Studies on Aesthetic and Cultural Background of the Early Ballet

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02187
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Art at large
• Research Institution: Seitoku University
• Principal Investigator: ICHISE Yoko 聖徳大学, 音楽学部, 准教授 (90316852)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 森 立子 日本女子体育大学, 体育学部, 准教授 (40710843) ; 鈴木 晶 法政大学, 国際文化学部, 教授 (50196804)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 舞踊史 / 表象 / バレエ / バロック・ダンス / 文化史 / 身体表現

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the field of dance studies, Japan lags behind in academic research, particularly in the early history of ballet. Our study focuses on the formative elements of ballet, with a view to stimulate further development in dance studies in general.
By establishing the basis of our research from original sources, we viewed cultural and social approaches to better understand the background and aesthetics of early ballet. Additionally, we investigated historical treatises and other documented evidence to prove that the French noble style, or “la belle dance”, was an authentic starting point of ballet.
Basic movements captured in moving pictures constitute the core result of this work.

Free Research Field

舞踊史