The King Who Invented Ballet
Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance
August 13, 2015
100 min
✓ Released 4062 days ago
Documentary
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Paul Wu
Runtime: 100 min
Top Cast
David Bintley
Presenter
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