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The King Who Invented Ballet

"Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance"

2015-08-13 en 100m
Documentary
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.

Set Designer

Katrina Lindsay

Director

Paul Wu

Producer

Paul Wu

Executive Producer

Paul Wu

Lighting Director

Peter Mumford

Choreographer

David Bintley

ballet

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • BBC Music

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