Quiz Show Answers; 2001
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0286
- Title
- Quiz Show Answers; 2001
- Description
- Peter Marcy's presentation "Quiz Show Answers" intriguingly focused on the rich history of ballet, tracing its origins back to 15th-century Northern Italy, rather than ancient Greece or Rome. Marcy highlighted the evolution of ballet from aristocratic amateur performances to a professional art form, emphasizing key developments like the establishment of the Paris Opera Ballet School under Louis XIV and the invention of the pointe shoe by Marie Taglioni. He further explored the transformative contributions of Marius Petipa and the Ballet Russes, led by Sergei Diaghilev, which collaborated with notable composers and artists of the 20th century. Marcy concluded by discussing the influence of George Balanchine and the American Ballet Theater, suggesting future ballet centers might emerge in Asia, reflecting shifts in political and cultural power.
- Date
- 15 February 2001
- Creator
- Marcy, Peter T.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Peter Marcy
- Marcy
- 2001
- ballet history
- Northern Italy
- Paris Opera Ballet School
- Marius Petipa
- Ballet Russes
- Mikhail Fokine
- Sergei Diaghilev
- George Balanchine
- American Ballet Theater
- cultural hegemony
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Peter T. Marcy
Part of Quiz Show Answers; 2001