Narrative ballet
It is the responsibility of the dancer to be able to use their movements and facial expressions to the communicate with the audience, or else the plot isn't properly conveyed.The ability to tell a story and how emotion without words is known as "classical mime", which plays an important role in ballet.Many newer narrative ballets are adapted from familiar stories or literature because they are recognizable to audiences.Many newer narrative ballets are adapted from familiar stories or literature because they are recognizable to audiences.Clara and the nutcracker then travel to the land of the sweets where Clara is introduced to the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, and beautiful Arabian Princesses, Russian Cossacks, French ballet dancers and even exotic flowers, who all dance in her honor.[8] The ballet Romeo and Juliet follows the same story as the famous Shakespearean play it is based on, the only difference between the two being the medium used is dance rather than acting.The longer bell-shaped skirts of Romantic ballets are a far cry from the short, stiff, platter-style tutus worn in Classical pieces.
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