The Art of Baroque Dance explores the creative process of researching, reconstructing, re-creating, and performing a Baroque dance. It offers valuable insights into the artistic creativity involved with dance performances. The public will be able to uncover the secrets of the interpretation of a dance, discover its beauty, better understand the elegance and virtuosity of the French Baroque style. This video, produced in France, reveals the 17th century Baroque dance of the sophisticated era of King Louis XIV. It is considered to be the most perfect form of art, uniting all of the qualities needed to educate one’s body and soul. Created by dancers in Paris, the film is generously layered with a wealth of historic architectural and artistic images.
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