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Ballet And Kabuki

Ballet and Kabuki are two types of interesting dances that may seem very different but really have a lot in common. They have both been around for over three hundred years. Both types of dance show the culture of the country they originated from. They both interlock the real world with a fictional world in their performances. In both ballet and Kabuki the scenes change rapidly from the middle of a forest to an enchanted castle.
The true ballet began with the Ballet Comique de la Royne, which was preformed in Paris, in 1581. This event is known as the birth of Ballet, making it the youngest of the major performing arts. In 1661 Louis XIV founded the first ballet academy, this was important in Ballet history since from that point on the history of ballet was clearly traced. From then on there have been hundreds of...

Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle

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