Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

Dec 23, 2016

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The former principal ballerina tells her story, with historic performances from the BBC archives and candid interviews from throughout her career. Showing how she grew up in front of the camera and mastered television.

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Brian Cox

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Yvette Fielding

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7.3

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5.2

Carmencita

Mar 14, 1894

The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.

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Becoming Giulia

Jan 18, 2024

Giulia Tonelli, principal dancer at the Zurich Opera House, returns from maternity leave. She has to fight to find her place and a new balance, between the competitive and extremely demanding world of an elite ballet company and her new family life.

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Bakelite

Sep 17, 2023

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6.5

Rebels on Pointe

Feb 3, 2017

Cinéma vérité celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, a drag ballet company founded in the wake of the Stonewall Riots.

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Antonio. El bailarín de España

Apr 29, 2025

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8.0

This is Ballet: Dancing Anne of Green Gables

May 28, 2021

Facing financial challenges and constant risks of injury, an innovative ballet company strives to bring the iconic Canadian story of Anne of Green Gables to new diverse audiences.

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Dance for All

Sep 22, 2007

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6.0

Ballet Black

Jan 1, 1986

Stephen Dwoskin brings together members of the Ballet Negres dance company, founded in London in 1946.

8.7

Call Me Dancer

Feb 9, 2023

Manish is a talented and athletic street dancer from Mumbai who dreams of becoming professional against the wishes of his struggling parents. He meets a curmudgeonly Israeli ballet master who gives him the determination to keep going. But when he is pitted against another boy who’s got the attention of the top school in the world, Manish realizes he must push himself to his physical limits if he has any chance to succeed.

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American Ballet Theatre: The Dream

Apr 21, 2004

Choreographed by Frederick Ashton in honor of William Shakespeare's 400th birthday, this magical production -- based on the Bard's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- features Felix Mendelssohn's famed score and sublime sets that add to the charm. Ethan Stiefel delivers an impressive performance as the lordly Oberon, Alessandra Ferri shines as fairy queen Titania, and Herman Cornejo is pitch-perfect as the impish Puck.

10.0

Christmas Oratorio

Dec 20, 2012

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Sylvie Guillem - On The Edge

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4.3

Bolshoi Babylon

Sep 14, 2015

A behind-the-scenes look at Moscow's prestigious Bolshoi Theatre as it's rocked by an acid-attack scandal in 2013.

6.7

Ballet Now

Jun 5, 2018

Three days leading up to Tiler Peck's direction and performance of a ballet exhibition in Los Angeles.

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The King Who Invented Ballet

Aug 13, 2015

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 personal passion and talent for dance, but supported and promoted key innovations, like the invention of dance notation and the founding of the world's first ballet school, that would lay the foundations for classical ballet to develop.

7.0

William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet

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Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future

Oct 5, 2018

An intense, intimate and beautiful journey into the mind of Alba, a 16 year old ballet dancer at the acclaimed Corella Dance Academy in Barcelona. Her inner thoughts start to question the life she is leading, her lost adolescence, and her place in the world.

8.0

The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet

Oct 1, 2008

Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute sampler will give you a taste of many beloved classics in opera and ballet.

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