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This ballet, choreographed by James Kudelka, and set to Vivaldi’s celebrated score, describes the four seasons in a man’s life – from the exuberance of youth in “Spring” to the resignation and compassion of old age in “Winter”. Director of Record…
Length
49 mins
Prog. No.
6109
The Firebird is an exciting one-hour dance special based on the mystical Russian folk tale of enchantment and love, and set to Stravinsky’s fantastical ballet score. This adaption of James Kudelka’s masterpiece for the stage, combines classical…
Length
53 mins
Prog. No.
6108
Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding), choreographed by Antonio Gades in 1974, depicts the story written by Federico Garcia Lorca of a bride who, on her wedding night, runs away with her former lover, now a married man with a child of his own. The furious…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
5919
Based on Shakespeare's play, this ballet version adds some imaginative new twists to a popular tale. Heinz Spoerli and the Ballet der Oper am Rhein dance to music in a variety of styles - including Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by…
Length
60 mins
Prog. No.
1200
To put it in the own words of Thierry Malandain: It is a light-hearted, bubbly ballet intended as a moment of humanity to forget for a short while our tough, worried existence, saddened by all that our heart and reason cannot accept. It is a ballet…
Length
57 mins
Prog. No.
6408
Shiro Takatani is a Japanese artist, and he is the co-founder and visual creator of the group Dumb Type in 1984, he also became artistic director of the group from 1995 and then started an active solo career in 1998. This documentary biopic focuses…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
6786
Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, founded in 1959, has now become the country's leading contemporary dance company, with a hybrid style, and a piquant mix of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazzy American modernism and European ballet inflections. It is here, in…
Length
53 mins
Prog. No.
6913
A Portrait of the 24-year-old Ukrainian Dancer Vladimir Malakhov. The film shows extracts from the stage performances and rehearsals for a tribute to the legendary dancer Nijinsky.
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
5275
Four superb solo guitarists have joined together and formed a quartet to perform works by Fauré, Albeniz, de Falla, Granados, van der Staak and Ravel in original arrangements and transcriptions. 8 episodes from 7 - 9 minutes.
Length
59 mins
Prog. No.
0124
Maya Plisetskaya performing excerpts from a dozen of her greatest roles, created by many of the world's famous choreographers like Roland Petit and Maurice Béjart, from Ballets like Raymonda, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and a mesmerizing performance…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
5493