The King Who Invented Ballet

Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance

100 mins
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.

David Bintley

Presenter

Paul Wu

Executive Producer

Peter Mumford

Lighting Director

Katrina Lindsay

Set Designer

Paul Wu

Director

Paul Wu

Producer

David Bintley

Choreographer

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