Ballet, a ballet originated in Italy, uses music, dance and pantomime to express the dramatic plot. Actresses often dance on tiptoe. Meaning: ① A form of stage dance, namely European classical dance, commonly known as ballet. This is a traditional European dance art with strict norms and structural forms, which is formed on the basis of folk dances all over Europe and has been continuously processed, enriched and developed for centuries. /kloc-after the 0/9 th century, an important technical feature is that actresses have to wear special tiptoe shoes and dance on tiptoe, so some people call it tiptoe dance. (2) Ballet, originally referred to as classical ballet (or classical ballet), is a dramatic art that combines music, pantomime, stage art and literature to express a story or an emotional festival. After the emergence of modern dance in the 20th century, modern ballet, which combines modern dance and classical dance techniques as the main means of expression, is called modern ballet. Gradually, the word ballet has also been used to refer to ballet works with other dances as the main means of expression, although it is different from classical ballet or modern ballet in dance style, structural characteristics and expression techniques. (3) A considerable part of the dance works created by modern choreographers have no story content and plot. The directors use European classical dance or modern dance, or combine them to express a certain mood, artistic conception, or the author's understanding of a musical work. These are also called ballet.
Ballet originated from the old Latin ballo. At first, the word only refers to dancing, or performing dancing in public, and has no meaning of theatrical performance. As a stage art, ballet was conceived in the grand banquets and entertainment activities in Italy during the Renaissance and formed in the French court in the17th century. This kind of court ballet is actually a comprehensive performance of dance, singing, music, recitation and drama with a loose structure under a unified theme. Designed by a professional dance teacher, with the king and nobles as actors and the female role played by men. The performance venue is in the center of the palace hall, and the audience is watching around the hall. Actors wear leather masks to mark different roles, so it is also called masked ballet.
166 1 year, Louis XIV ordered the establishment of the Royal Dance Academy in Paris. 65438+ Li Sailiu Bishop's Palace Theatre began to be used for ballet performances in 1970s. The change of the venue and the audience's viewing angle has caused the change of dance techniques and aesthetics, and the standing posture of the actors has become more and more open, thus formally determining the five basic positions of the feet, which has become the basis for the development of ballet technology. Professional ballerinas came into being and gradually replaced aristocratic amateurs. Professional ballerinas also began to perform on stage, and dance techniques developed rapidly. Ballet performance gradually changed from a social activity of self-entertainment to a theatrical performance art. Ballet in this period was subordinate to opera. The court composer J.B. Luli added ballet scenes to the opera, which was actually a series of dance performances, but the plot seemed irrelevant, so it was called ballet singing or ballet opera. This situation continued until the middle of18th century. Novel,/kloc-a ballet master in the 0/8th century, is the most influential dance innovator in the history of ballet. He put forward the idea of "drama ballet" for the first time in the "Dance and Dance Drama Express" published by 1760, emphasizing that dance is not only a physical skill, but also a tool for drama expression and ideological exchange. Novel theory has promoted the innovation wave of ballet. With the continuous efforts of him and many other actors and directors, ballet has carried out a series of reforms in content, theme, music, dance techniques and clothing. These reforms finally separated ballet from opera and formed an independent drama art.
In the history of ballet development, there are two main aesthetic views that have been at work. One view is that ballet is a kind of "pure dance", and B.de Beaujoyeulx, an Italian dance teacher in the16th century and director of the Queen's comedy "Ballet", thinks that ballet is a "geometric combination of several people dancing together". This view focuses entirely on the formal beauty of ballet, almost completely ignoring the content or plot of ballet, which often leads to the simple pursuit of superb and gorgeous skills. /kloc-before the middle of the 0/8th century, this view was dominant in ballet creation. Another view emphasizes that ballet is a kind of "dramatic dance", and the theory of "plot ballet" in the novel represents this view most intensively. He believes that in a ballet work, dance should show dramatic content, "the plot and dance design should be unified, and the story with clear logic and easy understanding should be the central theme, and solo dance and dance fragments unrelated to the plot should be cancelled." In the dance drama, "not only the dancing skills are dazzling, but also the audience is moved by dramatic performances". The above two main points are still valid today. Many directors devote themselves to creating dramatic or melodramatic ballet works, while some directors are keen on ballet without melodrama and pay attention to formal beauty. The excellent plays in the two works are appreciated by the audience and often staged as reserved plays. Since the 20th century, the influence of various literary thoughts on ballet creation has become more and more obvious, and many works with different styles have appeared.
