Lecture 3

Question 1

diaghilev

Answer 1

an impresario, not a dancer or choreographer

Question 2

impersario

Answer 2

presenter of artists

Question 3

what did diaghilev bring together

Answer 3

the greatest artists of his day: dancers, choreographers, composers, painters, fashion designers

Question 4

ex of best composers

Answer 4

stravinsky
ravel
debusssy
satie
prokofiev

Question 5

ex of best painters

Answer 5

picasso
matisse
miro
braque

Question 6

ex of best fashion designers

Answer 6

coco chanel

Question 7

what did diaghilev develop his artistic vision around the concept of

Answer 7

theatrical synthesis, or total theatre

Question 8

diaghilev’s theatrical synthesis

Answer 8

1. perfect ballet is the fusion of dancing, painting, music
2. all the arts in ballet should be unified
3. no artist should be subservient to any other
4. each artist should complement the work of the other

Question 9

what performance marked the beginning of the diaghilev era

Answer 9

the ballets russes

Question 10

where did the ballets russes premier

Answer 10

paris opera house

Question 11

what were the 5 principles that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

Answer 11

1. creating new movements
2. dramatic action
3. gestures
4. corps de ballet
5. artistic equality

Question 12

creating new movements principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

Answer 12

creating new movement for each dance by relating it to the subject matter, time period, and geographic location rather than using established movements from classical ballet

Question 13

dramatic action principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

Answer 13

dancing should express the dramatic action of the ballet

- should not be used merely as entertainment without a connection to the dramatic development of the ballet

Question 14

gestures principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

Answer 14

• mime used only when required by the style of the ballet (classical)
• all other styles expressive gestures of the body should replace gestures of the hands

Question 15

corps de ballet principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

Answer 15

groups of dancers should not be used for ornamentation

- corps de ballet should be expressive as well as the soloists

Question 16

artistic equality principle that fokine based his philosophy of dance and choreography

Answer 16

each artist working on the ballet should have artistic equality

Question 17

what were the 3 innovative characteristics of fokine’s choreography

Answer 17

1. freer movement of the torso
2. expressive use of the arms
3. movement which emphasized expressiveness over virtuosity

Question 18

two of fokine’s ballets

Answer 18

dying swan and spectre de la rose

Question 19

dying swan ballet

Answer 19

fokine

- solo choreographed for anna pavlova

Question 20

spectre de la rose ballet

Answer 20

fokine

• “the spirit of the rose
• duet
• male role for nijinsky (to reestablish a central role for males in the ballet)

Question 21

how many works did nijinsky choreograph for diaghilev

Answer 21

3

• afternoon of a faun
• games
• rite of spring

Question 22

rite of spring ballet, music and set design

Answer 22

huge scandal, only 4 performances in paris and 8 total before it was taken out

• music: stravinsky
• set: roerich

Question 23

what was nijinsky’s approach to choreography

Answer 23

very radical, was a complete departure from classical ballet

Question 24

what did massine like in his ballets

Answer 24

comedy
satire
farce
pantomime
drama

Question 25

what did one of massine's ballets mark the beginning of

Answer 25

this new innovative phase of ballets russes | - parade

Question 26

costumes and scenery for parade

Answer 26

picasso

Question 27

parade ballet

Answer 27

multi-media spectacle - described as first cubist inspired ballet - caused huge scandal in paris

Question 28

who developed cubism

Answer 28

picasso and georges braque

Question 29

satie's music

Answer 29

innovative | - incorporated non-melodic sounds like a ships siren, pistol shots, typewriters, etc

Question 30

what was the third strand added to modernism

Answer 30

abstractionism

Question 31

abstraction

Answer 31

moving away from the literal representation (can't recognize things immediately anymore) - extracting the essence of something and representing it in was that are not literally

Question 32

who used abstraction

Answer 32

nijinska

Question 33

nijinska

Answer 33

nijinsky's sister

Question 34

what is nijinska's most well known work

Answer 34

noces (the wedding)

Question 35

noces ballet

Answer 35

based on the theme of an ancient russian wedding ceremony

Question 36

what was considered the companion piece to nijinsky's rite of spring

Answer 36

nijinska's noces

Question 37

why was noces considered the companion piece to rite of spring

Answer 37

1. similar movements 2. use of russian folklore and ritual 3. music by stravinsky

Question 38

similar movements reason noces was considered the companion piece to rite of spring

Answer 38

jumping and tucking legs underneath them

Question 39

use of russian folklore and ritual reason noces was considered the companion piece to rite of spring

Answer 39

rite of spring: chosen sacrificial virgin and marriage with the sun god noces: ancient russian wedding

Question 40

what is different about noces from the rite of spring

Answer 40

use of modern abstraction

Question 41

decor in najinska's noces

Answer 41

bare, simply, reduced to essentials, stark

Question 42

the motif of what was used in najinska's noces

Answer 42

hair braids and hair braiding - arms curved like braids - crossing legs and bodies - pyramid of bodies where heads are laid one on top of the other to look like a braid - bruges with extremely long braids

Question 43

what were the 3 major contributions of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

Answer 43

1. transformed the ballet 2. nurtured a generation of dancers and choreographers 3. brought together the greatest artist of his time

Question 44

transformed the ballet major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

Answer 44

transformed it from a classical form to a modern art form | - huge metamorphosis

Question 45

nurtured a generation of dancers and choreographers major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

Answer 45

they contributed to the development of ballet in the 20th century - continued with his ideas - many started own companies and ballets

Question 46

brought together the greatest artists of his time major contribution of diaghilev, everyone that surrounded him and the ballets russes

Answer 46

wouldnt have risen to the same kind of prominence without him

Question 47

video about the search for nijinsky's rite of spring

Answer 47

reconstruction of the rite of spring | - how do you reconstruct a ballet that there's no video of and only one person alive that remembers

Question 48

what was nijinsky's lost ballet

Answer 48

rite of spring

Question 49

how many acts in rite of spring

Answer 49

2 acts

Question 50

video on nijisnka's choreography

Answer 50

extremely long braids, long arm movements, pointe work, pyramid of faces

Question 51

phase 1

Answer 51

fokine | nijinsky

Question 52

phase 2

Answer 52

massine modernism nijinska

Question 53

phase 3

Answer 53

balachine