Performing Arts
Performance Arts have been generally merged into the more classical forms of stagecraft, ie. Ballet, Dance, Opera, Theatre and Gilbert & Sullivan, and are listed by title below. Performing music, both studio and live performance are best found under "Music Capsule".
Right: The spectacular troupe of "Cirque du Soleil".
Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Aubrey Powell
Starring: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Carol Clevelan...
In 1979, "Monty Python's Life of Brian" turned the Biblical epic on its head. Now, the makers of "Spamalot" (the hit stage musical based on "Monty Pyt... Read more
NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage (2014)
7.1/10
Director: Jeremy Whelehan
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes
It's that rare film that captures and conveys the romance of the theatrical experience. Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times. Join the excitement of live... Read more
Nutcracker (1994)
8/10
Director: Graeme Murphy
Starring: Vicki Attard, Margaret Scott, Steven Heathcote, Siobhan Elsmann
In a stunning departure from tradition, Australia's most eminent choreographer, Graeme Murphy, transforms Nutcracker into a turbulent portrait of a fa... Read more
On Eagle's Wing (2006)
This joyous stage spectacular is a musical, a dance show and an oratorio all rolled into one. The power of the pipes, drums and explosive dance routin... Read more
Orlando Furioso (1990)
6.8/10
Director: Brian Large
Starring: Marilyn Horne, Susan Patterson, Kathleen Kuhlmann
Baroque opera has made a comeback in popular taste in recent decades, and this production embodies the genre's distinctive qualities: elaborately orna... Read more
Orpheus in the Underworld (1983)
Starring: Denis Quilley, Christopher Gable, Honor Blackman
Jacques Offenbach's operetta is a retelling of a mythical tale of Gods and mortals, and the battle raging between them. Married to Orpheus, Eurydice i... Read more
Otello (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
Placido Domingo stars in one of his most famous roles - as the Moor in Giuseppe Verdi's great opera, 'Otello'. This production, shot on location, was... Read more
Parade (1974)
6.1/10
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Jacques Tati
This final film from Jaques Tati (made for Swedish TV) is a lively spectacle that celebrates man's passion for performing arts and pure entertainment.... Read more
Patience (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Dave Heather
Starring: John Fryatt, Patricia Hay, Derek Hammond-Stroud
The Aesthetic Movement that swept English art and literature in the late 1800s, counting Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler among its proponents,... Read more
Patience (1995)
8.5/10
Director: John Cox
Starring: Christine Douglas, Anthony Warlow, Heather Begg, Dennis Olsen
All the ladies are in love with poetry - and poets - except Patience. This classic performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera is set in two act... Read more