Ballet Films

Carlos Acosta Plays Lead in British Romantic Comedy [Trailer]

Carlos Acosta Plays Lead in British Romantic Comedy Royal Ballet Principal Guest Artist Carlos Acosta’s first feature film will be released in UK cinemas on 29 November. Visit the official Royal Opera House site. The Royal Opera House gave away 2 tickets to the lucky fan who posted their favorite Acosta...

Thursday at The Theater: Ballet Shoes [Film]

Tonight I’m sharing a heartwarming film of three girls who follow their dreams: to act, to dance ballet and to fly. Thursday at The Theater: Ballet Shoes  Ballet Shoes, the film, is based on Noel Streatfeild’s children’s book. Ballet Shoes: a story of three children on the stage is a children’s novel by Noel...

Ballerina A Documentary by Bertrand Normand [Video]

This is the first featured film in our Thursday at The Theater series. You’re in for a treat! Beautifully narrated,  Ballerina A Documentary by Bertrand Normand begins as Evguenya Obraztsova is putting rosin on her pointe shoes before going on stage. In a country where ballet is a national art, ballerinas...

Top 10 Ballet Film Favorites

According to Shirrel Rhoades his top 10 ballet film favorites, are as follows. You decide which is your favorite ballet film! In countdown mode: • 10“Nijinsky” (1980) George de la Peña stars as Vaslav Nijinsky, Leslie Browne as Romola, Alan Bates as Diaghilev and young Jeremy Irons portrays choreographer Michel...

Natalie Portman’s Black Swan: “Unrealistic”

Royal Ballet principal dancer, Sarah Lamb says, regarding Natalie Portman’s Black Swan - “Unrealistic”.  She also shares her experience with ballet injuries, competition and her thoughts on the future of her career as a ballerina. Lamb is a truly beautiful dancer and you can see with each movement that she...

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The Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Kevin McKenzie and Georgina Parkinson

"Ballet was never just a set of physical exercises or positions.
It was always a set of beliefs,
an aspiration to nobility,
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to the 'merveilleux'.
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