Ballet Movies

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

Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first...

From grueling rehearsals to the world premiere, Romeos & Juliets offers an unprecedented behind-the-curtain look at the National Ballet of Canada as...

Carmen: Impetuous Carmen seduces Don José in order to convince him to let her out of jail. Once outside, she thinks she’s finally free...

In WOODSMAN, young couple Alan and Lottie make do with what they've got: each other. After an accident has left Lottie bedridden and nonverbal, the...

Inspired by heroic stories of brave knights, Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful servant Sancho Panza set out on an adventure to meet his ideal...

Starvinsky's ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring in the restored original choresography by Michel Fokine (Firebird) and Vaslav Nijinsky (Rite...

Inspired by the choreography of Marius Petipa and set to Minkus’ spirited score, Rudolf Nureyev’s spectacular ballet is no less than a...

A favorite student of an old dance teacher gets casted in an important pantomime. When the teacher dies on the stage, she finds support from a...

Don Quixote and his servant Sancho Panza set out to have a chivalrous adventure. They meet Kitri and Basilio, a young couple who cannot marry because...

Xia Ji pushes people away with his arrogance and sharp tongue, while Shang Jia is kind and considerate who does things to please others more than it...

Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, this 1978 remake of the two-act classical Christmas ballet blends Tchaikovsky's beloved melodies with superb dancing....

A dancer struggles with their self image, but continues to perform.

"In order to preserve all our achievements for posterity it is necessary to resort to the aid of the motion picture, which will be a great...

Ballet in a prologue and three acts based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils; music by Chopin. The passionate tale of Marguerite Gautier and...

In this resplendent and magical classic, the Bolshoi dancers - including David Hallberg in his Bolshoi debut - take us on a dream-like journey...

Sugar plums and snowflakes, dreams and spells –The Nutcracker is one of the world’s best-loved ballets, and this production by Peter...

A decade after a traumatic incident forced her out of dance entirely, a ballerina attempts to join a prestigious company despite her mother's...

Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle perform in this 2004 La Scala production of the Tchaikovsky ballet conducted by James Tuggle.

Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty is one of the best loved of classical ballets, combining in a single work all the enchantment and virtuosity that...