Title: The Influence of Romanticism on Ballet: Exploring the Political and Social Context of 19th Century France and its Reflection in Dance Theatre

Read “In Pursuit of the Sylph” by Deborah Jowitt, and Jennifer Homas writes in The NewYorker about Akram Khan’s Giselle, find article in Files Section of BB – Readings .
Answer questions, including what are the main characteristics/qualities of a Romantic ballet? Briefly describe the political and social conditions in France during the 1830s & 1840s. Are these conditions reflected in the ballets created at that time? What technical elements (staging or danced) are new to dance theatre during the period?
It needs thesis and response to these questions.

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