La Dansomanie

La Dansomanie was billed as a “folie-pantomime” in two acts with music by Méhul and choreography by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, and it owed its popularity to the enthusiasm of the performers appearing in it as well as to a violin concerto and a minuet that recalled with nostalgia the elegance of the ancien régime now that the Terror had passed. It had its premiere on 14 June 1800 and went on to enjoy nearly 250 performances between the date of its premiere and its final representation on 19 April…