Dancing virtue Educational aspects of Queen Christina’s court ballets

The introduction of Frenchballet de courto Sweden in the 1630s marked an important step in the development of Swedish court theatre. Court ballet reached its height soon thereafter, during Queen Christina’s brief, but eventful reign (1644–54). This theatre form in Sweden has received increasing atte...

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Published inVirtue Ethics and Education from Late Antiquity to the Eighteenth Century pp. 113 - 134
Main Author Rota, Stefano Fogelberg
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 15.05.2018
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Christina of Sweden (1626-1689)
court ballet
galanterie
Literature
litteraturvetenskap
political propaganda
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Summary:The introduction of Frenchballet de courto Sweden in the 1630s marked an important step in the development of Swedish court theatre. Court ballet reached its height soon thereafter, during Queen Christina’s brief, but eventful reign (1644–54). This theatre form in Sweden has received increasing attention, but its educational character has until now been overlooked.¹ In this chapter I shall investigate this particular aspect of court ballet in Sweden. In order to study the educational character of Christina’s court ballet I shall proceed on two different levels. After a short overview of the introduction and development of this
ISBN:9462984441
9789462984448
9048535107
9789048535101
DOI:10.1515/9789048535101-008