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Comic ballet is a subcategory of narrative ballet, and denotes a dramatic work of a light or comic nature. Catherine d'Medici enjoyed the Italian custom of staging entertainments where classical or allegorical legends were retold through music and dancing, and she introduced this custom to France.[1] It was Catherine's court festival director, Baltazarini da Belgiojoso who staged and choreographed the 'Ballet Comique de la Reine'. This ballet was presented at the Petit Bourbon on 15 October 1581, and related the story of Circe.[1]
Comic ballets include:
Cinderella (Ashton)
Coppélia
Don Quixote
La Fille Mal Gardée
La fille mal gardée (Ashton)
Frizak the Barber
The Kermesse in Bruges
The Lady and the Fool
The Magic Flute
The Parisian Market or Le Marché des Innocents
Pineapple Poll
Pirates of Penzance - The Ballet!
Punch and the Judy
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^ abMoore, Lillian. (1965). Images of the dance : historical treasures of the Dance Collection 1581-1861. New York Public Library. OCLC 466091730.
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