Video #5

Classical Dance
1. What is being a classic imply?
A classic is an excellent illustration of a specific style some kind lasting value or of legendary
excellence of the first or greatest standard, class, or rank (something that embodies its class)

2. What are the two form of theater discussed in this video? Where are they centered?
Ballet - Italy
Kabuki- Centered in Japan Kyoto

3. What differentiates the way ballet and kabuki were developed?

Ballet was approached from the top down, while Kabuki was approached from the bottom up.

4. What are the similarities between ballet and kabuki?

They are both classical type of dances and captivated their audiences for 300 years from their story telling.

5. How is kabuki described?

both reality and imagination, burning energy

6. Why do people go to kabuki?

To experience the stories and how well the artist performs their roles

7. What transforms the kabuki theater?

elaborate costumes, dynamic acting, footbridge that extends onto the audience (hanamachi), thick make-up

8. What is kabuki ideal for?

Kabuki is ideal for entertainment and fashion styles.

9. How does ballet evolve and what does it convey to its audience?
From the court dances from Louis XIV, an idealized vision of elegance and decorum

10. The fairies bestow gifts on the baby Aurora. What are the gifts of the yellow and pink fairies?
Generosity, light heartedness

11. What does Oleg Vinogradovite suggest that parents do?

Tell many fairytales as possible, they will be kind, good and tender

12. Which of the fairies was not invited to the christening of Aurora? What does she personify?
Carabosse

13. What are the bases of selection for Kirov Ballet School?
Medical and professional examiners

14. What elements are the building blocks of ballet?

Physical ability, looks and hard work

15. Classify the period in which kabuki developed.

17th- 18th century.

16. According to kabuki, what was the socially acceptable way of solving a couple’s insurmountable problem?
Suicide

17. How does one become a kabuki actor?

Born into Kabuki family, and are taught by their fathers or be adopted in

18. How is kabuki actors trained?

Dance training and singing lessons, for hours a complete part from beginning to end

19. What are Larissa Lezhnina’s impressions about working in ballet?

It's hard for young ballerinas to make a good start, the competition

20. Around what age do ballet dancers careers end?

40's

21. How does this differ from kabuki?

Skills are supposed to mature with age, actors are still playing in their 70's

22. What is one of the strongest traditions in kabuki?

Drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized manner

23. How does movement in ballet and kabuki differ?

Ballet uses jumps and leaps while Kabuki is close to the ground and imagination

24. What is truth in theater?

When the actors and audience both believe in the imagination.

25. What does kabuki and ballet reflect in their stories?

Their stories reflect the value of their societies.