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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".

Rhythm Is It! (2004)

7.9/10
Director: Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch
Starring: Sir Simon Rattle

An extraordinary documentary following Sir Simon Rattle as he takes the reins of the Berlin Philharmonic and embarks on a very special project. He's o... Read more

Rigoletto (1983)

7.9/10
Director: Jean-pierre Ponnelle
Starring: Luciano Pavarotti, Ingvar Wixell, Edita Gruberova

Luciano Pavarotti stars in this lavish interpretation of Verdi's classic. The passion, the music, the performances and, of course Pavarotti's masterfu... Read more

Riverdance: A Journey (2004)

7.7/10

Featuring all the passion, power and intrigue both on and off the stage, 'Riverdance - A Journey' offers a unique insight into the story behind the cr... Read more

Riverdance: Live from Geneva 2002 (2002)

7.7/10
Director: John McColgan
Starring: Breandan de Gallai, Joanne Doyle

Filmed at a live performance in Geneva, Switzerland in 2002, "Riverdance" remains one of the biggest and most successful dance shows in the world. Thi... Read more

Riverdance: Live From New York City (1998)

7.7/10
Starring: Jean Butler, Colin Dunne, Maria Pages

Recorded live at New York's famed Radio City Music Hall, the acclaimed Irish dance company, with principal performers Jean Butler, Colin Dunne and Mar... Read more

Riverdance: The Best Of (2005)

7.7/10
Starring: Michael Flatley, Jean Butler, Joanne Doyle, Colin Dunne

Beginning with the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest performance that led to the full-length stage show, 'The Best Of Riverdance' compiles a number of hig... Read more

Riverdance: The Documentary (2005)

7.7/10

This documentary celebrates the rise of Riverdance from a seven minute Eurovision Song Contest interval in 1994 to a global dance phenomenon. Detailin... Read more

Rize (2004)

7.1/10
Director: David LaChapelle
Starring: Tommy 'the Clown' Johnson

In 1992 L.A. was a powderkeg of racial tension that erupted following the Rodney King trial verdict. A man named Tommy Johnson though it was time for... Read more

Rodelinda (1998)

8.6/10
Director: Jean-Marie Villegier
Starring: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Umberto Chiummo, Andreas Scholl, Artur Stefanowicz, Kur...

An obscure, 8th-century plot of ancient intrigues is updated to the era of silent movies, in Jean-Marie Villegier's innovative adaptation of the Hande... Read more

Romeo and Juliet (Harvey) / Romeo and Juliet (Ballet) (1954)

5.5/10
Director: Paul Czinner, Renato Castellani
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Flora Robson, Susan Shentall, Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev

"Romeo and Juliet" (1954) - Laurence Harvey stars in this commanding interpretation of the Bard's great tale of star-crossed lovers. Stunningly photog... Read more