Survey of the History of Dance and Ballet 2

Subject guarantor:

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

To acquire an awareness of the development of the role of dance culture from the Renaissance to the 19th century. To understand the development line of dance for an audience to the first efforts in ballet, as an independent theatre type. To learn the development of „artistic“ choreography tendencies and their creators in the context of European theatre. In class, to understand the manner that style characteristics of independent periods are reflected in dance.

Mode of study:

Lecture, seminar

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Completion of „History of Dance and Ballet 1.“ A bearing in European history at the middle-school level.

Recommended optional programme components:

No electives required.

Course contents:

Changes in the court ballet of Ludwig the XIII. Dance culture in the period of Ludwig XIV - the height and decline of court ballet in France. Development of stage dance in professional theatre of the high Baroque: comedic-ballet, Lyric Tragedy, opera ballet, ballet pantomime, commedia dell'arte. The invention of a graphic manner for recording dance and its impact. Stage dance in the 1st half of the 18th century, the first ballet without signing and with a narrative (J. Weaver, M. Salle, etc.). Development of historical ballets in Classicism (F. Hilverding, G. Angiolini, J.G. Noverre). Celebrated dance performers (m. Camargo, M. Salle, M. Guimard, G. and A. Vestris, etc.). The characteristics of pre-Romance ballet, celebrated figures (S. Vigano; C.L. Didelot, C. Blasis). The development of dance technique. Romance ballet, its characteristic features. Creators and performers in Romance ballet (F. Taglioni, M. Taglioni, J. Perrot, C. Grisi, A. Saint-Leon, F. Cerrito, F. Elssler, A. Bournonville, L. Grahn, and others.). Ballets - fairy. Post-Romance ballet in Russia, the creations of M. Petipa and L. Ivanova.

Recommended or required reading:

Noverre, Jean Georges: Listy o tanci a baletech. SPN Praha 1982

Brodská, Božena: Dějiny ruského baletu, SPN Praha 1984

Rameau, Pierre: The Dancing Master. C.W. Beaumont, London 1941

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

Brodská, Božena: Rokoko a klasicismus. In: Taneční listy 6/1999, s. 14

Kazárová, Helena: Baroko plné tance. In: Taneční listy 5/1999, s.14

Jůzl, Miloš. a kol.: Dějiny umělecké kultury II. SPN Praha, 1996

Kazárová, Helena: Barokní taneční formy. AMU 2005

Kazárová, Helena: Barokní balet ve střední Evropě. AMU 2008

Brodská, Božena: Romantický balet. Skripta AMU, SPN Praha 1981

Rebling, Eberhard, ed.: Marius Petipa. Meister des klassischren Balletts. Berlin 1975

Brodská, Božena - Vašut, Vladimír: Svět tance a baletu. AMU 2004

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Instructor presented material using clear iconographic examples, videos, and readings of translated sources. Classes include analyses and practice of elementary examples of social dance from discussed periods.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Participation in lectures and classes. Completion of the final test. Presentation of dances from the classes at an appropriate level. Oral exam.

The evalulation is comprised of 25% for participation in lectures and classes and level of peformance of the studied repertoire, 25% test results and 50% for the oral exam.

Course web page:

Note:

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Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Obor Pedagogika tance (Bc) (compulsory subject of the main qualification)
• Obor Choreografie (Bc) (compulsory subject of the main qualification)
• Obor Taneční věda (Bc) (compulsory subject of the main qualification)