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Object description
whole: the eight images occupy the majority. The title is separate and positioned across the top edge, in black, held
within a decorative purple inset. The main text is partially integrated and placed in the centre, in black. Further text is separate and
located in the lower centre, upper left, lower left and lower right, as captions, in white held within purple insets. All set against a
white background.
image: six photographs of ballet performances, and two depictions of a female ballet dancer.
text: BALLET
BALLET is a form of theatrical entertainment. It tells a story, develops a theme or suggests an atmosphere, through the orchestration of a
group of costumed dancers, trained according to strict rules and guided in tempo and spirit by the music. The performance is presented
against a decorative background - the music and decoration being harmonious in thought. Ballet is not an excuse for dancing. Dancing in
Ballet is the means of expressing a dramatic idea. In the form that we recognise it, the ballet had its beginning with the founding of
'L'Acadamie Nationale de la Danse,' by Louis XIV of France, in 1661. We are able to trace its development in an unbroken line of dancers
from then until the present day. The first notable performance of ballet was to celebrate the wedding of Mademoiselle de Vaudemont in
France. The ladies of court, unaccustomed to dancing, which was almost exclusively a male pursuit, took part in what was the first Corps of
Ballet. However, it was not until the acrobatics of the professional, and the aristocratic grace of the courtier were united, that the
ballet was really formed. People of today enjoy the ballet when it offers breathtaking feats of technical skill and when it pleases the
eyes alone. However - 'The well composed ballet should be a living painting of the drama, character and customs of mankind; it must be
acted, as moving as a declamation, so that it can speak through the eyes, to the soul.'
Art and Architecture, No. 23
Pictorial Review
No. 87
ARMY EDUCATION, M.E.L.F.
Crown Copyright Reserved
Photographs by 'Parade'
Above:- Like a great wind, Death orders 'Everyman' to make his last journey.
Above:- Death gives his fatal kiss in 'Everyman'.
Below:- Robert Helpman and June Brae in the ballet 'Youth'.
Below:- From the dramatic ballet 'The Vagabonds'.
Above:- The Temptress welcomes Death in 'Everyman'.
Below:- An amusing scene from a comic ballet 'Les Sirenes'.
Printed by The Printing and Stationery Services, M.E.L.P.-2-47
Physical description
Pictorial Review No. 87.
Art and Architecture Poster No. 23.