<P> The Ballet Comique de la Reine was created under the auspices of Henry III 's mother , the dowager queen Catherine de ' Medici , as part of the wedding celebrations for the Duke de Joyeuse and Queen Louise of Lorraine 's sister , Marguerite de Vaudemont . The ballet was choreographed by Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx and was the first piece to combine poetry , music , design and dance according to the rules of Jean - Antoine de Baïf 's Académie de Poésie et de Musique . The ballet was inspired by the enchantress , Circe , from Homer 's Odyssey . The pricey production lasted five and half hours and the Queen and King both participated in the performance . The Queen , along with a group of lady court dancers arrived on a fountain that was three tiers high dressed as dryads . The dancers were entering and exiting from both sides of the set , which was unusual for previous court ballets . The ballet was also made in hopes of bringing resolution to the religious hardship that caused the French people to separate . Circe was a symbol of civil war , while the restoration of peace at the end of the ballet represented the country 's hopes for the future . </P>
<P> The Ballet Comique de la Reine was created under the auspices of Henry III 's mother , the dowager queen Catherine de ' Medici , as part of the wedding celebrations for the Duke de Joyeuse and Queen Louise of Lorraine 's sister , Marguerite de Vaudemont . The ballet was choreographed by Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx and was the first piece to combine poetry , music , design and dance according to the rules of Jean - Antoine de Baïf 's Académie de Poésie et de Musique . The ballet was inspired by the enchantress , Circe , from Homer 's Odyssey . The pricey production lasted five and half hours and the Queen and King both participated in the performance . The Queen , along with a group of lady court dancers arrived on a fountain that was three tiers high dressed as dryads . The dancers were entering and exiting from both sides of the set , which was unusual for previous court ballets . The ballet was also made in hopes of bringing resolution to the religious hardship that caused the French people to separate . Circe was a symbol of civil war , while the restoration of peace at the end of the ballet represented the country 's hopes for the future . </P>
who choreographed the ballet comique de la reine
who choreographed the ballet comique de la reine
Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx
Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx