About the work
The Loves of Mars and Venus by John Weaver was arguably the first modern ballet, the first dance work to tell a story through dance, gesture and music alone. Its first performance was at London's Drury Lane Theatre on Saturday 2 March 1717.
From the Wikipedia article “The Loves of Mars and Venus”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Credits from Wikidata (Q7749078), CC0.