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Series
Criterion collection volume 44
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the demands of career and love.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"...Offers an intimate portrait of prima ballerina Wendy Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after a record-breaking three decades with the company...We watch Whelan brave the surgery that she hopes will enable her comeback to NYCB and we watch her begin to the explore the world of contemporary dance, as she steps outside the traditionally patriarchal world of ballet to create Restless Creature, a collection of four contemporary vignettes...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Jonathan Reeves is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy and enlists his top choreographers Charlie, Cooper and Tommy to recruit dancers to compete at a camp where the winners will be selected to join the Academy.
4) Dancer
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
As a Latin American nation nears collapse, idealistic policeman Agustin Rejas faces his greatest challenge: to catch the mysterious terrorist leader Ezequiel. Mass panic sets in as the terrorist attacks become more ferocious, and Rejas finds himself drawn to Yolanda, his daughter's beautiful ballet teacher. As the search for Ezequil comes nearer, he and Yolanda must choose between love, country or self.
6) Suspiria
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school only to find out that the school is plagued by supernatural evil.
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
In the wake of tragedy, a renowned New York dance company is on the brink of collapse. After previously leaving the dance world, Travis, Chrissa and Max are pulled in to resurrect the dance that had shattered their careers. They have this one last chance to not only save the company and to re-connect with the passion and magic, but to prove that miracles really can happen.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school, but her classmates are so talented--and she can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her 'perfect' older sister, Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition for a professional ballet, Isabelle isn't sure she can land the role"--Container.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A modern-day fairy tale of a young boy who exchanges boxing gloves for ballet shoes. Billy's story is set during the 1980s miners' strike in northern England, where his determination inspires an entire community. This is a story of self-discovery, determination, love and hope. Based on the beloved film and winner of ten Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Publisher
Creative Dance Adventures
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Your child will dive into a color-filled underwater world with "Miss Joan" and her young dancers as she leads them on a musical treasure hunt from the classroom to the bottom of the ocean. Dancers and puppets make up the charming cast of sea creatures who guide the children to the treasure chest where the dazzling Prince and Princess of the Sea await them. The highly acclaimed Creative Movement curriculum combines original stories, songs and the children's...
12) The white crow
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and career of Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev when he decides to defect to the West.
13) High strung
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A classical dancer helps her violinist friend who turned out to be an illegal alien to win a competition and a scholarship to the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts.
When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives...
14) Billy Elliot
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.
15) Center stage
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Vibrant and supremely gifted, the ballet students of a prestigious New York dance school are those who devote themselves to their art, sacrificing the normal loves and conflicts of youth, they vie for a place at an ultra-selective dance company.
The artistic director of the American Ballet Company is evaluating a tight-knit group of students as they face the growing pains of their world of dance. Managing their ambitions, romances, and heartbreaks...
16) First position
Publisher
MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Profiles six contestants in the Youth America Grand Prix, a prestigious competition for aspiring young ballet dancers.
17) Secundaria
Pub. Date
2016
Language
Español
Description
It quietly follows one high school class on its journey through Cuba's world-famous National Ballet School. The teens love to dance, but for many of them dance is also their sole escape from a life of poverty. The documentary begins as an observational portrait, but in their third year of school the main character, Mayara, takes charge of her destiny in an astonishing way. Suddenly this simple portrait takes a dramatic turn as Mayara's action surprises...
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