[DOC] [TLE] French ballet - Wikipedia [PAR] In the French courts during the 17th Century, ballet first begins to flourish with the 
help of ... Two years later in 1653, the teenage king starred as Apollo, the sun 
god, in The Ballet of the Night or in French, Le Ballet de la Nuit. ... He moved from 
dancer for the court ballets to a composer of such music used in the courts. By the
... [DOC] [TLE] Louis XIV and the French Influence - the Ballet [PAR] He performed a series of dances in Le Ballet de la Nuit and for his final piece he 
appeared ... corselet and a kilt of golden rays he came to be known as the Sun 
King. ... At court, Molire and Lully collaborated, with Molire choreographing 
and Lully ... de la Danse depicting several romances - in which she played both 
parts. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of Ballet | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre [PAR] A passionate dancer, he performed many roles himself, including that of the Sun 
King in Ballet de la nuit. His love of ballet fostered its elevation from a pasttime... [DOC] [TLE] The Origins of Ballet - Victoria and Albert Museum [PAR] Originally the court ballets were performed by the aristocracy and royalty in the 
rooms ... He had appeared as the Sun god, Apollo in Le Ballet de la Nuit (The 
Ballet of the Night) ... as Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, in the Ballet de la Nuit 
in 1653. In some ways Louis' whole life was a performance, played out on the 
stage of... [DOC] [TLE] Louis XIV - the Sun King: Music [PAR] At Montpensier's court, he had the opportunity to greatly expand his musical ... In 
February of 1653, Lully and Louis danced in the same ballet together for ... 
Coincidentally, it was in this ballet, Ballet de la nuit, that Louis XIV gained his 
nickname the "Sun King" from the role of the same name that he played so 
successfully... [DOC] [TLE] Presentation of the Sun King: The Performance of Power in 17th ... [PAR] Shuhly, David, "Presentation of the Sun King: The Performance of Power in 17th 
Century French Ballets des Entrees" .... 2.1 Le Ballet de la Nuit, L'The Ballet of the 
Night," (February 1653) . .... He taught Louis that the king was divinely chosen by 
.... king, who played six characters including Apollo (Appendix A, Platesl, 2) and. [DOC] [TLE] Digication e-Portfolio :: King Louis XIV :: Ballet de cour [PAR] Louis played Apollo in the Ballet de La Nuit (ballet of the night) in 1653 when he 
was about 15. He was known as the sun King after his performance as Apollo. He 
performed in many court ballets throughout his life. He danced many roles such... [DOC] [TLE] From Crinolines and Heels to Tutus on Pointe - Lifelong Learning ... [PAR] He is a director, choreographer (over 75 works) designer and master-teacher and 
a specialist in international ethnic .... court dancing, both performance and social, 
helped to establish Italy as a centre of technical ... played a significant role in 
establishing the general direction ... XIV's role in Lully's Ballet de la Nuit (1653). [DOC] [TLE] Italian Elements in the Comdies-Ballets [PAR] ... brought back to Paris an adolescent Florentine named Giambattista Lulli as an 
Italian ... we see Louis XIV dancing the role of the Sun in the Ballet de la Nuit (
1653) (image). Lully's music for the so pleased the king that he appointed the 
young ... in many court balletsmost famously for the comdies-ballets that he 
wrote in... [DOC] [TLE] Ex Cetra, Et Cetera  dance magic dance [PAR] My AP history class taught that the Sun King name signified he was an ... in 
1653, he ordered a thirteen-hour long ballet in which Louis (age 15) played ... Le 
Ballet de la Nuit was performed through the night. ... Performance was to reflect 
reality. ... Dance movement signaled a shift from martial arts to court etiquette, 
from...

Question: As a teenager in 1653, he played the sun in a court performance of the "Ballet de la Nuit"
Answer: Louis XIV