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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".

Razzle Dazzle (2007)

6.5/10
Director: Darren Ashton
Starring: Kerry Armstrong, Ben Miller, Nadine Garner, Tara Morice, Denise Roberts, Jane Ha...

The bizarre world of children's dance competitions gets the satirical treatment in this Australian mockumentary about a dance teacher and his troupe 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

Discovering Tchaikovsky (2006)

Director: Matthew Woodward

Conductor Charles Hazlewood and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra explore Tchaikovsky's music through two of his most famous works. The 'Romeo & Juliet F... Read more

On Eagle's Wing (2006)

This joyous stage spectacular is a musical, a dance show and an oratorio all rolled into one. The power of the pipes, drums and explosive dance routin... Read more

Absolute Wilson (2006)

7/10
Director: Katharina Otto
Starring: Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, Tom Waits, David Byrne, Susan Sontag, Jessye Norman...

Innovative theatre icon Robert Wilson was a major player in the avant garde scene in the US and Europe from the 1960s to the 1980s. This stirring por... Read more

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was... (2006)

6.9/10
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: Benjamin Britten

Tony Palmer's absorbing documentary is an in-depth look at the prolific and controversial British composer Benjamin Britten. Showing musical gifts ear... Read more

David Blaine: Magic Man (2006)

7.4/10
Starring: David Blaine

Magician David Blaine performs some of the most astounding 'close-up' magic ever caught on film. No smoke. no mirrors, the street is his stage. "He un... Read more

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (2006)

8.9/10
Director: David Mallet, Jeff Wayne
Starring: Richard Burton, Justin Hayward, Russell Watson, Tara Blaise

Based on the acclaimed 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne, this musical version of War of the Worlds was recorded live at Wembley in 2006 combining a sp... Read more

The Salzburg Festival (2006)

8.2/10
Director: Tony Palmer

The Salzburg Festival has hosted every great star of the opera and concert hall, from Toscanini to Anne-Sophie Mutter, from Fischer-Dieskau to Barenbo... Read more

Chorus - Opera Australia (2006)

Recorded at the Sydney Opera House, Opera Australia presents this compilation of some of the best known and loved opera chorus highlights including ex... Read more