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".
Giselle (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Toa Fraser
Starring: The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Gillian Murphy, Qi Huan
"Giselle" is acclaimed director Toa Fraser's interpretation of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's production of "Giselle". The classic story of love, erot... 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
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (Blu-ray 3D) (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov
The world-renowned acrobatic entertainers shine once more in this visually extravagant odyssey in which a young woman's enchantment with an aerial per... Read more
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov
The world-renowned acrobatic entertainers shine once more in this visually extravagant odyssey in which a young woman's enchantment with an aerial per... 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 Curse of the Gothic Symphony (2011)
7/10
Director: Randall Wood
Written in the 1920s over an eight-year period by working-class English composer Brian, The Gothic Symphony has been performed less than half a doze... Read more
Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011)
6.7/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Duran Duran
Acclaimed director David Lynch gears up to direct a live online concert with legendary pop icons Duran Duran. Originally streamed live as a part of UN... Read more
First Position (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Bess Kargman
Every year, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions, the Youth America Grand Prix, where lifelong... Read more
A Life for Ballet (2011)
Director: Marlene Ionesco
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Pierre Lacotte, Ghislaine Thesmar
Through the central romance between talented choreographer Pierre Lacotte and his muse Ghislaine Thesmar, filmmaker Marlene Ionesco paints a portrait... Read more
Pina (2011)
7.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. When Bausch tragically died of cancer two days before... Read more