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".
The Nutcracker (1977)
8.2/10
Director: Tony Charmoli
Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland
The great Mikhail Baryshnikov was at the height of his dancing powers when this lavish film version of Tchaikovsky's fairytale ballet was filmed with... Read more
4 ( aka Vivaldi - The Four Seasons ) (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Slade
This remarkable documentary combines various renditions of Antonio Vivaldi's masterpiece with a collection of visually stunning images as four outstan... Read more
In Search of Haydn (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Phil Grabsky
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was one of the world's greatest musical innovators. His close friend Mozart and his student Beethoven were inspired by him. A... Read more
The Transformation of the World into Music (1996)
7.1/10
Director: Werner Herzog
This elegant and adroitly executed Werner Herzog documentary captures the annual excitement surrounding the Bayreuth Festival. Celebrating the operati... Read more
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Scott Hicks
Starring: Philip Glass
For 18 months, Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director Scott Hicks followed the legendary Philip Glass across three continents, creating a rem... Read more
By Jeeves (2001)
7.6/10
Director: Alan Ayckbourn
Starring: Martin Jarvis, John Scherer, Donna Lynne Champlin, James Kall, Ian Knauer, Emily...
A musical comedy based on the characters of P.G. Wodehouse, written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn and featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. The... Read more
Budding Stars of the Paris Opera Ballet (2013)
Director: Francoise Marie
The 300-year old Paris Opera Ballet School is today a mythical place with an international reputation. In September 2011, it was home to 130 pupils, a... Read more
The Pirates of Penzance (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Stuart Maunder
Starring: Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Suzanne Johnston
Peppered with unforgettable melodies and tongue-twisting songs, Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta is one of the most popular ever written. Opera Austral... Read more
Every Little Step (2008)
7.5/10
Director: James D Stern, Adam Del Deo
For over three decades, there's been one singular sensation: "A Chorus Line", the groundbreaking hit musical inspired by the emotional lives of dancer... Read more
The Heart Dances (2018)
Director: Rebecca Tansley
An iconic film is re-imagined by celebrated Czech dancers Jirí and Otto Bubenicek for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, setting the stage for a voyage int... Read more