PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet

Paper · Semantic Scholar

The symbolic communication in classical dance forms is based on codified hand gestures (mudras), postures and the use of rhythmic sequences of movement. Nevertheless, systematic computational identification of fine-grained dance gestures is not widely studied because subtle articulation variations, costume coverups and lack of annotated data exist. The paper suggests a spatial-temporal deep learning model of gesture…

Reference · Wikidata

type of performance dance; performing arts genre; theatrical genre

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. Ballet has been influential globally and has defined the foundational techniques which are used in many other dance genres and cultures. Various sch…

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Book · DOAB

Born in Copenhagen in the early nineteenth-century and trained by his father, French ballet master, Antoine Bournonville, August Bournonville was an iconoic dance master and principal choreography of the Royal Danish Ballet with his incorporation of French Romanticism in his ballet choreography. Known for detailed, quick footwork and delicate arm and torso contrast, Bournonville’s style of dance became known as the …

Full text · Open Library

Elements of Classical Ballet Technique as Practiced in the School for the Dance Theatre of Harlem champions the rich heritage of American dance from Fanny Elssler's triumphs to the square dances of the pioneers and on to the Dance Theatre of Harlem.Originally published in 1977, the text serves as a theoretical and practical outline of Shook's teaching philosophies. The book is divided into three parts: The Anteceden…

Image · DPLA

The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (PBT) performing “Swan Lake.” The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (PBT), a not-for-profit organization, was formed in affiliation with Point Park College and the Pittsburgh Playhouse in the late 1960s. The PBT had its premier performance in November of 1969 and the local troupe performed “Nutcracker” at the Pittsburgh Playhouse during the Christmas season of that same year. The PBT opened its…