Dance Movies
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- DirectorElise SwerhoneNine girls take part in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Dancers, the few that make it to the next year, they have the chance to become professional ballet dancers, but the others, they may never get the chance.
- DirectorBertrand NormandStarsTaylor AshAltynai AsylmuratovaDiane BakerThis documentary gives insight to the lives of five ballerinas, all at different points in their careers. Looking at the operations of the Vagonova Academy and the Mariinsky Theatre, the life of a ballerina is disclosed.
- DirectorMaja FriisStarsStefanos BizasStina EkbladAna SendasA poetic take on a true pas de trois - the difficult balance act between human love and true artistic passion.
- DirectorBess KargmanStarsAran BellRebecca HouseknechtJoan Sebastian ZamoraA documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsNeve CampbellJames FrancoMalcolm McDowellA young ballet dancer is poised to become the principal performer in a group of ballet dancers.
- DirectorNils TavernierStarsAurélie DupontLaurent HilaireNicolas Le RicheETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy of one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison.
- DirectorDavid KinsellaStarsYana AlfimovaEkaterina DeryaginaElena KostukA documentary about 15-year-old Oksanna who follows her mother's dream to see her become a prima ballerina.
- DirectorDaniel GellerDayna GoldfineStarsIrina BaronovaKenneth Kynt BryanYvonne ChouteauBallets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists -- now in their 70s, 80s and 90s -- who gave birth to modern ballet.
- DirectorFrederick WisemanStarsEmilie CozetteAurélie DupontDorothée GilbertThe film follows the production of seven ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet.
- DirectorBob HerculesStarsSasha AnawaltGerald ArpinoCharthel ArthurThe Joffrey Ballet: Mavericks of American Dance, narrated by Mandy Patinkin, tells the full story of this groundbreaking company, from their founding in 1956 to the present.
- DirectorVirginia BrooksStarsMaria CalegariAlexandra DanilovaFelia DoubrovskaFelia Doubrovska created the role of the Siren for George Balanchine in his ballet Prodigal Son. This film presents her life and the influence on her pupils of this dancer of classical ballet who was modern before her time.
- DirectorSteve ChildsStarsAli BlockPierre GuilbaultEmily NicolasAnd We Will Dance peeks into the lives of incredibly gifted dance students at the UNC School of the Arts. The audience will get a first-hand look into the passionate intensity and the phenomenal dedication these young dancers exude in pursuit of their dreams.
- DirectorChelsea WayantStarsMelissa AnduizaAlessandra BallTraci GilchrestTo give voice to the ballerina, three women from North Carolina Dance Theatre open up about their careers and life choices.
- DirectorElise SwerhoneBallet High is a unique window into the world of a group of typical teenagers leading far-from-typical teenage lives. This is the story of the graduating class of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division. Over the last seven years, it's been non-stop plies, jetés, pas de deuxs and pirouettes for these teens. But the stakes are high. After spending $150,000 on tuition and living most of their teenage years away from their families, they have this final year to prove that they have what it takes to become a professional dancer
- DirectorNancy BuirskiStarsTanaquil Le ClerqJacques d'AmboiseBarbara HorganA mesmerizing portrait of legendary ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq - muse to both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins - whose career was cut short by polio at the age of 27.
- DirectorSerene Meshel-DillmanEvery Christmas season, The Nutcracker Ballet is performed in cities all over the world. What does it really take to produce this ballet each year? Our documentary film, Getting to The Nutcracker, takes you inside the Herculean effort involved in gathering the resources, assembling the volunteers, casting the dancers, rehearsing and staging the performances of this classic ballet. Los Angeles-based Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, led by the former Kirov star, takes you behind the curtain from auditions, the rigorous hours of rehearsals, the joy of landing a principal role to the pain of losing one. The dancers (boys and girls ages 3-18) are profiled; passionate people who, with their families, make incredible sacrifices of time and money just so that they may dance.
- DirectorArantxa AguirreStarsGil RomanBéjart Ballet LausanneMaurice BéjartThe death of the brilliant Maurice Béjart in 2007 is an irreparable loss for the world of Dance.
- DirectorElise SwerhoneBallet High is a unique window into the world of a group of typical teenagers leading far-from-typical teenage lives. This is the story of the graduating class of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division. Over the last seven years, it's been non-stop plies, jetés, pas de deuxs and pirouettes for these teens. But the stakes are high. After spending $150,000 on tuition and living most of their teenage years away from their families, they have this final year to prove that they have what it takes to become a professional dancer
- StarsKassandra MooreEach holiday season, Tchaikovsky's magical The Nutcracker is brought to life in a colorful production by the Ballet Theater of Indiana University's School of Music. Sugarplum Dreams: Staging The Nutcracker Ballet goes behind the scenes of the 43rd annual presentation of this classic, showing the preparation, talent, and sheer effort exerted to bring this production to the stage.
- DirectorFrederick WisemanStarsMitchell BloomJulio BoccaUlysses DoveA window into New York City's prestigious American Ballet Theatre - its relentless rehearsals, its administrative gears, the lives of its dancers and instructors, and finally, its public performances.
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsAmanda SchullEthan StiefelSascha RadetskyA group of teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsJulia StilesSean Patrick ThomasKerry WashingtonA white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsAntonio BanderasRob BrownYaya DaCostaA dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.
- DirectorSue BourneStarsJoe BitterJohn CareySuzanne CoyleDocumentary telling the compelling story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.
- DirectorDarren GrantStarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadTessa ThompsonRiley SmithEmbarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.