quiz 1714 – ballet

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1	?Casse-noisette? is the French name for which ballet? Swan Lake, Giselle, The Nutcracker, The Comic Ballet of the King
2	The Nutcracker was adapted from a story by which of these? ETA Hoffmann, William Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, Jules Verne
3	At which theatre did The Nutcracker premiere? Bolshoi, London Palladium, Malyi, Mariinsky
4	The score of The Nutcracker is noted for its use of which instrument? Celesta, Cello, Violin, Bouzouki
5	Dr Stahlbaum appears in which ballet? Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, The Firebird
6	Which of these animals doesn't appear in The Nutcracker? Owl, Mouse, Tiger, Hare
7	Which of these is not a Tchaikovsky ballet? Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty
8	How many acts are there in the ballet Raymonda? Three, One, Six, Four
9	Who composed the music for Raymonda (in ballet)? Paul Dukas, Anna Pavlova, Alexander Glazunov, Marius Petipa
10	In which decade was Raymonda first presented (in ballet)? 1900s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s
11	In which city did Raymonda premiere (in ballet)? Saint Petersburg, Berlin, Prague, Moscow
12	Who choreographed Raymonda (in ballet)? Igor Stravinsky, Marius Petipa, Michel Fokine, Sergei Diaghilev
13	Who originally choreographed Coppelia (in ballet)? Sergei Diaghilev, Arthur Saint-Leon, George Balanchine, Marius Petipa
14	Who wrote the libretto for Coppelia (in ballet)? Igor Stravinsky, Charles Nuitter, Leo Delibes, Arthur Saint-Leon
15	In which decade did Coppelia premiere (in ballet)? 1870s, 1900s, 1890s, 1880s
16	What does the Stepanov movement codify (in ballet)? Audience sizes, Ballet shoes, Theatre sizes, Dance movements
17	Folsom Lake Civic Ballet operates in which US state? Utah, California, Mississippi, Missouri
18	Meaning where the dancer shows lightness of movement, what does ?ballon? refer to? Kneel, Bounce, Swivel, Glide
19	?En cloche? means ?as a...? (in ballet)? Dancer, Catch, Ball, Bell
20	?Couru? means to do what in small steps (in ballet)? Slide, Walk, Waltz, Run