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The Triumph of Love

ballet

Also known as: “Le Triomphe de l’amour”

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development of ballet

In Western dance: Varieties of the ballet
…Le Triomphe de l’amour (The Triumph of Love; 1681), choreographed by Charles-Louis Beauchamp (1636–c. 1719) to Lully’s music. Originally a ballet de cour, it was revived for the stage with a professional cast. Its star, Mlle Lafontaine, became ballet’s first première danseuse exactly 100 years after the Ballet comique…
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