2. Ballet as Ideology: Giselle, Act 2 by Evan Alderson Natalie Collins Edited by: Dr. Picart and Donna Gallagher

3. Key terms Ideology: Ideology: Ballet Blanc: Ballet Blanc:

4. Key Terms, contd. “Balanchine” body type: “Balanchine” body type: Anorexia: Anorexia: Anorexia nervosa:

5. Key terms, contd. Anorectic: Anorectic: Romanticism: Romanticism: Wilis: Wilis:

6. Ballet Terms Ronds de jambe: Ronds de jambe: Pointes: Pointes:

7. Discussion Question 1. How have films such as “Shakespeare in Love,” and “10 Things I Hate About You” in the film world helped to lessen/increase our ability to understand the art of the past?

8. Theophile Gautier ( 1811-1872) “More than one eye which thought it was seeing only ronds de jambe and pointes found to its surprise its vision obscured by a tear— which does not often happen in ballets.” “More than one eye which thought it was seeing only ronds de jambe and pointes found to its surprise its vision obscured by a tear— which does not often happen in ballets.”

9. Gautier Born in 1841, he started out as a poet following faithfully the principles of the romanticism period. In 1832 he moved away from these doctrines to embrace the idea of l'art l'art (the art by the art).

10. Giselle

14. Discussion Questions 2. What is the connection between George Balanchine called, “the man who defeminized women” and anorexia?

15. Contd. 3. How is the female body expressed in Giselle?

16. “The Female Dancer and the Male Gaze: Feminist Critiques of Early Modern Dance” By Susan Manning

17. Key Terms Gaze Theory: Gaze Theory: Voyeuristic Gaze: Voyeuristic Gaze: Fetishistic: Fetishistic:

18. What’s Your View…… Do you feel that ballet or modern dance engages in voyeuristic gaze? In what dance forms would you consider yourself as a spectator to be a voyeur? Do you feel that ballet or modern dance engages in voyeuristic gaze? In what dance forms would you consider yourself as a spectator to be a voyeur?

19. Yvonne Rainer: Choreographer and Writer Yvonne Rainer and Becky Arnold in Continuous Project – Altered Daily Yvonne Rainer and Becky Arnold in Continuous Project – Altered Daily

20. ???Discussion Questions??? Do you feel that productions of modern film and dance are controlled by men or women, why or why not? What would be an example? Do you feel that productions of modern film and dance are controlled by men or women, why or why not? What would be an example? “Mulvey aims to deconstruct the structure of film using Althusser’s terms, hails or interpellates, spectators into a “masculine” subject position.” Of the film clips viewed during the class, which have relied heavily on male gaze? How could they be deconstructed from such? “Mulvey aims to deconstruct the structure of film using Althusser’s terms, hails or interpellates, spectators into a “masculine” subject position.” Of the film clips viewed during the class, which have relied heavily on male gaze? How could they be deconstructed from such? Do you believe there are films that incorporate the female gaze more than the male? Do you believe there are films that incorporate the female gaze more than the male?

21. Works Cited Alderson, Evan. “Ballet as Ideology: Giselle, Act II”. Meaning in Motion. Durham: Duke University Press, 1997. (p.121-132). Alderson, Evan. “Ballet as Ideology: Giselle, Act II”. Meaning in Motion. Durham: Duke University Press, 1997. (p.121-132). Manning, Susan. “The Female Dancer and the Male Gaze.” Meaning in Motion. Durham: Duke University Press, 1997. (p.153-166). Manning, Susan. “The Female Dancer and the Male Gaze.” Meaning in Motion. Durham: Duke University Press, 1997. (p.153-166). Mulvey, Laura. “The Active/Male vs. Passive/Female.” Fju.edu.tw. From 1975 essay. Mulvey, Laura. “The Active/Male vs. Passive/Female.” Fju.edu.tw. From 1975 essay. Saco, Diana. “Feminist Film Criticism: The Piano and the Female Gaze.” Gate.net. November 1994. Saco, Diana. “Feminist Film Criticism: The Piano and the Female Gaze.” Gate.net. November 1994. http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/Literary_Criticism/feminism/Gaze.htm http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/Literary_Criticism/feminism/Gaze.htmhttp://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/Literary_Criticism/feminism/Gaze.htm Walley, Jonathan. “From Objecthood to Subject Matter.” Senses of Cinema. (p.1-4). Walley, Jonathan. “From Objecthood to Subject Matter.” Senses of Cinema. (p.1-4). http://8.19llencyclopedia.org http://8.19llencyclopedia.org http://8.19llencyclopedia.org http://www.nycballet.com http://www.nycballet.com http://www.nycballet.com Gordon, S. “Off Balance the Real World of Ballet.” Gordon, S. “Off Balance the Real World of Ballet.” http://www.websterdictionary.com http://www.websterdictionary.com http://www.websterdictionary.com http://freewebs.com/ballet/giselle.html http://freewebs.com/ballet/giselle.html http://freewebs.com/ballet/giselle.html

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