Evolution Of Russian Ballet
The evolution of Russian Ballet
Marilyn Monroe once said, “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world” and I believe she was right and referring to ballet slippers when she said this. The Russian Ballet has been around for ages now and it has had quite a delightful evolution within. Ballet was introduced into Russia by Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich during the 17th century. By this time Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich was the second ruler of Russia, he reigned from 1645-1676. Ballet was introduced into Russia as a way to add into the rulers wedding celebration. The Ballet dance in Russia was originally created by foreigners, but even so it is mostly recognized as a Russian Ballet Dance. Russian ballet was mainly developed through the captivation …show more content…
She kept expanding her ideas and in 1765 she brought an Italian dancer whom was also a choreographer, Domenico Angiolini to join her in St Petersburg and continue to spread the teachings of the fine art of ballet dancing. He obeyed her orders and delivered what she desired and in 1772 he became the composer of the first heroic Russian ballet. From there on the dance form of ballet just kept getting better and better. It wasn’t until Charles-Louis Didelot that ballet really took a big jump into the world of entertainment. He was so good at what he did in the world of dance that he was even given the name of "father of the Russian ballet." Made himself look like the real founder of Russian ballet and to anyone that was a real honor. His work was so good that it inspired new movements and changes everywhere in the dance …show more content…
It kept attracting foreign dancers to come on by and explore this dance form. It attracted many great faces like the founder of Romantic ballet, Jules Perrot. It didn’t stop their though, it even attracted Ivan Valberkh. Ivan was the first famous native ballet master to be taught at St. Petersburg Academy (1766-1819). This meant that the dance form of Russian ballet was expanding further and overseeing horizons.
In 1909 Sergei and Diaghilev created the Ballets Russes and it was phenomenal. The company started with strong Russian formal tradition and attitude. In addition, in the 19th century a lot started to get even more interesting. For example in 1913, Nijinsky, a choreographer created a new ballet dance known as “The Rite of Spring”. This dance became surprisingly exiting because its name had the audience fighting and acting in all types of irrelevant ways. The 19th century was an actual revival and expansion of the Russian ballet dance form for it’s major final hit of the Ballets Russes was in 1921 and 1922 with Petipa’s version of the sleeping beauty. Nevertheless the Russian dance form was phenomenal. It expanded like a hot meal! The teachings and techniques are what made it such a fine art. Today we are able to appreciate such fine work thanks to these wonderful people. This has been the timeline of one of the most prestigious dance art
Marilyn Monroe once said, “Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world” and I believe she was right and referring to ballet slippers when she said this. The Russian Ballet has been around for ages now and it has had quite a delightful evolution within. Ballet was introduced into Russia by Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich during the 17th century. By this time Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich was the second ruler of Russia, he reigned from 1645-1676. Ballet was introduced into Russia as a way to add into the rulers wedding celebration. The Ballet dance in Russia was originally created by foreigners, but even so it is mostly recognized as a Russian Ballet Dance. Russian ballet was mainly developed through the captivation …show more content…
She kept expanding her ideas and in 1765 she brought an Italian dancer whom was also a choreographer, Domenico Angiolini to join her in St Petersburg and continue to spread the teachings of the fine art of ballet dancing. He obeyed her orders and delivered what she desired and in 1772 he became the composer of the first heroic Russian ballet. From there on the dance form of ballet just kept getting better and better. It wasn’t until Charles-Louis Didelot that ballet really took a big jump into the world of entertainment. He was so good at what he did in the world of dance that he was even given the name of "father of the Russian ballet." Made himself look like the real founder of Russian ballet and to anyone that was a real honor. His work was so good that it inspired new movements and changes everywhere in the dance …show more content…
It kept attracting foreign dancers to come on by and explore this dance form. It attracted many great faces like the founder of Romantic ballet, Jules Perrot. It didn’t stop their though, it even attracted Ivan Valberkh. Ivan was the first famous native ballet master to be taught at St. Petersburg Academy (1766-1819). This meant that the dance form of Russian ballet was expanding further and overseeing horizons.
In 1909 Sergei and Diaghilev created the Ballets Russes and it was phenomenal. The company started with strong Russian formal tradition and attitude. In addition, in the 19th century a lot started to get even more interesting. For example in 1913, Nijinsky, a choreographer created a new ballet dance known as “The Rite of Spring”. This dance became surprisingly exiting because its name had the audience fighting and acting in all types of irrelevant ways. The 19th century was an actual revival and expansion of the Russian ballet dance form for it’s major final hit of the Ballets Russes was in 1921 and 1922 with Petipa’s version of the sleeping beauty. Nevertheless the Russian dance form was phenomenal. It expanded like a hot meal! The teachings and techniques are what made it such a fine art. Today we are able to appreciate such fine work thanks to these wonderful people. This has been the timeline of one of the most prestigious dance art