Chorégraphie; ou l’art de décrire la danse
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Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse is a significant work by Raoul-Auger Feuillet, published in 1700. This book introduced a system of dance notation that allowed for the detailed recording of dances. Feuillet's system was a major advancement, enabling the preservation of choreography beyond oral tradition. It described foot positions, step combinations, and floor patterns, though it did not capture upper body movements. This work became a standard for describing dances at the turn of the 18th century and contributed to the professionalization of ballet.1234
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dance notationThe Baroque period (c. 17th–18th century)…Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700 as Chorégraphie; ou, l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography; or, The Art of Describing the Dance”). The system spread rapidly throughout Europe, with English, German, and Spanish versions soon appearing. Well suited to the dance of that era, which featured intricate footwork, this notation became so…
Read More…Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700 as Chorégraphie; ou, l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography; or, The Art of Describing the Dance”). The system spread rapidly throughout Europe, with English, German, and Spanish versions soon appearing. Well suited to the dance of that era, which featured intricate footwork, this notation became so…
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danceProminent notation methods…by Raoul-Auger Feuillet in his Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography, or the Art of Describing the Dance”). Feuillet’s work recorded foot positions and combinations of steps as well as floor patterns, but it was unable to register movements in the upper part of the body.
Read More…by Raoul-Auger Feuillet in his Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography, or the Art of Describing the Dance”). Feuillet’s work recorded foot positions and combinations of steps as well as floor patterns, but it was unable to register movements in the upper part of the body.
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Western danceTechnical codifications and dance scholarship…Arbeau’s Orchésographie, was Raoul Feuillet’s Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography, or the Art of Describing the Dance”; 1700). It became the standard grammar for the dances practiced at the turn of the century, describing them in minute detail and notating them by a system devised by Feuillet.…
Read More…Arbeau’s Orchésographie, was Raoul Feuillet’s Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography, or the Art of Describing the Dance”; 1700). It became the standard grammar for the dances practiced at the turn of the century, describing them in minute detail and notating them by a system devised by Feuillet.…
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