Throwback Thursday and the First Ballet
What was the world’s first ballet? The answer is: Ballet Comique de la Reine, choreographed in 1581 and performed in
the court of Catherine de Medici. It was
an extravagant spectacle and cost more than a million ecue. Balthazar de Beaujoyeux,
the director of court festivals, conceived and staged the ballet.
It is considered to be the first ballet because it was the
first known work to combine dance, verse, and music into a coherent whole. It is also unique in that a complete libretto
of the ballet exists, and thus we could recreate it today. However, with the attention span of the
average audience member now, I doubt that Ballet
Comique de la Reine would be very well received. It lasted from ten in the evening until three
o’clock in the morning.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Dance History Factoid #5:
The world’s first ballet was Ballet Comique de la Reine, performed in 1581 in the court of
Catherine de Medici.
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