Movies: George Balanchine

  • 1977
    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point (1977)

    The Turning Point

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    As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an international ballet icon. But when Deedee's teenage daughter is invited to join Emma's dance company and begins...

    The Turning Point
  • 1929
    Dark Red Roses

    Dark Red Roses (1929)

    Dark Red Roses

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    David Cardew, a talented sculptor, lives an idyllic life in the English countryside with his wife, Laura, and their two children. But his happiness spoils as he becomes increasingly fixated on the idea that Laura is having an affair with a young cel...

    Dark Red Roses
  • 1940
    I Was an Adventuress

    I Was an Adventuress (1940)

    I Was an Adventuress

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    Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with ...

    I Was an Adventuress
  • 1967
    A Stravinsky Portrait

    A Stravinsky Portrait (1967)

    A Stravinsky Portrait

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    This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra rehearsal. Includes conversations with a variety of friends and musical collaborators. Includes footage...

    A Stravinsky Portrait
  • 1962
    The Flood

    The Flood (1962)

    The Flood

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    Stravinsky and Balanchine's take on the apocalyptic Biblical tale. An opera composed for video....

    The Flood
  • 2020
    Miami City Ballet's The Firebird

    Miami City Ballet's The Firebird (2020)

    Miami City Ballet's The Firebird

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    Alive with color, excitement, and spectacular effects, Firebird is a fantastical and thrilling fairy tale about magic, love, danger and liberation. Prince Ivan, a young hunter, strays into a mystical forest where he encounters the exotic, immortal ...

    Miami City Ballet's The Firebird
  • 2014
    Stravinsky in Hollywood

    Stravinsky in Hollywood (2014)

    Stravinsky in Hollywood

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    STRAVINSKY IN HOLLYWOOD explores the short-lived film career of this legendary composer, it is the story of his trials and tribulations with the Hollywood Studios, the story of an old school European artist knocking heads with the brash New World. Ig...

    Stravinsky in Hollywood
  • 2014
    Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels

    Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels (2014)

    Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels

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    George Balanchine's jewel-themed triptych, strikingly choreographed to the music of Faure, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. This three act masterpiece is renowned as the world's first full-length abstract ballet. The Russian-born co-founder of the New Yor...

    Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels
  • 1986
    New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1986)

    New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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    This enchanting, evening-length ode to Shakespeare’s comedy features Maria Calegari (Titania), Ib Andersen (Oberon), and Jean-Pierre Frohlich (Puck). Set to music by Felix Mendelssohn, this ballet weaves a tale of love and magic in delightful fashion...

    New York City Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  • 1967
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream (1967)

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

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    A ballet version of Shakespeare's play, featuring the New York City Ballet....

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 2005
    Jewels

    Jewels (2005)

    Jewels

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    Jewels, ballet in three parts choreographed by George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet, recorded in October / November 2005 at the Opéra National de Paris....

    Jewels
  • 1958
    The Nutcracker

    The Nutcracker (1958)

    The Nutcracker

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    Christmas presentation of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90, featuring Tchaikovsky's ballet performed by the New York City Ballet, choreographed by George Balanchine, and conducted by Robert Irving....

    The Nutcracker