taneční formy. AMU 2005, 2. vydání 2018.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Baroko plné tance. In: Taneční listy 5/1999.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Choreografie a choreograf. Styl a ornament. In: Taneční listy č. 5/2001, s. 16.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Ohlédnutí za vývojem klasického tance. In: Ozvěny tance, AMU Praha 1998, s. 7-21. ISBN 80-85883-40-6.
Kolektiv (ed. Gremlicová, D.). Tanec a společnost. AMU 2009. ISBN 978-80-7331-162-9.
Kolektiv (Karolína Bulínová, Lucie Burešová, Dorota Gremlicová, Helena Kazárová, Daniela Zilvarová): Profese tanečníka: mezi obdivem a odsouzením. AMU, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7331-241-1.
E-learning: https://moodle.amu.cz/course/view.php?id=314
Evaluation methods and criteria
Passing the final test. Oral exam.
The evaluation consists of 25% of the evaluation of the activity in lectures and seminars and 25% of the result of the test and 50% of the oral examination.
Other requirements: 80% attendance, active participation in lectures and seminars.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Classical Ballet Technique - from 2023/24 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Modern and Contemporary Dance - from 2023/24 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Folk Dance - from 2023/24 (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)