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".
Broadway: The Golden Age (2004)
8.4/10
Director: Rick McKay
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Ben Gazzara, Shirley MacLaine, Carol Burnett, Car...
Filmmaker Rick McKay's tribute to the Broadway legends of the past was made with no crew and no budget. With just his digital camera, McKay interview... Read more
Rize (2004)
7.1/10
Director: David LaChapelle
Starring: Tommy 'the Clown' Johnson
In 1992 L.A. was a powderkeg of racial tension that erupted following the Rodney King trial verdict. A man named Tommy Johnson though it was time for... Read more
Cirque du Soleil: Midnight Sun (2004)
7.1/10
Starring: Paul Ahmarani, Laur Fugere, Isabelle Hontebeyrie
The world-wide phenomenon that is Cirque du Soleil has produced yet another exciting and lavish spectacle. With a troupe of more than 250 performers... Read more
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
8.6/10
Starring: Narrated by, Julie Andrews
Follow over 100 years of song, dance, and magic on "the Great White Way" with this six-part PBS series that chronicles the evolution of the American m... Read more
Jacqueline du Pre in Portrait (2004)
Director: Christopher Nupen
Starring: Jacqueline Du Pre
Jacqueline du Pré's extraordinary career was cut cruelly short by illness in 1973 when she was only 28 years old. When she died 14 years later, she r... Read more
Haunting Douglas (2003)
6.4/10
Director: Leanne Pooley
Starring: Douglas Wright
'Haunting Douglas' is a documentary about Douglas Wright; choreographer, dancer, artist. From Tuakau, New Zealand to the stages of New York, Douglas'... Read more
Le Nozze di Figaro ( The Marriage of Figaro ) (2003)
7.5/10
Director: Enrico Castiglione
Starring: Rossana Potenza, Marco Grimaldi, Madelyn Renee Monti
Based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, "Le Nozze di Figaro" ("The Marriage of Figaro") was composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Altho... Read more
Moana & The Tribe - Live & Proud (2003)
With a fusion of traditional Maori music and contemporary sounds, 'Moana & the Tribe' have a unique Kiwi sound. Featuring 140 minutes of interviews an... Read more
Blue Man Group: Complex Rock Tour (2003)
8.1/10
Culled from two shows at Next Stage Amphitheatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, this exhilarating program showcases the famous cerulean-skinned performance... Read more
Frederic Chopin - A Life To Remember (2003)
Director: Paul Barton
Starring: Alan Kogosowski
This lavish documentary series features one-time child prodigy Alan Kogosowski in concert at London's Gibson Hall, performing over 30 of Chopin's most... Read more