Ballets Russes - Irina Baranova, Alicia Markova, Frederic Franklin, Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine
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A rich tapestry woven from a treasure trove of archival gems and new verité footage forms the backbone of this entrancing ode to the revolutionary 20th century dance companies collectively known as the Ballets Russes. The film traces the Ballets Russes' Diaghilev-era beginnings in turn-of-the-century Paris - when artists such as Nijinsky, Balanchine, Picasso, Matisse and Stravinsky united in an unparalleled collaboration - to the halcyon days of the 1930s and 40s, when the Ballets Russes toured America, astonishing audiences schooled in vaudeville with artistry never before seen, to its demise in the 1950s and 60s when rising costs, rocketing egos, outside competition and internal mismanagement ultimately brought the last of the revered Ballets Russes companies to its knees. Infused with juicy anecdotal interviews from many of the companies' glamorous stars (now in their 70s, 80s and 90s), Ballets Russes treats modern audiences to a rare glimpse of the singularly remarkable merger of Russian, American, European and Latin American dancers, choreographers, composers and designers who transformed the art of dance for generations to come.
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- Dance Russia ballet documentary gossip choreograph Soviet USSR interview star prima donna ballerina ballerino
Persons of interest
- Irina Baronova .... Herself
- Yvonne Chouteau .... Herself
- Yvonne Craig .... Herself
- Frederic Franklin .... Himself
- Alan Howard .... Himself
- Nathalie Krassovska .... Herself
- Alicia Markova .... Herself
- Nina Novak .... Herself
- Marc Platt .... Himself
- Wakefield Poole .... Himself
- Tania Riabouchinskaya .... Herself
- Marian Seldes .... Narrator
- Mia Slavenska .... Herself
- Tatiana Stepanova .... Herself
- Maria Tallchief .... Herself
- Tamara Tchinarova Finch .... Herself
- Miguel Terekhov .... Himself
- Nini Theilade .... Herself
- Raven Wilkinson .... Herself
- Rochelle Zide .... Herself
- George Zoritch .... Himself
- Celeste Schaefer Snyder .... Screenwriter
- Gary Weimberg .... Screenwriter
- Daniel Geller .... Screenwriter
- Dayna Goldfine .... Screenwriter
- Daniel Geller .... Director
- Dayna Goldfine .... Director
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Security censorship classification
G
Surveillance time
118 minutes (1:58 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 18 May 2006
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