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Ballet Production. Theatre History From the 16 th Century - Today. 16 th Century. Costuming. Luxuriously designed costumes make of cotton and silk Basic costumes Male: Tight-fitting, short draped skirt and feathered helmets. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BALLET PRODUCTION
Theatre History From the 16th Century - Today
16TH CENTURY
COSTUMINGLuxuriously designed costumes make of cotton and silk
Basic costumes• Male: Tight-fitting,
short draped skirt and feathered helmets.
• Female: Abundantly decorated embroidered silk tunics in several layers with fringe
• Dress was heavily influenced by Rome
SHOES
Tightly laced, high-heeled and wedged boots for male and female dancers.
STAGING & LIGHTING
From the beginning of the sixteenth century, public theaters were being built in Venice (1637), Rome (1652), Paris (1660), Hamburg
Similar to theatre the staging and lighting was simple as to the underdeveloped technology
17TH CENTURY
COSTUMING
Imaginative and fantastical
Decorative with symbols, so the audience can recognize each character
Costumes were often large; restricting movement
Wore large head dresses, and masks to distinguish between the sexes
Only males were allowed to perform
SHOES
Shoes were heeled
Very ornate and decorated
STAGING AND LIGHTS
Started off only in courts and then moved into proscenium arch stages
Chandeliers
Candles with reflectors
Oil Lamps
The stage was lit from the sides with candles and up to 6 grand chandeliers
18TH CENTURY
COSTUMESAround 1720 a hooped petticoat appeared, raising skirts a few inches off the ground.
Everything became more elaborate
Massive wigs and headdresses still restricted movement for dancers.
SHOESIn mid-18th century dancer Marie Camargo was the first to wear non-heeled shoes.
After the French revolution heeled were completely eliminated from the standard ballet shoe.
1795, Charles Didelot, “flying machine”
STAGING & LIGHTING
19TH CENTURY
COSTUMES
Romantic tutu
Close-fitting bodices, floral crowns, corsages, and pearls on fabrics, as well as necklace and bracelets
The silhouette of ballet costumes became more tight fitting
The Italians contributed to another change--the shorter dancing skirt that evolved into the tutu.
SHOES
Permanently toe-shoed feet
Soft satin slippers that fit like kid gloves. They had a leather sole and some darning on the sides and under, but not on the tip. Would’ve been like standing barefoot.
Russians started the evolution of the harder and stiffer pointe shoe.
STAGING
Going to the theatre was transformed from a social event to an experience in observation
Started the evolution of audience comfort and safety
Also improved the audiences sight lines
Started the use of iron to support theatre columns
LIGHTS
Introduction of gas lighting.
Installation included footlights and wing lights, but lacked lighting from above.
Gaslight in the theatre was revolutionary and this new technology influenced both the style and the aesthetics of theatrical lighting.
Gaslight was very bright, it could also be controlled from a distance
For the first time light could be projected onto the stage from new angles,
Colored light was achieved by what was called a 'medium
20TH CENTURY
COSTUMES
Ballet skirts changed to become knee length tutus. Designed to show off the point work and multiple turns
The dancer Isadora Duncan freed ballerinas from corsets and introduced a revolutionary natural silhouette
Ballet dancers became less focused on the costume and more about what would allow movement
SHOESThe birth of the modern point shoe.
Often attributed to early 20th century Anna Pavlova
STAGING & LIGHTING
MODERN DAY BALLET
COSTUMING
Development of the flat pancake tutus• Multilayered skirt that gives the impression of
lightness and flight.
Smaller and more compact tutus and bodices
More technology to create costumes faster and more efficiently
SHOES
Pointe shoes have evolved by becoming harder and boxier
Two types of shoes• Pointe shoe• Soft canvas shoes
Have not changed much since the heels during the french revolution were eliminated, making them a very crucial historical element in ballet
STAGING
Still dance in proscenium arch theatres
Some advances to the way the theatres are set up due to technological advances
Still the same basic model of the scène proscenium from ancient Rome
LIGHTS
Technological advances have allowed for • More coloured washes• Disc slides with patterns in some lights• Intel lights that move on control• Dimmer switches• Spot lights from above, man powered
MODERN POINTE SHOE
CONSTRUCTION
BOX
The box is a hard enclosure within the front end of the shoe that encases and supports the dancer’s toes.
SOLE
In most pointe shoes, the sole is constructed from a single piece of leather that is attached to the shoe with adhesive and reinforced by stitching along its edges.
SHANK
Dancers will sometimes wear different pointe shoe models for different performance pieces
Shanks are typically made from leather leather, plastic, cardstock, or layers of glue-hardened burlap. The flexability of a shank is determined by its thickness and the type of material used.
RIBBONS & ELASTIC
WORKS CITED
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/o/origins-of-ballet/
http://www.e-dancewear.com/Dance_Wear_Ballet_History.html
http://cassstudio6.wordpress.com/lighting/17th-century-theatre-lighting/
http://www.pbt.org/community-engagement/brief-history-ballet
http://www.the-perfect-pointe.com/PointeHistory.html
http://www.compulite.com/stagelight/html/history-4/history-4-text.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1542181/theatre-design/284390/The-19th-century