Comic Ballet

	Comic Ballet Comic ballet is a subcategory of narrative ballet, and denotes a dramatic work of a light or comic nature. Catherine d'Medici enjoyed the Italian custom of staging entertainments where classical or allegorical legends were retold through music and dancing, and she introduced this custom to France. It was Catherine's court festival director, Baltazarini da Belgiojoso who staged and choreographed the 'Ballet Comique de la Reine'. This ballet was presented at the Petit Bourbon on 15 October 1581, and related the story of Circe. Comic ballets include: * ''Cinderella (Ashton)'' * ''Coppélia'' * ''Don Quixote'' * ''La Fille Mal Gardée'' * ''La fille mal gardée (Ashton)'' * '' Frizak the Barber'' * ''The Kermesse in Bruges'' * ''The Lady and the Fool'' * ''The Magic Flute'' * '' The Parisian Market or Le Marché des Innocents'' * ''Pineapple Poll ''Pineapple Poll'' is a Gilbert and Sullivan-inspired comic ballet, created by choreographer John Cranko with arranger Sir Charles Mack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Narrative Ballet A narrative ballet or story ballet is a form of ballet that has a plot and characters. It is typically a production with full sets and costumes. It was an invention of the eighteenth century. Most romantic and classical ballets of the 19th century were narrative ballets. Among the most well known are ''Swan Lake'', '' The Sleeping Beauty'', and ''Cinderella''. For these and other classic narrative ballets it is common for ballet directors to create their own choreography, while maintaining the plot and music used by the original 19th-century choreographer. Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton were neoclassical ballet choreographers that created original narrative ballets in the 20th century. Narrative ballets are essential to a ballet company's repertoire, because they tend to generate the highest sales and bring families with children to see the ballet. Many newer narrative ballets are adapted from familiar stories or literature because they are recognizable to audiences. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Frizak The Barber ''Frizak the Barber'' (''The Barber'' or ''Frizak'' or ''The Double Wedding'') is a comic ballet in one act, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music adapted by Ludwig Minkus from themes derived from Italian opera (from the works of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giuseppe Verdi, Vincenzo Bellini and Gioacchino Rossini). The ballet was first presented by the Imperial Ballet on March 11/23 ( Julian/ Gregorian calendar dates) 1879 at the Imperial Bolshoi Kammeny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The principal dancers at the première included Mariia Gorshenkova and Pavel Gerdt. Notes It has been conjectured by ballet historians that this work was a revival of a ballet of the same title originally produced by Petipa's father Jean Jean may refer to: People Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ... f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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