The King Who Invented Ballet

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
100 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
100 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Aug 13, 2015
Season
2015
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0
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0
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Producers
BBC Music
Genres
Documentary
Country
GB

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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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Japanese

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Staff

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