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".
Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century - Part 4: 3 Journeys Through Dark Landscapes (1996)
7.6/10
Starring: Sir Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Rattle examines the effect of brutal political regimes on the music of three great composers. Bela Bartok lived through the German occupati... Read more
Lord of the Dance (1996)
8.1/10
Director: David Mallet
Starring: Michael Flatley, Bernadette Flynn, Daire Nolan
Filmed at the Point Theatre in Dublin, 'Lord of the Dance' takes Irish dancing to spectacular new heights. Orchestrated and conducted by Anne Dudley,... Read more
Victor / Victoria (Broadway) (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi
Starring: Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Gregory Jbara, Rachel York
Julie Andrews is a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman - again! An out-of-work British soprano in Paris, Victoria (Julie Andrews), f... Read more
Manon (1995)
7.1/10
Starring: Steven Heathcote, Justine Summers
In 18th century Paris, Manon, a captivating young woman, falls passionately in love with a penniless student, des Grieux. Manipulated by her avariciou... Read more
The Boy From Oz (1995)
Director: Stephen Maclean
Starring: Peter Allen, Harry Connick Jr, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, Ann-Margret , et...
Australian-born Peter Allen had an international showbiz career, rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous and remembered for songs such as 'I Go To... Read more
The Marriage Of Figaro (1995)
8.2/10
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Ustinov
This unusual production is one of a series of Mozart's works performed by marionettes! The Salzburg Marionette Theatre joins forces with the Philharm... 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
Evidentia (1995)
Starring: Sylvie Guillem
Top international ballerina Sylvie Guillem puts her own ideas about dance and movement on film. Collaborating with her chosen directors and choreograp... Read more
Latcho Drom (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Tony Gatlif
Ecstatically celebrates the gypsy experience through eight countries on three separate continents. Beginning in Northern India and proceeding through... Read more
Les Miserables in Concert: The 10th Anniversary (1995)
8.8/10
Director: John Caird, Trevor Nunn
Starring: 250 Performers, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Recognised as the world's most popular musical, the full magnificence of the score played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is captured on video at... Read more