Ballet

In 1995 the young choreographer Matthew Hart created a witty choreographed version for the Royal Ballet School with designs by Ian Sparling.

This DVD is the perfect collection for any ballet beginner. Included are excerpts from Swan Lake, the Sleeping Beauty, Sylvia, Giselle, the Nutcracker, a Midsummer Night's Dream, La Fille mal gardee, Cinderella, and Coppelia.

Experience the breathtaking results of a prima-ballerina teaming up with a leading choreographer. Zizi Jeanmaire dances to Roland Petit in this emotional and passionate tribute.

American dancer and choreographer Neumeier, John is renowned for his work with the Hamburg Ballet. He was filmed with the company over a busy six-month period, which encompassed rehearsals for Artus Sage, the creation of The Magnificat, and performances...

One of the Most Exciting Chorepographers on the Modern Dancescene Today, Hans Van Manen'S Work Is Characterized By Asupreme Musicality And Striking Versatility. The Ballets Inthis Double Bill Were Recorded Under Studio Conditions at Theprinzregenten...

Henry Purcell's opera Dido & Aeneas, completed in 1689, was the subject of a memorable and breathtaking performance at the Staatsoper Berlin in 2005. In Dido & Aeneas Sasha Waltz opens up new horizons in music theatre, creating a fusion of dance, singing...

This historical program features a one-of-a kind sequence in which two of the world's greatest ballerinas, Galina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya, dance together in a memorable performance of B.V. Asafiev's ballet, the Fountain of Bakhchisarai. Also the...

This program traces Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev's partnership from it's glorious inception in 1962 (in Giselle at Covent Garden), to it's grand finale some 17 years later. It is unique that it includes rare, behind-the-scene footage of both dancers.

Stanton Welch believes in classical ballet. Yet your expectations will be denied and preconceptions challenged by this, his most original creation. Divergence is an adrenalin charged and provocative work performed by the Australian Ballet. From the...

One of the masterpieces of twentieth-century dance, Kurt Jooss' ballet expresses the futile, relentless tragedy of war. The flashing white gloves of the diplomats around the green table and Death's inexorable stamping as he gathers in his victims, make...

PLACE is a sensational dance film, especially created for world-famous dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov & Ana Laguna by an outstanding international team of artists. Staged by Mats Ek, considered to be one of the world's best Choreographers. Directed by...

Natalia Makarova is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest ballerinas of our age. The content of this television spectacular was chosen to show off the astonishing range and artistry of this uniquely gifted dancer. Some of Makarova's most...