Choreography is a key figure in creating a ballet work. He conceived a ballet structure or a dance structure according to a literary script (or a story, a poem or a musical work), and then the actors reflected it. Choreographers and actors must master ballet language (or ballet vocabulary)-ballet technical skills, and the ability to express specific content or emotions in ballet language. The director should know what he is good at and what he can't express; On the other hand, actors should be well-trained, able to adapt and creatively reflect the ideas of choreographers. Only with these basic conditions can ballet creation be carried out and completed. The structural forms of ballet are: solo dance, duet, threesome dance, foursome dance, group dance and so on. Classical dance, personality dance (stage folk dance, folk dance), modern dance, etc. According to the above forms, the structure of multi-act ballet (on and off, such as Swan Lake), single-act ballet (such as Fairy) and ballet sketch (such as ballet) developed to a high degree of standardization and stylization in the late19th century, which affected and restricted the development of ballet. In a large number of ballet works created by directors in the 20th century, these norms and procedures have been greatly broken, and new explorations and creations are constantly emerging.
The symbol of ballet
A ballerina on tiptoe. In the eyes of the audience, dancing on tiptoe is relaxing and enjoyable. The pink ballet shoes on the actress's feet are so beautiful and elegant, which reminds people that this is a noble art. But, in fact, it is very difficult to dance on tiptoe.
Those who devote themselves to the art of ballet and explore its mysteries are unwilling to reveal their secrets to the public. If the secret of ballet shoes is uncovered, it seems that the mystery of ballet will cease to exist.
The huge load that ballet shoes can bear can be compared with football shoes, and the key is toes. The toe cap is not only soft, but also has a considerable safety factor. Even if the toe of the shoe is broken when jumping, the actress promises not to be disabled.
Ballet shoes produced by Grishko, a famous Russian company, are very popular in more than 30 countries from Africa to Mexico.
The toe of ballet shoes is made of fabric, such as satin, which can produce corsets. Experts from "Grishko" concluded that the most suitable color for ballet shoes-pink, can not only stimulate the audience, but also appease the actress herself, instead of pink, which is usually used in many countries.
The biggest mystery of the toe of ballet shoes lies in the "shoe box" that allows actresses to dance on tiptoe. The shoe box is hidden in the toe. The "shoe box" is actually a hard cover covering the toes and a part of the foot surface. "Shoe box" is made of six layers of the most common linen or other textiles, excluding wood, plastic, cork and other materials. "Grishko" company has the specialty of adhesive, which makes the toes not too hard or too soft and not easy to break.
The toe cap is hand-sewn, and then sewn together with the rest of the shoe with the inside and outside of the "shoe box". After that, the shoemaker turned the toe back and knocked the "shoe box" flat with a small hammer. If there is no unevenness, let the shoes stand upright on a hard object to see if they can keep balance. Finally, let the dancing shoes dry at 50 degrees Celsius and store at room temperature. A pair of ballet shoes is ready!
Unfortunately, a pair of ballet shoes has a short life span: two or three performances. The record of "Grishko" shoes is that nadezhda Gracio, a soloist in the Grand Theatre, cooperated with Kittery and danced nine times in the ballet "Don Kihuot".
In order to adapt to feet of different heights, there are always three kinds of ballet shoes: Vaganova, Elita One and Fujie. Each model is divided into 17 size. In addition, there are five types of obesity in each size. Any actress can choose her ideal shoes from 255 kinds of shoes with different thickness, size and thinness. Nevertheless, in order to make shoes more suitable for their feet, every actress has her own unique methods: some people beat the shoes with a small hammer, some people squeeze the shoes with a door, and some people put all kinds of things into the "shoe box" ...
Yekaterina maximo Vaya, a Russian ballet dancer, admits that in an era of insufficient choices, it takes her all day to adapt her feet to dancing shoes every time a new play is shown.
There's another thing that hasn't been mentioned. Every actress usually sews a small ribbon on her dancing shoes. The road to the stage has been opened!
As for actors, they wear so-called soft shoes-ordinary cloth shoes in the eyes of laymen. Its production process is not as good as that of an actress, but it also has its own subtleties. There are two kinds of soft shoes: full sole and split sole. The split sole consists of two parts: the front of the shoe and the heel. It is the front of the shoe that makes the actor's feet comfortable and free to wear inside.