Ballet [ Dance, Music & Songs ]
… visit and performance in 1815 by the famed Auguste Vestris, named ‘le Dieu de la Danse’ further enflamed monied society’s appetite for ballet. His son, the popular dancer Armand Vestris was married to Londoner opera singer Elizabetta … This caste system was rarely altered. 9 The stereotypical hierarchy of bodies as commodities was reflected within society and on stage in its conceptions and rankings of human beauty. 9 . Auguste Vestris was muscular and mid-size in … character portrayals and behaviors did not necessarily translate off-stage nor did it grant them admittance to high society. The dancers that portrayed the highest level of danseur noble or danseuse were the most sought after off-stage …
Audience | Commodities | Dance | Theatre
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