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Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with most of the audience seated on tiers or galleries on three sides of the dance floor...
Timeline of Events
1717
3.2.1717
''The Loves of Mars and Venus'' is the first ballet performed in England.
1877
3.4.1877
Tchaikovsky's ballet ''Swan Lake'' receives its première performance at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
1913
5.29.1913
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score ''The Rite of Spring'' receives its premiere performance in Paris, provoking a riot.