The King Who Invented Ballet

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The King Who Invented Ballet (2015)

Directed by Paul Wu

“Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance”

Documentary · 1h 40m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Paul Wu
Producer
Paul Wu

Details

Release date
2015-08-13
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Music