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".
In Search of Mozart (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Phil Grabsky
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth this documentary by award-winning film-maker Phil Grabsky ("The Boy Who Plays On... Read more
Cirque du Soleil: Corteo (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Jocelyn Barnabe
Taking its name from the Italian word for a joyous procession, this festive performance from the Cirque du Soleil troupe relates the story of a clown... Read more
Criss Angel - Mindfreak: Season 1 (2005)
6.1/10
Starring: Criss Angel
A cross between Harry Houdini, 'Cirque Du Soleil' and 'Fear Factor', each mind-boggling episode of this DVD captures the creative genius of Criss Ange... Read more
Ella Fitzgerald - Live At Montreux (2005)
Starring: Ella Fitzgerald
On June 22 1969 the Montreux Jazz Festival featured a performance from 'The First Lady of Song', Ella Fitzgerald. This program presents a stunning per... Read more
Riverdance: The Best Of (2005)
7.7/10
Starring: Michael Flatley, Jean Butler, Joanne Doyle, Colin Dunne
Beginning with the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest performance that led to the full-length stage show, 'The Best Of Riverdance' compiles a number of hig... Read more
Riverdance: The Documentary (2005)
7.7/10
This documentary celebrates the rise of Riverdance from a seven minute Eurovision Song Contest interval in 1994 to a global dance phenomenon. Detailin... Read more
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U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha (2005)
Director: Mark Dornford-May
Starring: Pauline Malefane, Andile Tshoni, Lungelwa Blou, Zweilungile Sidloyi, Andries Mba...
A vibrant and cinematic re-telling of Bizet's famous opera, set in modern South Africa, and starring the sublime Pauline Malefane as the eponymous cig... Read more
Five Days in September: The Rebirth of an Orchestra (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Barbara Willis Sweete
After a tough spell, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has a charismatic and passionate new conductor, Peter Oundjiian, and this vibrant documentary foll... Read more
Ballets Russes (2005)
7.9/10
Director: Dayna Goldfine, Daniel Geller
A rich tapestry woven from a treasure trove of archival gems and new documentary footage, forms the backbone of this entrancing ode to the revolutiona... Read more
HMS Pinafore / Trial by Jury (2005)
Director: Stuart Maunder
Starring: Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Roxane Hislop, Colette Mann, John Bolton Wood, Tif...
Opera Australia reunites these long-standing stage-mates with two fresh productions and an inspired cast. In this filmed recording, Anthony Warlow, Au... Read more