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The Royal Ballet

Date released

1974

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

794

NoS ID

329035

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Kenneth MacMillan, director of the world famous Royal Ballet Company is one of Britain’s leading choreographers. This year he has created a new full-length ballet, "Manon", especially for the...

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Choreographic Endeavour (1976 Film)

Director

David Woolcombe

Producer

Peter Bradford

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The work of the Brooking Ballet School in developing a coherent method of teaching choreography is described. A selected number of contrasted exercises, used by students at the beginning of their training,...

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Veronica Tennant: A Dancer of Distinction (1982 Television)

Television documentary celebrating the dancer Veronica Tennant, prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada, focusing on her interpretations of several significant roles. Performance or rehearsal...

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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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Sacred Monsters Recorded at Saddler’s Wells (2008)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £12.99

Unique and exclusive recording at Sadler’s Wells of this worldwide box office hit which unites two of today’s pre-eminent dance talents, Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem, as they explore the dynamics and...

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History of Dance on Screen (2014)

Director

Reiner E Moritz

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 90 minutes), £15.99

This documentary examines the influence that the media has had on dance in the 20th century. The DVD features interviews and archive footage of some of the century’s greatest dancers and choreographers,...

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Dance Composition Basics (2006)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £29.00

A book and DVD package on dance creation, featuring selected portions of original dance compositions by two noted choreographers. The works of Alonzo King (Chants and Dreamer) and Dwight Rhoden (Verge) are...

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Hans Van Manen, Grand Vizier (1998)

Subject

Dance; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 75 minutes), £22.99

No. 4 in the series on the history of dance films is a compilation of works made for camera by one of the first major choreographers to investigate the potential of the medium for dance. It features works...

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Belmonte (2003)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 75 minutes), 19.99

This is a revised (1991) modern ballet production of Belmonte (originally performed in 1988), by the Gelabert/Azzopardi Dance Company. It explores the theme of death in bull-fighting, and became a landmark...

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Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow (2011)

Director

Ron Honsa

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 74 minutes), $27.95

Filmed at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, NEVER STAND STILL features performances and interviews with renowned dancers and choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Suzanne...

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