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  1. Jeune Homme et la Mort, Le (1967 Film)

    Director
    Roland Petit
    Subject
    Dance; French studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A ballet by Cocteau on the theme of death, danced by Zizi Jeanmaire and Rudolf Nureyev. No commentary.*

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  2. Maria Fay: The Ballet Class (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS, Betamax. col.

    Maria Fay works with highly skilled professional dancers and talks to dance historian and critic Fernau Hall about the exercises and the structure of the class. Maria Fay’s system of training is based on...

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  3. Steps of the Ballet (1948 Video)

    Director
    Muir Mathieson
    Producer
    Alexander Shaw
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 30 min.

    Explains the principles of ballet, and the stages involved in mounting a new work. Robert Helpmann explains how a new ballet is produced and Elaine Fifield demonstrates the position of the arms and other...

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  4. Fonteyn and Nureyev: Ballet’s Legendary Partnership (2001 Video)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    DVD

    The 1997 version of the video, updated from a programme originally made in 1985, contains previously unseen footage of the ballet duo captured at their peak. Includes excerpts from ‘Romeo and Juliet’,...

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  5. Danse, La - The Paris Opera Ballet (2010)

    Director
    Frederick Wiseman
    Subject
    Dance; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 152 minutes), £19.99

    One of America’s most respected documentary filmmakers, Frederick Wiseman, presents a glimpse into the inner workings of the respected ballet company, The Paris Opera Ballet. Wiseman and his camera crew...

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  6. Dancer’s Dream: The Great Ballets of Rudolf Nureyev (2011)

    Director
    Francois Roussillon
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 323 minutes), £29.99

    A set of four documentaries chronicling the ballet productions of Rudolf Nureyev - Raymonda, Romeo and Juliet, Sleeping Beauty and La Bayadere. The films follow the production processes involved, as the...

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  7. Darcey Bussell (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Looks at the backstage preparation and rehearsal of many of ballerina Darcey Bussell’s classical roles as principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Also includes ‘Herman Schmerman’, which she dances with...

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  8. Paris Opera Ballet, The: Seven Ballets (2008)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £17.99

    A compilation of seven original dances set to music from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Grieg, choreographed by Norbert Schmucki and Marius Petipa and featuring the stars of The Paris Opera...

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  9. Ballet Black (1986 Video)

    Director
    Stephen Dwoskin
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (83 minutes), £50

    Ballet Negres was Europe’s first all black dance company, founded in London by Berto Pasuka in 1946. The fusion of Afro-Caribbean dance, classical ballet and mime was unique at the time and the Company...

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  10. Cruel Garden, The (1982 Video)

    Producer
    Colin Nears; John Needham
    Subject
    Dance; Drama
    Distribution
    Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 77 min.

    'The Cruel Garden’ was first performed in 1977. The drama is inspired by the life and work of Frederico Garcia Lorca. Choreographed by Christopher Bruce, conceived by Lindsey Kemp, the ballet is performed...

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