The latvian academy of culture

Requirements for the Acquisition of Credit Points:

To prepare and conduct a choreographic one-act play: a dance (30-45min.).

Literature:

1.Захаров Р. Исскуство балетмейстара. М., Исскуство,1954

2. Захаров Р. Сочинение танца. М., Исскуство, 1989

3.Карп П. Балет и драма. М., Исскуство, 1980

4.Blong L.A. Choplin T. The moment of movement. Pitbourg., 1988
The Name of the Course: The History of Dance.

The Scope of the Course: 64 contact classes.

4 credit points. The form of assessment: a test and an examination.

The Author of the Course: Lecturer Rita Spalva, Mag.Ped.
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: General training in movements and dance.
The Contents of the Course: The aim of the course is to develop the professional knowledge and the creative skills of the students. Acquisition of different professional theories. Application of the theory of dance in practical work (reviews, writing reports and term papers) .
Thematic Planning:

Theme	Week	Type of classes and hours
The theories of art foundation and the beginnings of dance.		L2
The meaning of dance in the cultures of ancient civilizations.		L2
The place of dance in the intermedio of the Middle Ages, jousts and itinerant theatres.		L2
Art of the court and its meaning in the creation of the theatre of ballet.		L2
The theatre of Moliére and its influence in the ballet of the XVII century.		L2
J.G. Noverre, the greatest reformer in ballet. The theatre of ballet in the XVIII century.		L2
Expression of different styles of art in ballet (Baroque, Rococo, Classicism, Sentimentalism, Romanticism).		L2
The ballet-masters of the XVIII century: Hilferding and Angiolini.		L2
Romanticism in ballet.		L2;L2
The creative work of the most outstanding ballet-masters of the XIX century: Didelot, Perrot and others.		L2
The XVIII – XIX centuries. The most famous dancers.		L2
Watching of video films.	12., 13.	L2;L2;L2;L2; L2;L2
The beginning and development of Russian ballet (up to the XVII century)	14.	L2
I.Valberh, the first Russian ballet-master.	15.	L2
Romantic ballet in Russia.	16.	L2
M.Petipa and L. Ivanov, the creators of aesthetics in Chaikovsky’s ballet.	17.	L2;L2
S.Diaghilev and the influence of the “Russian seasons” on Euorpean ballet.	18.	L2
The ballet-master M.Fokin.	19.	L2
The most famous dancers of the XX century: V.Nijinsky, A.Pavlova, T. Karsavina.	20.	L2
Duncan, the founder of modern ballet.	21.	L2
Modern ballet in the USA, France and Germany.	22.	L2
The development of Russian Soviet ballet during the 30’ies and the 50’ies.	23.	L2
The most outstanding ballet-masters of the XX century.	24.	L2
The development of Latvian ballet during the 30’ies and 40’ies.	25.,26.	L2
Ballet in the post-war Latvia.	27.,28.	L2
The most distinguished Latvian choreographers and dancers.	29.,30.	L2;L2
Watching of a video film.	31.,32.	L2;L2;L2;L2