MOVIE · 2015
The King Who Invented Ballet
Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance
September 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV of France and this documentary looks at how Louis XIV not only had a personal passion and talent for dance, but supported and promoted key innovations, like the invention of dance notation and the founding of the world's first ballet school, that would lay the foundations for classical ballet to develop.
NOW PLAYING
The King Who Invented Ballet
ABOUT
Story
September 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV of France and this documentary looks at how Louis XIV not only had a personal passion and talent for dance, but supported and promoted key innovations, like the invention of dance notation and the founding of the world's first ballet school, that would lay the foundations for classical ballet to develop.
CAST
Featured cast
David BintleyPresenterMORE TO EXPLORE
Similar titles
Ballerina Boys2021CINEGOHistoria de un ballet1964
Rhythm is it!2004
Ballet Boys2014
When I'm older2026
Darcey Bussell: A Ballerina's Life2014
Steven McRae: Dancing Back to the Light2025
The Red Shoes: 75th Anniversary2023
Getting to the Nutcracker2014
Flight Dance Live2023
Ballet Black1986
La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet2009