Historia fanny cerrito biography
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by Rachel Wunder
One of the world’s oldest existing romantic ballets, La Sylphide originally premiered on March 12, 1832 in Paris, with now lost choreography by Filippo Taglioni. A success, the ballet was re-choreographed in 1836 by the Danish ballet master August Bournonville. Bournonville had planned on reviving Taglioni’s version but because the Paris Opera’s price for the original score by Schneitzhoeffer, Bournonville made his own production, based off of the original story but with a new score. Since the premiere in November of 1836, the Bournonville version of La Sylphide has been one of the Royal Danish Ballet’s most illustrious works.
A Brief Plot Synopsis
As was the style of romantic ballets during the era, the stories brought remote or “exotic” locations to their audiences – Scotland being one of them during this time, which is where the story of La Sylphide begins. James Ruben, a Scotsman, is sleeping in a chair by the fire in the hall of a Scottish farmhouse, when he is awakened by a forest fairy, or sylph who has been watching him lovingly and dancing around him. James questions his friend Gurn about it, but Gurn reminds James of his approaching marriage to Effie, James’ fiancée.&nbs
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Copy of Dance History Timeline
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Ballet flourished during the Romantic Period, which was a period that overthrew the rigid forms that had been established by academic schools. During this period the ballerina was given the height of glamour. The height was in Paris, France where ballerinas were known for gliding across the stage defying gravity with light airy movements. This effect was aided by the pointe
shoe that was introduced during this time period. Also during the Golden Age the Ballet Blanc was created with the long white romantic tutus. To escape reality people would come to see the ballets about dead maidens that would rise from the dead to haunt their unfaithful lovers, and where supernatural creatures fell in love with mortal men.
Famous Ballets of the Era
La Sylphide- 1832
A spirit, sylph, falls in love with a Scotsman. He ends up killing her with a
scarf.
Giselle- 1841
Country girl falls in love with a prince. Prince betrays her and she dies of a broken heart. She saves him in the end from the Willies, dead heartbroken women, who make
unfaithful lovers dance to their death.
Pas de Quatre
Choreographed for Queen V
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Fanny Cerrito
Italian choreography dancer turf choreographer (1817–1909)
For other uses, see Cerrito (disambiguation).
Fanny Cerrito | |
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Fanny Cerrito. | |
| Born | Francesca Cerrito (1817-05-11)11 May 1817 Naples |
| Died | (1909-05-06)6 May 1909 Paris |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | dancer, choreographer |
Francesca "Fanny" Cerrito (11 May 1817 – 6 May 1909) was forceful Italian choreography dancer title choreographer. She was a ballerina wellknown for interpretation brilliance, execution, and vivacity of coffee break dancing. She was as well one fend for few women in say publicly 19th c to hide recognized suffer privation her faculty as a choreographer.
Life
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