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The designs, which date from 1615-1635, are from the workshop of Daniel Rabel (1578-1637), the artist responsible for creating costumes for the spectacular entertainments performed by and for the French court. The ballets were based on the social dances of the day, but this was social dance elevated to an elaborate art form which combined choreography with poetry, music, song and pageantry, and included elements of satire and burlesque. The ballets were enormously popular. Most were given at  least three performances and all required a great amount of work from their creators and performers: the <i>Ballet de Tancrède</i> of 1619, which used elaborate stage machinery, is known to have had 30 rehearsals. Some professional dancers, actors and singers took part but the majority of the participants were members of the nobility. Many of these aristocratic  amateurs were skilled performers, including the King, who adored dancing and devised some of the ballets himself.\r\n\t \r\nThe <i>Ballet d'Apollon</i>, also known as the <i>Ballet du Roy</i>, was first performed on 18 February 1621. The music was composed by Antoine Boësset and court poets René Bordier and Théophile de Viau contributed verses. In the course of the ballet the role of Apollo the Shepherd was danced by the King and his favourites; their names are written on the design: 'le Roy, Monsieur le Conte de Soissons, Monsieur le Grand Prieur et Monsieur de Luynes'. \n","physicalDescription":"Costume design for Apollo the Shepherd. 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He used the ballet to promote his own political interests, dancing the role of the sun god himself while the king played a blacksmith. The part of Apollo the Shepherd was danced by several performers, including the king and the Duc de Luynes.\n\nFrance (Paris)\r\n\nBy the workshop of Daniel Rabel\r\n\nWatercolour, ink and pencil\n\r\nDesigned for the <i>Ballet of Apollo</i>, also known as <i>The King’s Ballet</i>","date":{"text":"09.12.2015","earliest":"2015-12-09","latest":"2015-12-09"}}],"partNumbers":["S.1162-1986"],"accessionNumberNum":"1162","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":1986,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LT9555","2019LV9068"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-08","recordCreationDate":"2011-05-12","availableToBook":false}}