Traditional Ballet Repertory - past and present 2
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107TBRP2 | ZK | 3 | 1PT | English | summer |
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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 into the theme.
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 widen 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:
- Alexander Glazunov: Raymonda (1898)
- Ludwig Minkus: La Bayadère (1877)
- Léo Delibes: Coppélia (1870 and 1884)
- Peter Ludwig Hertel: La fille mal gardée (1789 and 1885)
Recommended or required reading
Required reading:
KIRSTEIN, Lincoln. Four Centuries of Ballet. Fifty Masterworks. New York: Dover Publications, 1984. ISBN 0-486-24631-0.
MEISNER, Nadine. Marius Petipa: The Emperor´s Ballet Master. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-065929-5.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Raymonda – the Last Classical Ballet. In: Raymonda. Národní divadlo v Praze/National Theatre in Prague, 2001.
Recommended reading:
BRODSKÁ, Božena – VAŠUT, Vladimír. Svět tance a baletu. Praha: AMU Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7331-004-X.
KAZÁROVÁ, Helena. Raymonda - poslední klasický balet. Programová brožura pro inscenaci Raymonda. Praha: Národní divadlo v Praze, 2001.
KRASOVSKAJA, Věra. Istoria russkogo baleta. Moskva: Iskusstvo, 1978.
LARTIGUE, Pierre, ed. Coppélia. Ballet, Danse, L´Avant-scène. 1981, No. 4.
REBLING, Eberhard, ed. Marius Petipa, Meister des klassischen Balletts. Selbzeugnisse, Dokumente, Erinnerungen. Berlin: Henschelverlag, 1975.
REGITZ, Hartmut – REGNER, Otto – SCHNEIDERS, Heinz-Ludwig. Reclams Ballettführer. Stuttgart: Reclams Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-15-008042-8.
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
An oral examination of the material covered. Activity in the classroom, continuous testing of knowledge by checking questions and tests. Attendance of at least 70%.
Note
none
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course