Classical Period

1
Classical Period

• Theatre, Dance, Visual Art

2
Theatre

• The growth of playhouses and theatres created a
  renewed interest in the Ancient Greek Roman
  plays
• Opera was still very popular
• Shakespeares works were still being performed
• John Dryden- Playwright who drew inspiration from
  Ancient Classics, especially the works of
  Aristotle

3
Dance- Ballet Develops

• Classical Ballet
• a style of ballet based on precise conventional
  steps performed with graceful and flowing
  movements
• Why Study Ballet?
• for the improvement of flexibility, coordination,
  grace and strength
• French Ballet
• Characterized by an emphasis on precision,
  elegance, and sobriety
• Russian Ballet
• Used more upper body for expression, more extreme

• Terms to remember
• Plie
• Releve
• Tondeau
• 1st position
• 2nd position
• 3rd position
• 4th position
• 5th position
• We will learn these movements and you will have
  to demonstrate them for your test!

4
Visual Art- Neo Classicism

• New Classics
• Revived ancient Greek Roman stylization in
  Europe
• Why did it start?
• Discovery of ancient artifacts including the
  ruins of Pompeii
• Rebellion against the rococco (baroque) movement
  in France
• Move toward more simplicity calmness in art

• More for the people art, in reaction to the end
  of aristocratic rule through the French
  American Revolutions
• Artists were commissioned to create new works
  inspired by Ancient Rome because of the move to
  Roman type government- democratic/ republic