4 - TENNIS, THEATRE AND REVOLUTION! – THE MIGHTY BALL HOUSES

For several hundred years ball houses were hot spots all over Europe. In these, renaissance theatre was developed, with triumphs by the young Molière, and kings and queens fraternized with commoners – as fortunes were gained and lost. These early sports cathedrals also hosted a new kind of political meeting that changed the world. What drew all these people here and how extremely complicated are the rules of the original high maintenance sport that the ball houses were built for?

Producer
SVT
Country
Sweden
Directed by
Ditte Feuk
Camera
Henrik Nordin, Peter Mild, Klas Karterud Peter O'Halloran, Jan Mudra, Xavier Dubois & Tommy Pascal.
Duration
72 minutes
Year of production
2022