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Theatre, Dance, Visual Art
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The growth of playhouses and theatres
created a renewed interest in the Ancient
Greek & Roman plays
Opera was still very popular
Shakespeares works were still being
performed
John Dryden- Playwright who drew
inspiration from Ancient Classics, especially
the works of Aristotle
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Classical Ballet
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 a style of ballet based on
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precise conventional steps
performed with graceful and
flowing movements
 Why Study Ballet?
▪ for the improvement of
flexibility, coordination, grace
and strength
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French Ballet
 Characterized by an
emphasis on precision,
elegance, and sobriety
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Russian Ballet
 Used more upper body for
expression, more extreme
Terms to remember:
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Plie
Releve
Tondeau
1st position
2nd position
3rd position
4th position
5th position
We will learn these
movements and you will
have to demonstrate them
for your test!
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“New Classics”
Revived ancient Greek &
Roman stylization in
Europe
Why did it start?
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 Discovery of ancient
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artifacts including the ruins
of Pompeii
 Rebellion against the
rococco (baroque)
movement in France
 Move toward more
simplicity & calmness in art
More “for the people”
art, in reaction to the end
of aristocratic rule
through the French &
American Revolutions
Artists were
commissioned to create
new works inspired by
Ancient Rome because
of the move to Roman
type governmentdemocratic/ republic