PPT-Northwest Ballet Theater

Season Xvi John bishop Artistic Director T h e Nu t c r a c k e r The Sleeping Beauty Dracula Ballet with a Bite Bram Stokers compelling story of Count Dracula has drawn curious audiences for over a century Although Stoker did not invent the vampire he defined its modern form and  his 1876 gothic horror novel has spawned numerous theatrical film and television interpretations Created as a twoact ballet awardwinning choreographer John Bishop brings to life the Irish authors novel with . Over those years several companies called Ballet Z Ballets Z wo of them gr ew especially important and several key figures were directorially involved with both at one time or another Col Wassily de Basil 1888 1951 a former Tsarist officer turned im Born1519 to powerful Medici family of Italy. Orphan as a child . Raised in a convent where she learned Latin and Greek. . Married at age 14 to Duke Henry II of Orleans, the future King of France. . Comique. de la . Reine. King Louis the XIV. PRINT. Ballet History. Born in 1519 to the powerful Medici family of Italy. She was an orphan as a child . Raised in a convent where she learned Latin and Greek. . What is Ballet. an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. . Ballet Can: . tell . a story . or. . express a thought or emotion. . magical. , exciting, provoking or disturbing. 1558-1603. The time period. England is small (5 million people). There are more people in London today. U.S. today 300,000,000. England is dependent on agriculture and is covered in forests. Large gap between rich and poor classes. The word . ballet. . is French . and . began being used in English . around the 17th century. The French word . originated from the Italian word . balletto. , . from . ballo. . (dance). . Ballet. ultimately . Ballet. -Ballet is a refined style of classical dance that emphasizes the verticality of the body, an outward rotation of the legs with fluid foot and leg work, and virtuosic turns and jumps.. -Because ballet is physically strenuous, dance solos or duets (. Even Football Players participate. Birth of ballet. Origins are traced to the Renaissance era . Social court dancing happened during an important event, such as the birth of an heir or an important marriage. By the mid-16. th. century, the art of drama in England was three centuries old, but the idea of housing it in a permanent building was new.. In 1576, James Burbage built the first public theater and called it… The Theater. . Plié – to bend. Tendu. – stretched . Tombé. - to fall, falling. Pas de . bourrée. – step back, side, front. Grand . -big. Demi – half, small. Grand . Jeté. - big leap . Balancé. - . rocking . WHERE IT ORIGINATED. Ballet began during the Renaissance around the year 1500 in Italy.. The word “ballet” and “ball” as in masked ball come from the Italian ballare, to dance.. HOW IT STARTED TO SPREAD. . The Women’s and Children’s service line is a strategic growth area for UW Medicine including Northwest Hospital (NWH).. NWH, as a community hospital, is an ideal setting for low risk deliveries. . Plié – to bend. Tendu. – stretched . Tombé. - to fall, falling. Pas de . bourrée. – step back, side, front. Grand big. Demi – half, small. Grand . Jeté. - big leap . Balancé. - . rocking . Chapter 2, Lesson 5. A Region of Plenty. Many Native American groups lived in this region including the Kwakiutl, the Makah, and the Chinook. . Instead of farming, people of the Northwest Coast met their food needs by fishing and hunting, and gathering plants and nuts. .