Piatnik 1309 - balletto

Scritto da: Heike B.

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Scritto da: W. Swales

This breathtakingly beautiful enchanting deck of playing cards is a pocket history of ballet and an intriguing ballet almanac that no fan of ballet should be without. Featuring a glorious pictorial compendium of celebrated sartorial ballerinas and ballerinos as well as stunning reproductions of famed highly sought after ballet paintings and posters, the cards serve as an almanac of ballet and are perfect for performing Rudolph Nureyev’s stunning visual and mental card magic effects such as producing a Royal flush in any suit named from a freely shuffled deck; or naming cards randomly selected from the pack by members of an audience; or openly displaying four tens then replacing one card with a jack – causing all cards to transform into the four jacks, repeated with the queens; kings; and then the aces before laying the cards face-down onto the table and then turning each card over one by one to reveal a Royal flush. It should be said that the cards are not marked in any way and can be freely scrutinised because the method is hidden in plain sight so there isn’t anything obvious to find. In fact the illusions are so strong I have had clay-brained people who call themselves ‘magicians’ physically attempt to peel cards apart – destroying them in the process - and so I have had need to purchase more packs of these amazing rare cards. With regards to the almanac, as all who have read ‘The great cipher’ of Louis XIV know, ballet is all about nature and The Divine Feminine. When you look at the ace you see the ballerina absolute. When you look at the two you are reminded of the hero and the heroin that appears in every ballet and the pas de deux (paddy dare) – the dance of love and devotion. When you look at the three you are reminded that dances are predominantly danced in waltz time with the accent on the second beat so you are reminded to say ‘and’ – 1 – 2 – 3 when one begins counting the measures, and you are also reminded of the pas de TROIS – a dangerous ‘dance of entanglement’ for three. One of the best pas de trois is in Swan Lake when the prince dances with death – believing he is dancing a love dance with Odile – while Odile also dances with her father so he can tell her what to do next - and when to go in for the kill (the entanglement). In Swan Lake Odette’s head is filled with ‘swan memories’ which totally surround her. When you look at the four you are reminded of the four cygnets depicting new happier memories – but - their ‘hands are tied’ as an omen of what is to be. When you look at the five you are reminded of ‘The rule of five’ depicted in ‘The great charter’ – the first part being: The five head movements. The five arm movement representing the pointers of a clock. The five hand movements (called Checetti). The five leg movements. The five foot placements. You are also reminded of the five ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) symbols fleetingly displayed as the dancers dance – these being: The ‘circle of fire’ to depict danger. In the outside world you see blue-spot notices; ‘stop’ signs, and ‘no entry’ signs warning of danger. In ballet danger is depicted in pirouettes and other circles such as the circle the faeries form around Aurora to protect her from Scarabose (depicting religion) in Sleeping Beauty Two lines forming a cross depict the four winds (air) – winds that ‘point the way’- seen on signposts in the outside world. Three wavy lines depict water – the lakes, rivers, and oceans of our planet featured in the narratives – the lake representing ‘the all-seeing eye’ and the ocean depicting freedom and liberty as you see depicted in ‘La Corsair’. The four corners of the rectangle represent messages to give ‘direction’ that reaches the ‘four corners of the Earth’. Outside these directions are all around us displayed on rectangular signs. In ‘The kingdom of Shades’ as the serpent slowly comes towards the hero it slowly forms a rectangle to give ‘direction’. The five pointed star represents the sun (Lois XIV was known as ‘The sun king’ Apollo) and the spiritual metaphysical feminine world we see depicted in ballets. The photo depicts all of the ESP symbols. When you look at the six you are reminded of the six great classical ballets: Chopiniana – that led to La Sylphide; Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty. When you look at the seven you are reminded of the seven elements of ballet (Plot; story; sub-plot; characters; allegory; semiology; and sub-text) and the seven elements of DANCE. These are pliers (knee bends), etendre (to stretch), relever (to rise), gliser (to glide), sauter (to jump), tourner (to turn or spin), and elancer (to dart). The eight depicts the eight parts of the stage: stage front; stage left; stage right; upstage; down stage; back stage; the wings; and the flies. The nine depicts the sun and the eight celestial bodies; and the ten depicts the ten elements of ballet: music; choreography; dance; mime; sets; costume; lighting; heroin; hero; and the corps de ballet. The four jacks represent Rudolph Nureyev; Peter Wright; Carlos Acosta; and Mathew Bourne - the four mavericks who changed ballet forever. The four queens represent Darcey Bussell; Marianela Nunez; Natalia Osipova; and Tamara Roja (row car) - the four queens who raised the bar in performance and achievement. The four kings are King Louis XIV who started it all; E T A Hoffmann who wrote many of the captivating stories; Marius Petipa who choreographed almost all of the classical ballets; and Peter Tchaikovsky who wrote much of the hauntingly beautiful music. And so you see these stunning cards serve as an almanac and a thing of mystery and formidable beauty that is guaranteed to bring great joy.Weiterlesen

Scritto da: Kara Meier

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Scritto da: Clare Mather

NICE LITTLE PRESSIE FOR A BALLET LOVING TEENAGER. IDEAL TO TAKE TO REHEARSALS WHEN THERE IS A LOT OF HANGING ABOUT!Weiterlesen