Traditional Ballet Repertory - past and present 1
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107TBRP1 | Z | 3 | 1PT | English | winter |
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students gain detailed knowledge of ballet works that are a fixed part of repertoire of permanent ballet companies and which attract the interest of a wide audience. Expanding awareness of historical and contemporary approaches to these ballets, gaining inspirational insight in the issue.
Mode of study
lecture
Prerequisites and co-requisites
none
Course contents
Learning objective:
Deep survey of late19th century traditional (classical) ballet titles by exploring the circumstances of its creation and the background of the literary theme, how the score was created and the scenic design of the work. In addition, students will broaden their understanding of the creators and performers of each title, including the response in the press and other treatments of these works in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Thematic areas:
- How to understand the traditional ballet repertoire, its general characteristics, old works as a source of new inspiration.
- P.I. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (1877 and 1895)
- P.I. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (1890)
- P.I. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (1892)
Recommended or required reading
Required reading:
MEISNER, Nadine. Marius Petipa: The Emperor´s Ballet Master. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-065929-5.
KIRSTEIN, Lincoln. Four Centuries of Ballet. Fifty Masterworks. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-24631-0.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. The Phenomenon of the Swan Lake. In: Swan Lake. Praha/Prague: Národní divadlo v Praze/National Theatre in Prague, 2019. ISBN: 978-80-7258-692-9.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Ballet about Children but not only for Chilfdren. In: Nutcracker. Praha/Prague: Národní divadlo v Praze/National Theatre in Prague, 1998. ISBN 80-85921-91-X.
MAHIET, Damien: The First Nutcracker, the Enchantment of International Relations, and the Franco-Russian Alliance. Dance Research 34.2 (2016): 119–149, Edinburgh University Press and the Society of Dance Research, DOI: 10.3366/drs.2016.0156.
Recommended reading:
BRODSKÁ, Božena – VAŠUT, Vladimír. Svět tance a baletu. Praha: AMU Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7331-004-X.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Fenomén Labutí jezero. Programová brožura k inscenaci Labutí jezero. Praha: Národní divadlo v Praze, 2019. ISBN: 978-80-7258-692-9.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Balet o dětech nejen pro děti. Programová brožura k inscenaci Louskáček. Praha: Národní divadlo v Praze, 1998. ISBN 80-85921-91-X.
DĚMIDOV, Aleksandr Pavlovič. Lebedinoje ozero. Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1985. Šeděvri baleta.
KRASOVSKAJA, Věra. Istoria russkogo baleta. Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1978.
REBLING, Eberhard, ed. Marius Petipa, Meister des klassischen Balletts. Selbzeugnisse, Dokumente, Erinnerungen. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1975.
ŽITOMIRSKIJ, David. Balety Čajkovskogo. Moskva: Gosudarstvenoje muzikalnoje izdatelstvo, 1957.
Video recordings of ballet productions available on YouTube and other public sources, Kylián Video Library of HAMU.
Assessment methods and criteria
Activity during lectures, continuous verification of knowledge by questions and tests, personal attendance - min. 70%
Note
none
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course