Handlungsballett
English translation: ballet d'action
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| 12:57 Jun 20, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Rowan Morrell New Zealand Local time: 10:09 | ||||||
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4 mins confidence: 
ballet d'action Explanation: I think the French term is used in the English-speaking ballet world. At any rate, it is defined in the dictionary below as a ballet that tells a story, often tragic. Has a rather nicer ring than "action ballet" at any rate! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2004-06-20 13:03:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry - one too many \"at any rates\" there. Reference: http://www.ballet-academy.com/Dictionary.htm |
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9 mins confidence:
action ballet (ballet d'action) Explanation: I am not an expert, but this term would seem to fit the German, which itself is most likely a translation from the French. Jean Georges Noverre was a famous French Choreographer and reformer of the Ballet and was the father of the Action Ballet (Ballet d' action). http://www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2novre1.htm ballet d'action (ballet with a plot). ... www.abt.org/education/archive/ choreographers/dauberval_j.html |
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