Movies: Ballet

  • 1995
    Nutcracker on Ice

    Nutcracker on Ice (1995)

    Nutcracker on Ice

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    Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming and six-time U.S. national champion Todd Eldredge star in this performance of the Tchaikovsky Christmas classic....

    Nutcracker on Ice
  • 2004
    A Belated Premiere

    A Belated Premiere (2004)

    A Belated Premiere

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    A prominent Russian ballet dancer and teacher Alexander Shiryaev had another talent hidden for almost a century. Archive materials that date back to 1906 reveal his bold experiments at stop-motion and paper animation....

    A Belated Premiere
  • 2005
    Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья

    Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья (2005)

    Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья

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    Pique Dame (or "The Queen of Spades") inspired by Alexander Pushkin, set to a music by Tchaikovsky; Passacaglia (or "Passacaille") set to a music by Anton Webern: two Roland Petit masterpieces brought together on one memorable evening at the Bolshoi ...

    Большой балет: Пиковая дама/Пассакалья
  • 1998
    Swan Lake

    Swan Lake (1998)

    Swan Lake

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    Contemporary dance company Adventures In Motion Pictures' triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake, with its cast of male swans, has turned tradition upside down and has taken the ballet fraternity by storm. Never has such a contemporary re-w...

    Swan Lake
  • 1957
    Ballet terrain vague

    Ballet terrain vague (1957)

    Ballet terrain vague

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    Short film based upon a ballet by Yves Bonnat & Françoise Adret...

    Ballet terrain vague
  • 1960
    The Night is a Witch

    The Night is a Witch (1960)

    The Night is a Witch

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    Short musical based upon a choreography by Pierre Lacotte....

    The Night is a Witch
  • 2000
    Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

    Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker (2000)

    Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

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    The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker" using Tchaikovsky's entire score, supplemented with waltz and accordion music performed onstage by the renowne...

    Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker
  • 1994
    Balanchine Essays - Arabesque

    Balanchine Essays - Arabesque (1994)

    Balanchine Essays - Arabesque

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    Toward the latter part of his life, George Balanchine talked about creating a "dictionary" of his technique, a visual reference for the students of ballet. The George Balanchine Foundation has helped to fulfill his wish by producing 'The Balanchine E...

    Balanchine Essays - Arabesque
  • 1975
    A Ballet Shoe

    A Ballet Shoe (1975)

    A Ballet Shoe

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    16mm film close-up of a ballet shoe being untied....

    A Ballet Shoe
  • 1993
    Cinderella: A Dance Fantasy

    Cinderella: A Dance Fantasy (1993)

    Cinderella: A Dance Fantasy

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    The classic fairy tale is depicted in all its romantic splendor in this ballet production set to Prokofiev's timeless score....

    Cinderella: A Dance Fantasy
  • 1916
    Ballerina's Love Affair

    Ballerina's Love Affair (1916)

    Ballerina's Love Affair

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    Ballerina's Love Affair
  • 1968
    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker (1968)

    The Nutcracker

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    This historic performance from 1968 captures Rudolf Nureyev at the peak of his career. Nureyev's legendary performance makes this the definitive Nutcracker on video. Watch, and enjoy being transported with Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairies and the Nutcra...

    The Nutcracker
  • 1999
    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker (1999)

    The Nutcracker

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    Live from the State Opera Under the Linden, Berlin 1999. Choreographed by Patrice Bart....

    The Nutcracker
  • 1969
    Road To The Nutcracker

    Road To The Nutcracker (1969)

    Road To The Nutcracker

    01969HD

    Young dancers must go through competitive auditions, intense rehearsals, and physically demanding 4 months in the Road to the Nutcracker....

    Road To The Nutcracker
  • 1970
    The Lady and the Hooligan

    The Lady and the Hooligan (1970)

    The Lady and the Hooligan

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    This film is part of the series "Treasures of Russian ballet"....

    The Lady and the Hooligan
  • 2002
    Romeo & Juliet - Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

    Romeo & Juliet - Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (2002)

    Romeo & Juliet - Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

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    Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo and Juliet transports us into the tormented soul of Brother Lawrence: the action is staged as a flashback to the events leading up to the young lovers' tragic demise. Joined by the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra un...

    Romeo & Juliet - Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo
  • 1967
    Basics of Classical Dance

    Basics of Classical Dance (1967)

    Basics of Classical Dance

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    Soviet film on the basics of choreography at the bench and in the center, jumping. Examples of correct and incorrect execution are given....

    Basics of Classical Dance
  • 1965
    Bolshoi Ballet '67

    Bolshoi Ballet '67 (1965)

    Bolshoi Ballet '67

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    For the first time! Come behind the scenes and splendors of this fabulous world-famed company! Come inside its rehearsal halls, its opening nights, its dreams!...

    Bolshoi Ballet '67
  • 1969
    Not Bad at All

    Not Bad at All (1969)

    Not Bad at All

    01969HD

    Every weekend for six years, Jessica takes a bus from NYC, where she lives and works as a set decorator, to Boston, her hometown, where she cares for her dad, Aloysius, who is 87 and has advanced Alzheimer's disease....

    Not Bad at All
  • 1989
    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker (1989)

    The Nutcracker

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    The Bolshoi's acclaimed 80s production of Tchaikovsky's Holiday classic....

    The Nutcracker