The great balletmaster Jules Perrot as depicted by French painter, Edgar Degas (1875)
Ballet Master (also Balletmaster, Ballet Mistress, or Maître de ballet ) is the term used for an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company. Ballet masters are generally charged with teaching the daily company ballet class and rehearsing the dancers for both new and established ballets in the repertoire. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (870x988, 144 KB)[edit] Summary Painting created from 1873-1875 [edit] Licensing The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (870x988, 144 KB)[edit] Summary Painting created from 1873-1875 [edit] Licensing The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life... A ballet company is a group of dancers who perform ballets. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... A performance of The Nutcracker ballet Ballet is the name given to a specfic dance form and technique. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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History of the Position
Especially during the early centuries of ballet troupes and ballet companies, (1700 to 1900), the position of First Balletmaster referred to the head choreographer who acted as a type of Artistic Director. This included creating dances, choosing works, submitting notes to the composer, as well as teaching the dancers to move in the style that was desired. It was this head balletmaster who had the responsibility of the artistic directorship of a particular group of dancers or of a theatre. Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... The artistic director of a theatre is responsible for choosing the material staged in a season, and the hiring of creative/production personnel (such as directors), as well as other theatre management tasks. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...
After 1900, the title has been used more to describe the master teachers/ assistant directors of a ballet company, (previously known as Second Balletmaster.)
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Famous Balletmasters
Jean Coralli, one of the creators of the ballet Giselle, circa 1810
Jean Dauberval (1742-1806) Balletmaster in France, he is known today as the Father of the Comedic ballet
Filippo Taglioni (1777-1871) Balletmaster of Stockholm from 1803. Born and trained as a dancer in his native Italy, he is known today as the Father of Romantic Ballet. Also a great choreographer and teacher, he was instrumental in the training of his daughter, Marie.
Arthur Saint-Léon (1821-1870) A Frenchman who was Maître de Ballet of the Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869.
Marius Petipa (1818-1910) Maître de Ballet of all the Russias for the Imperial Theaters in (St. Petersburg and Moscow) from 1869 to 1903, 'Second' Balletmaster from 1862-1869. The Father of Classical Ballet.
Rudolph Nureyev (1938-1993), Balletmaster and Director of the Paris Opera Ballet, Paris from 1983 to 1992. Before that, he enjoyed an illustrious career as a dancer in both the Soviet Union and in the west.
Peter Martins is the BalletMaster in Chief of New York City Ballet. Mr.
Martins was named BalletMaster for the New York City Ballet, a title he shared with George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and John Taras. From 1983 to 1989, Mr.
Martins is Chairman of the Faculty of the School of American Ballet, the official school of NYCB, and the Director of the New York Choreographic Institute.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Basil Thompson, an internationally acclaimed balletmaster on sabbatical from the University of Iowa, died Tuesday in Lynchburg, Va., of sudden cardiac arrest.
In 1967, he joined the Joffrey as balletmaster, working closely with Robert Joffrey at a time when the company was at its creative peak.
He became balletmaster of the Milwaukee Ballet in 1981 and became the company’s artistic director in 1995.
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