Great Ballets IA
Ms. Tomalonis
2008-2009 (2:15 p. m. to 5:00 p.m.)
Course materials:
Readings from “The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet” by Luke Jennings and Deborah Bull
DVDs and videos (shown in class)
Handouts from instructor (background material about the ballets and choreographers).
Kirov Academy of Ballet
Fall 2009 Season
September 10
Some notes on ballet in general: pas de deux, variations, style.
September 17
Vocabulary review. Introduction to Romantic Ballet.
La Sylphide – the Royal Danish Ballet
Bournonville bits: pas de deux from Kermesse in Bruges, Eskimo Dance and cadet’s mime scene from Far From Denmark
Preparation: read pp. 1-7, 7-9
September 24
Napoli – the Royal Danish Ballet
Preparation: read pp. 15-18
October 1
Quiz on Napoli and La Sylphide
Giselle (Paris Opera Ballet)
Preparation: read pp. 1-7 again
October 8
Giselle (excerpts from Bolshoi Ballet and Kirov Ballet productions);
Giselle: Four mad scenes: Makarova, Ulanova, Fracci, Seymour
Preparation: read pp. 10-15
October 15
Quiz on Giselle
Coppèlia (Royal Ballet and excerpts from the Paris Opera School)
Preparation: read pp. 20-23
October 22
Don Quixote (Kirov ballet)
Preparation: read pp. 24-27; 28-32
October 29
Don Quixote (ABT production)
November 5
Quiz
Esmeralda
Preparation: read handout
November 12
Swan Lake (Kirov Ballet)
Preparation: read pp. 28-32
November 19
Swan Lake (Royal Ballet)
November 26
Thanksgiving. No performance
December 3
Quiz; The Nutcracker (Kirov Ballet)
Preparation: read pp. 43-48
December 10
A Folk Tale (Bournonville)
Program and casting subject to change
January 14 Le Corsaire (Kirov Ballet)
January 21 Le Corsaire (Bolshoi Ballet)
January 28 Sleeping Beauty – Kirov Ballet
February 4 Sleeping Beauty - Royal Ballet (Carabosse and Lilac Fairy; Awakening); Bolshoi (Rose Adagio); Paris (Third act)
February 11 QUIZ. La Bayadère – Paris Opera Ballet
February 18 La Bayadère – Royal Ballet; Shades scene from Kirov Ballet
February 25 La Bayadère – coaching backstage at the Paris Opera Ballet
March 4 Swan Lake Essay Due.
Excelsior
March 11 QUIZ
Gala of Stars!
March 18 Ballet exams; no performance
March 25 Spring break; no performance
April 1 Raymonda (Kirov Ballet)
April 8 Raymonda excerpts; American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet
April 15 QUIZ on Raymonda
Short ballets: Paquita, Markitenka, Flora’s Awakening. The Fairy Doll
April 22 Ashton’s Cinderella (Royal Ballet)
April 29 Balanchine’s Jewels
May 6 Presentation of set designs
Review for Final Exam
Grand End of Season Gala of Stars!!
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