Ballet Movies

Part folklore, part opera-ballet, this féerie presents local pagan traditions on the day of the summer solstice and historical events from...

The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker"...

Founded in 1974 by a group of ballet enthusiasts with the purpose of presenting a fun, entertaining and parodied view of traditional classical...

An optimistic young woman finds herself struggling to adjust to the physical and psychological strains of life at the most prestigious ballet academy...

Dreams of Giverny is a modern day ghost story told through the art of classical ballet and set in the gardens of Impressionist painter Claude Monet...

Kansas City Ballet prepares for the world premiere of The WIzard Of Oz with unfettered access to show the process of creating a brand new ballet from...

Toward the latter part of his life, George Balanchine talked about creating a "dictionary" of his technique, a visual reference for the students of...

Reconting the triumph of thwarted love thanks to cunning, Frederick Ashton’s virtuoso rendition of Dauberval's 18th Century classic "La Fille...

The Sleeping Beauty remains, as Rudolf Nureyev often called it, the 'ballet of ballets'. It is the most accomplished and the most brilliant, as well...

September 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of King Louis XIV of France and this documentary looks at how Louis XIV not only had a...

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

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

A Delicate Balance explores the life and dreams of young dancers at the dawn of adolescence. A tender and captivating documentary in which the...

A pair of short ballets, written for the screen, filmed and performed by artists of the Georgian SSR. In color, with narration.

A documentary about 15-year-old Oksana who follows her mother's dream to see her become a prima ballerina.

A choreography of Benvindo Fonseca to 19 songs performed live by the music group Madredeus and the dance group Madredeus of Contemporary Ballet of...