The study of feelings and expression as fundamental elements of dance.
In Pasoatres we rescued the study and interest of the searching spirit of the French dancer and ballet teacher, Jean-George Noverre, who is considered the creator of modern ballet. The great theoretician of action ballet.
Established on April 29, since 1982, by the International Dance Council of UNESCO, dancers, choreographers, critics, researchers, companies and organizations related to dance, we celebrate the Day of our art.
The choreographer must interpret the naturalness and the truth. He must offer a logical narrative, as in a play, with the succession: “exposition-knot-final”
Noverre estimates in his book “Letters on Dance and Ballets” written in 1760, that the ballet must have a dramatic action, without exaggerating in entertainment, describing the passions, manners and uses of all peoples.
The choreographer must interpret the naturalness and the truth.
He should offer a logical narrative, as in a play. With the succession: “exposition-knot-final”.
Dance should be natural and expressive rather than technical and virtuous.
Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810)
Father of International Dance Day
David Garrick, figure of the 18th century English theater
Dance should be natural and expressive rather than technical and virtuous
The dance “in action” should move the viewer through an expressive pantomime, inspired by the theatrical play, as performed by the great British tragic actor, David Garrick, born in 1717 and buried with honors in Westminster Abbey in 1779.
Noverre, a collaborator of Mozart, had great friends, such as the French writer, historian and philosopher Voltaire and Garrick, who called Noverre “the Shakespeare of dance.”
For him, the dancer, must have a general and broad culture, including the study of poetry, history, painting, music and anatomy.
With these new proposals that Noverre emits, the romantic ballet will begin.
