舞蹈术(choreography)
创作和编排舞蹈的艺术。本字由希腊文「舞」及「写」的原义演变而成，意指舞蹈的文字记录。到了19、20世纪，此字转为舞蹈创作，而原意「舞蹈的文字记录」则以舞谱称之。16世纪的法国舞蹈大师将该国社交舞编成一种新的舞蹈形式（宫廷芭蕾）。17世纪时，这种舞蹈变得更复杂，并由受过训练的专业人员表演戏剧芭蕾。18世纪後期编舞家诺维尔和安吉奥利尼以舞蹈术结合表情丰富的哑剧和舞步创造出剧情芭蕾。19世纪由佩季帕、佩罗和布农维尔等编舞家进一步把它发展为浪漫芭蕾。20世纪从俄罗斯芭蕾舞团的编舞家开始，舞蹈术发生了急剧的变化，有些编舞家以舞者的即兴表演为素材，有些则在排演前设计好每个动作，这些编舞大师包括：福金、马辛、巴兰钦、葛兰姆、阿什顿、罗宾斯、康宁汉和撒普。参阅Ailey, Alvin, Jr.、de Mille, Agnes和Lifar, Serge。
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choreography
Art of creating and arranging dances. The word is derived from the Greek for “dance” and “write,” reflecting its early meaning as a written record of dances. By the 19th century the term was used mainly for the creation of dances, and the written record became known as dance notation. In the 16th century dance masters at the French court arranged their social dances into specific patterns. In the 17th century such dances became more complex and were performed as theatrical ballets by trained professionals. In the late 18th century J.-G. Noverre and Gasparo Angiolini introduced choreography that combined expressive mime and dance steps to produce the dramatic ballet. This was further developed in 19th-century Romantic ballets by Marius Petipa, Jules Perrot, and August Bournonville. Radical change in the 20th century began with choreographers of the Ballets Russes, including Michel Fokine and Leonid Massine, and continued with George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Frederick Ashton, Jerome Robbins, Merce Cunningham, and Twyla Tharp. See also Alvin Ailey, Agnes de Mille, Serge Lifar, Bronislava Nijinska, S. Vigano.