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Week7Part2ContemporaryBallet.pptx
Contemporary Ballet
Shifting ideas and changing attitudes
Reframing the Classical Ballet
Taking Classical / Neoclassical Ballets – and reframing them within the Post-Modern ideals
How can the work reflect the changes in society and the world?
Challenging the vocabulary of Ballet – Blending Modern, Jazz and other influences into the works
Rudolf Nureyev (1938 – 1993)
Danced with the Kirov Ballet after WWII – then immigrated to England where he danced and worked with the Royal Ballet
An acclaimed dancer who worked with ideas from Modern Dance to incorporate into his works
Romeo and Juliet
Jiří Kylián (1947 – Present)
Worked with Royal Ballet in London
His work has moved to more abstraction and surrealistic images
Collaboration with the Nederlands Dans Theater – a Dutch company
Petite Morte
Sinfonietta
Black and White Ballets
27’52”
Video Link:
Petite Mort
Petite Mort. Dir. Hans Hulscher. Prod. George Van Breemen. ArtHaus Musik, 1996. Academic Video Online: Premium Database. Web.
Matthew Bourne (1960 – Present)
Trained with the Laban institute
Does not discuss his work because he wants the audience to take something away from it without his influence
Created several works that reframed Classical Ballets
Swan Lake
Nutcracker!
Cinderella
Edward Scissorhands
Just created a new version of Sleeping Beauty
Christopher Wheeldon ( 1973 – Present)
He has been compared to Balanchine and Jerome Robbins
Prolific choreographer who has created over 30 ballets in less than 5 years.
Trained and worked with the Royal Ballet in London
Works with NYCB and has set works on other companies
After the Rain
