简介：KingLouisXIVofFranceisknownasthe'fatherofballet'andinthisprogrammeDavidBintley,ArtisticDirectorofBirminghamRoyalBallet,investigateshowthefoundationsofdanceasweknowitwerelaidduringKingLouis'reign. Meetingworldexperts,Bintleyuncoversthecriticalsocialandculturalroleballethad,notonlyinLouisXIV'sFrenchcourtbutalsointhepoliticalpower-playacross17th-centuryEurope.ThefilmalsofollowsBintleyashechoreographsabrand-newcontemporaryballet:TheKingDances,inspiredbyLouisXIVandbasedononeofthemostseminalworksofdanceinhistory:LeBalletdelaNuit. FeaturingstunninglocationsbothinEnglandandFrance,andblendingspeciallyshotdancesequenceswithinsightfulhistoricaldocumentary,TheKingWhoInventedBalletbringstolightthe300-year-oldlegacyoftheSunKinghimself:LouisXIV.…