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- DirectorDonya FeuerStarsKatja BjörnerAnneli AlhankoErland JosephsonThe Dancer follows the young and gifted Katja Björner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School as she develops into an international ballet star. In HD.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorJody Lee LipesStarsJustin PeckTiler PeckSterling HyltinFrom first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet as emerging choreographer Justin Peck crafts a new work.
- DirectorMarlène IonescoStarsPierre LacotteGhislaine ThesmarRudolf NureyevA documentary on the life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.
- DirectorRichard BlanshardStarsMaria KowroskiAesha AshRegina SobelSix teenage wannabe ballet dancers tell us how they fit in dancing around their school work and their hopes for the future.
- DirectorDavid KinsellaStarsYana AlfimovaEkaterina DeryaginaElena KostukA documentary about 15-year-old Oksanna who follows her mother's dream to see her become a prima ballerina.
- DirectorGeneviève DournonArom Simha
- DirectorRobert DornhelmEarle MackStarsGrace KellyAngelina ArmeiskayaMichaela CernaA documentary on the Kirov School of Ballet in Russia, narrated by Princess Grace of Monaco.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsPina BauschRegina AdventoMalou AiraudoA tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
- 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.Beginning March 27, 2010 the DVD of And We Will Dance will be available for purchase at www.andwewilldance.com. Our film took home the Audience Choice Award at it's premiere for the 2009 Real to Reel International Film Festival. Our Facebook link is http://www.facebook.com/pages/And-We-.... Here you can watch our OFFICIAL 2009 Theatrical Film Trailer. The film is very close to completion. To learn more about this film visit www.andwewilldance.com. Artist Steve Childs has been painting, sketching and photographing dancers for more than twenty-five years. Now, as an independent filmmaker, he is directing a documentary film that has been a dream of his for many years. This film, titled And We Will Dance, allows you to peek into the invisible world behind the curtain - the inspiring lives of a handful of talented dancers from the North Carolina School of the Arts from dorm life to dance studios, audition to final performance. Follow their collaboration in classrooms, dressing rooms, to the stage. Hear these extraordinary young athletes' stories in their own voices, as they are consumed by the need to express themselves physically through dance. This is the first, very early release of the films trailer. We began this film project back in February 2008 and are currently in the post-production stage. If you would like to become a sponsor of the film there will be contact information at www.andwewilldance.com. The music on the trailer is Michael Ramsey's group Pearl Merchant.
- StarsJennifer Saunders
- 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.clip: http://www.joffreymovie.com
- 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.clip: http://lilaclace.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/strength-beauty-ballet-documentary.html
- 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 dancerclip: http://meritmotionpictures.com/portfolio-items/ballet-high/
- 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.
- 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.
