"On February 26, 1645, at the start of the negotiations which ended the Thirty Year War, a ballet, Ballet de la Paix, was staged and performed in Münster, in the German province of Westphalia. The performers were all members of the French diplomatic delegation suitably dressed up as soldiers, peasant, and various allegorical characters. After the opening night, the ballet was performed twice the following day, and a fourth time at the city-hall two days later, with local dignitaries and the wealthier residents of the town in attendance."