 | Dancing Queen: Marie de Médicis'' Ballets at the Court of Henri IV Subjects: Marie de Médicis Queen consort of Henry IV King of France 1573–1642 -- Relations with courts and courtiers; Marie de Médicis Queen consort of Henry IV King of France 1573–1642 -- Knowledge -- Ballet; Ballet -- France -- History -- 17th century; Fr; Dancing Queen takes up court ballet as a window into Marie de Médicis's use of the performing arts as a vehicle for politically engaged queenship prior to Henri IV's assassination in 1610. Gough Melinda : Melinda J. Gough is an associate professor in the Department of English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University. |
