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".
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' is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals. In celebration of 25 amazing years of this incredible show, 'Les Miserables... Read more
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
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
"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
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
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
Juliet Stevenson ('Truly, Madly, Deeply') narrates this documentary account of the life of composer Ludwig von Beethoven, covering all the major highl... Read more
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
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