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Comic ballet is a subcategory ofnarrative 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 ofCirce.[1]
Comic ballets include:
