Chorégraphie; ou l’art de décrire la danse | work by Feuillet (original) (raw)
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development of dance notation
In dance notation: The Baroque period (c. 17th–18th century) …Raoul-Auger Feuillet in 1700 as Chorégraphie; ou, l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography; or, The Art of Describing the Dance”). The system spread rapidly throughout Europe, with English, German, and Spanish versions soon appearing. Well suited to the dance of that era, which featured intricate footwork, this notation became so… Read More
In dance: Prominent notation methods …by Raoul-Auger Feuillet in his Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography, or the Art of Describing the Dance”). Feuillet’s work recorded foot positions and combinations of steps as well as floor patterns, but it was unable to register movements in the upper part of the body. Read More
In Western dance: Technical codifications and dance scholarship …Arbeau’s Orchésographie, was Raoul Feuillet’s Chorégraphie, ou l’art de décrire la danse (“Choreography, or the Art of Describing the Dance”; 1700). It became the standard grammar for the dances practiced at the turn of the century, describing them in minute detail and notating them by a system devised by Feuillet.… Read More
English version by Weaver
In John Weaver …the French choreographer Raoul-Auger Feuillet’s Chorégraphie. The work included the most widely adopted dance notation system of the period. Its introduction to an English-speaking audience enabled more widespread communication of dance compositions and promoted a uniform set of standards in dance throughout England. A Small Treatise of Time and Cadence… Read More
