Queen Catherine de Medicis of France was familiar with the elaborate dance productions of Italy, her native land. In 1581, she ordered a grand entertainment, a ballet, to celebrate a royal wedding. The result was most spectacular. Thousands of people witnessed its lavish blending of dance, dramatic scenes, music, and complex scenery. Hundreds of dancers, singers, and actors took part, portraying the goddess Circe and all of her friends and enemies. Huge machines and stage effects were moved about the room so that the audience, seated on three sides, could see them.
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Ballet in France
Queen Catherine de Medicis of France was familiar with the elaborate dance productions of Italy, her native land. In 1581, she ordered a grand entertainment, a ballet, to celebrate a royal wedding. The result was most spectacular. Thousands of people witnessed its lavish blending of dance, dramatic scenes, music, and complex scenery. Hundreds of dancers, singers, and actors took part, portraying the goddess Circe and all of her friends and enemies. Huge machines and stage effects were moved about the room so that the audience, seated on three sides, could see them.
Ballet And Its History
A ballet theatrical entertainment combining dance with other art forms, usually stage design and music. It may tell a story or merely depict an idea or mood. Ballet is a French word that comes from the Italian ballo, "a dance." The exercises, or techniques, of ballet are designed to display the human body in the most elegant and harmonious way possible. Ballet technique is strict, and the training is strenuous. But the result on stage is natural and beautiful.