GOLDEN ERA OF BAROQUE DANCE
GOLDEN ERA OF BAROQUE DANCE
Author(s): Alina BercuSubject(s): History, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Modern Age, 17th Century
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: baroque dance; Louis XIV; dance notation systems; ballet de cour; royal academies; Jean-Baptiste Lully; music; opera;
Summary/Abstract: The reign of Louis XIV marks an important milestone in the development of dance and art. Convinced that visual arts and music would significantly contribute to a monarch’s authority, image, and glory, the “Sun King” coordinated artistic activities through establishing a significant number of royal academies. Through the Académie Royale de Danse the art of dancing was given a proper language and notation system for the first time in history. On the other hand, the Académie Royale de Musique was tied to the birth of a national operatic style. Opera was the perfect tool for an idealistic and majestic projection of a nation’s monarch.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Musica
- Issue Year: 66/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 69-78
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English