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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".

Pina ( Blu-ray ) (2011)

7.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Pina Bausch

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

Les Miserables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)

8.8/10
Director: Nick Morris
Starring: Jenny Galloway, Alfie Boe, Matt Lucas, Lea Salonga, Nick Jonas, Samantha Barks,...

'Les Miserables' is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals. In celebration of 25 amazing years of this incredible show, 'Les Miserables... Read more

Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)

7.2/10
Director: Aubrey Powell
Starring: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Carol Clevelan...

In 1979, "Monty Python's Life of Brian" turned the Biblical epic on its head. Now, the makers of "Spamalot" (the hit stage musical based on "Monty Pyt... Read more

La Danse (2009)

7.4/10
Director: Frederick Wiseman

The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the worlds great ballet companies. La Danse follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: Genus by Wayne... Read more

Met Opera: Tosca (2009)

Director: Gary Halvorson
Starring: Karita Mattila, George Gagnidze, Marcelo Alvarez

"Tosca" is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. The work, based on Victorien Sardou'... Read more

I, Don Giovanni (2009)

7/10
Director: Carlos Saura
Starring: Emilia Verginelli, Lorenzo Balducci, Tobias Moretti, Lino Guanciale

Venice, 1763. Writer Lorenzo da Ponte is leading the life of a debauched libertine. Under the tutelage of Giacomo Casanova, he devotes himself to the... Read more

Snow White (Ballet) (2009)

7.6/10
Director: Angelin Preljocaj

Established in 1984, the Ballet Preljocaj troupe present one of their most acclaimed pieces, "Snow White", a contemporary and romantic adaptation of t... Read more

In Search of Beethoven (2009)

7.5/10
Director: Phil Grabsky
Starring: Juliet Stevenson, (narrated by)

Juliet Stevenson ('Truly, Madly, Deeply') narrates this documentary account of the life of composer Ludwig von Beethoven, covering all the major highl... Read more

Rudolf Nureyev: A Brilliant Life (2008)

7.7/10
Director: Sonia Paramo
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev

Born on the Trans-Siberian express, Rudolf Nureyev never rested in his meteoric rise to become the brightest star of the ballet universe. From command... Read more

All Together Now: The Beatles and Cirque du Soleil - Love (2008)

7.5/10
Director: Adrian Wills
Starring: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, George Martin, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harris...

Documents the creation of Cirque du Soleil's stunning Las Vegas production of "Love", a show that utilizes remixed and remastered versions of classic... Read more