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.

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La Coronela (1940). Punto de partida

La Coronela (1940). Punto de partida

2001

Bolshoi Ballet '67

Bolshoi Ballet '67

1965

Method of Classical Dance

Method of Classical Dance

1946

Antonio. Un bailarín español

Road To The Nutcracker

Basics of Classical Dance

Basics of Classical Dance

1967

Memories of Nijinsky

Memories of Nijinsky

1980

A Nutcracker Christmas

A Nutcracker Christmas

2016

Dangerous Ones

Dangerous Ones

2022

Swan Lake

Swan Lake

2010

The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty

2006

Russian Dolls

Russian Dolls

2005

Their Fall Our All

Their Fall Our All

2014

The Young Girls of Rochefort

The Young Girls of Rochefort

1967

Riot at the Rite

Riot at the Rite

2005

Spiral

Spiral

2021

Top Secret!

Top Secret!

1984

Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья

Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья

2005

Woodsman

Woodsman

2023

Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

2001