Ballet @ Detroit Dance Center

stage costumes were still very similar to court wear but progressed over time, mostly due to the French dancer and ballet-master whose proposals to modernize ballet are contained in his revolutionary Lettres sur la danse et les ballets (1760). Noverre's … Read More

stage costumes were still very similar to court wear but progressed over time, mostly due to the French dancer and ballet-master whose proposals to modernize ballet are contained in his revolutionary Lettres sur la danse et les ballets (1760). Noverre's book altered the emphasis in a production away from the costumes towards the physical movements and emotions of the dancers. More Info below. Read Less