Le Bal des Ardents 2008

The Bal des Ardents (Ball of the Burning Men or Bal des Sauvages was a masquerade ball held on 28 January 1393 in Paris at which Charles VI of France performed in a dance with five members of the French nobility. Four of the dancers were killed in a fire caused by a torch brought in by a spectator, Charles’ brother Louis, Duke of Orléans. Charles and another of the dancers survived. The ball was one of a number of events intended to entertain the young king, who in the previous summer had suffered an attack of insanity. Realized by Lola Montes Schnabel Story by Rene Ricard Costumes by Zac Posen Musical Landscape by Cody Franchetti Starring Olmo Luis Schnabel and Cy Juan Schnabel