The King Who Invented Ballet
The King Who Invented Ballet

The King Who Invented Ballet

"Louis XIV and the Noble Art of Dance"

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.

La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet

La Sylphide - The Royal Danish Ballet

1988

Peer Gynt

1984

The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty

1972

Amelia

Amelia

2003

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Royal Swedish Ballet)

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Royal Swedish Ballet)

2002

Nutcracker

Nutcracker

1982

Frankie & Hazel

2000

John Cranko

John Cranko

2024

Ballerina

Ballerina

2016

Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words

Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words

2019

Out Where the Stars Begin

Out Where the Stars Begin

1938

Carlos Acosta: Spartacus

Carlos Acosta: Spartacus

2008

Swan Lake

Swan Lake

1966

Visual Dictionary of Ballet for Children

2005

Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom

Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom

2015

High Strung

High Strung

2016

Swan Lake

Swan Lake

2009

Asher

Asher

2018

Assassins Run

Assassins Run

2013

Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

Bolshoi Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty

2011