Romantic Ballet Questions

Question 1

How were the ballerinas ordered in Pas de Quarte

Accepted Answer

Age

Question 2

Who taught Enrico Cecchetti?

Accepted Answer

Carlo Blasis

Question 3

What was Copellia about?

Accepted Answer

a doll

Question 4

Who were the four dancers in Pas De Quatre?

Accepted Answer

Taglioni, Grisi, Cerrito, Grahn

Question 5

True or False.The Romantic Ballet period was focused around supernatural beings.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 6

True or False: Alwin Nikolais controlled every part of his piece.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

In what famous piece did Marie Rambert assist in?

Accepted Answer

Rite of Spring

Question 8

When was La Sylphide restaged?

Accepted Answer

1836

Question 9

Which one of these countries has not influenced the Romantic era?

Accepted Answer

Iran

Question 10

True or False. The two acts of romantic ballets were set during night and day.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 11

What were pointe shoes in the Romantic era made out of?

Accepted Answer

Satin

Question 12

What is Carlo Blasis known for writing?

Accepted Answer

Elementary Treaty on the Art of the Dance,theory and pract..

Question 13

What was the Romantic period based on

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 14

What role did Giuseppina Bozzacchi premiere as?

Accepted Answer

Coppelia

Question 15

Why did the Romantic era use pantomime?

Accepted Answer

Because it could convey feelings to the audience*

Question 16

Who choreographed Pas De Quatre?

Accepted Answer

Perrot

Question 17

Who choreographed La Sylphide?

Accepted Answer

Taglioni

Question 18

True or False. Alwin Nikolais controlled every part of his piece, including the set and music

Accepted Answer

true

Question 19

Who did Fanny Elssler refuse to work with?

Accepted Answer

Taglioni

Question 20

When did Giselle premiere?

Accepted Answer

1841

Question 21

Who was the Sylph?

Accepted Answer

Marie Taglioni, Juliette Margolies

Question 22

Which of the following is a composer of the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Chopin, Sergei

Question 23

Which of the following is a composer of the Romantic Era?

Accepted Answer

Sergei, Chopin

Question 24

True or False. Pas de Quatre had two acts.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 25

True or False. At this time, men dominated the ballet industry as the stars of these ballets.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 26

Filippo Taglioni choreographed la Sylphide for who?

Accepted Answer

His daughter Marie

Question 27

Who is the main character in sleeping beauty?

Accepted Answer

Aurora

Question 28

What years did romantic ballet occur?

Accepted Answer

1820’s-1850’s

Question 29

True or False: Carlotta Grisi was Giselle.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

What is a characteristic of the word “ethereal”?

Accepted Answer

Heavenly

Question 31

True or False.A common quality of Romantic Ballets were 3 acts.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 32

The romantic Ballet Era was during the height of…

Accepted Answer

Cult of the Ballerina

Question 33

What is a Willi?

Accepted Answer

A restless spirit

Question 34

What was the famed image (costumes) of La Sylphide?

Accepted Answer

Full bell tutu that extended to mid-calf

Question 35

The invention of _________ enabled gradual changes and added a sense of mystery to the piece

Accepted Answer

Gas Lighting

Question 36

What was the time period of this era?

Accepted Answer

19th century*

Question 37

Why did people come to ballets?

Accepted Answer

To escape the hardships of life

Question 38

Who was the first dancer to dance an entire ballet on pointe?

Accepted Answer

Marie Taglioni

Question 39

What did the cult of ballet do?

Accepted Answer

Boiled and ate pointe shoes

Question 40

True or False. Romantic ballets were often about evil spirits and falling in love with spirits

Accepted Answer

true

Romantic Ballet Questions

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Romantic Ballet Questions

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