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".
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
The Heat is On: The Making of Miss Saigon (1989)
9/10
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Starring: Jonathan Pryce
This documentary on the making of the musical 'Miss Saigon' focuses on the inner workings of the Broadway hit. Behind-the-scenes footage is shown of t... 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
Graceful Girls (2015)
7.6/10
Director: Olivia Peniston-Bird
In the beautiful, physically demanding and almost forgotten world of calisthenics, there is only one title that matters: Most Graceful Girl. For 26-ye... 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
Criss Angel - Mindfreak: Season 1 (2005)
6.1/10
Starring: Criss Angel
A cross between Harry Houdini, 'Cirque Du Soleil' and 'Fear Factor', each mind-boggling episode of this DVD captures the creative genius of Criss Ange... Read more
The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
7.2/10
Director: Wilford Leach
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, Rex Smith, George Rose
Frederic (Rex Smith), who has spent his formative years as a junior pirate, plans to mark his 21st birthday by breaking free from the Pirate King (Kev... Read more
Cirque du Soleil: Varekai (2002)
8/10
Director: Nick Morris
Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, there is an extraordinary world - a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai.... Read more
The Eternity Man (2008)
6.3/10
Director: Julien Temple
Starring: Grant Doyle, Christa Hughes
For almost 40 years, ex-alcoholic Arthur Stace roamed Sydney writing 'eternity' in perfect copperplate script on the city's pavements. In 2003, Austra... Read more