Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx
Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx (modernized French: Balthazar de Beaujoyeux
Career
Beaujoyeulx moved to Paris in 1555, where he became a servant at the court of Catherine de' Medici. He tutored two of her sons and displayed a talent for arranging elaborate entertainments for the court. He participated in the masquerade Défense du paradis in 1572 and mounted the Ballet aux ambassadeurs polonais in 1573: one of the first works to be recognized as a true court ballet, staged to honor the Polish ambassadors who were visiting Paris upon the accession of Henry of Anjou to the throne of Poland.[1][2]
On 24 September 1581
Lambert de Beaulieu" (in fact Girard de Beaulieu), the sets by Jacques Patin, and Beaujoyeulx, who created the scenario, choreographed, stage managed, and directed.[4][5] Since it incorporated a story line about the legend of the mythological enchantress Circe, it is generally regarded as the first ballet.[1][2] The title page of his published account of the event states that he was employed as valet de chambre
to both the King (Catherine's son, Henry III) and the Queen (queen consort Louise of Lorraine).
See also
References
- ^ a b c Balthasar de Beaujoyeux: Definition from Answers.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Andros on Ballet - Catherine Medici De. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-19-816599-6.
- ^ Cooper, Elizabeth (2004). "Le Balet Comique de la Reine, 1581: An Analysis". University of Washington website.
- ISBN 0-85115-247-3.
External links
- Le Balet Comique de la Reine, 1581: An Analysis by Elizabeth Cooper
- Preston, VK (2015). "How do I Touch this text?: Or, the Interdisciplines Between: Dance and Theatre in Early Modern Archives", pp. 56–89, in George-Graves, Nadine. "The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Theatre." Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0190698072
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