That’s Dancing! is a 1985 American compilation film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that looked back at the history of dancing in film. Unlike the That’s Entertainment! series, this film not only focuses specifically on MGM films, but also included films from…
Among dance aficionados, the names on the cast list alone are bound to be greatly admired, as this production brings together seven A-list choreographers of worldwide fame. Each of them transforms a mortal sin into a dance piece for Gauthier…
In 1742, Johann Sebastian Bach gave his Goldberg Variations the simple title Piano exercise consisting of one aria with various variations – and it is a fascinating compendium of variations, canons and fugues. In 1993, the Swiss choreographer Heinz Spoerli…
In a white set with a shifting, illuminated neon line on the horizon (designed by Jean-Paul Vroom), four men display their virile strength to four women, dancing to Beethoven’s Fugue. Their stretched arms, clenched fists and measured movements lend a…
Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them. This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the…
The Temptation of Eve is a hybrid solo mixing dance, theatre of body and object into a performance on the history of women through centuries. Through multiple identities, the iconic French dancer and choreographer Marie-Claude Pietragalla evolves in different worlds…
Hailed as a “masterpiece” by the Chicago Sun-Times, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano‘s “CARMEN.maquia” is a Picasso-inspired, contemporary take on Bizet’s classic opera about a passionate gypsy. Riveting from start to finish, the physically charged and sensual choreography fuses contemporary dance with…
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, develops the next generation of ballet dancers, choreographers, and audiences. The central mission of ABT Studio Company is to prepare its twelve exceptionally promising dancers (ages 17-21) for careers in…
Join Clara at a delightful Christmas Eve party that becomes a magical adventure once everyone else is tucked up in bed. Marvel at the brilliance of Tchaikovsky’s score, as Clara and her enchanted Nutcracker fight the Mouse King and visit…
Invited to make a piece for the ballet of the Paris Opera by her director Brigitte Lefèvre, Jérôme Bel wanted to stage a kind of theatrical documentary on the work of one of the dancers of the ballet: Véronique Doisneau.…
