Dance on Film
Notoriously difficult to capture on film, dance is a diverse and captivating art form. Alice's collection includes everything from line dancing to Swan Lake. From the grace and discipline of the ballerina ('Margot') to the fiery passion of the flamenco ('Carmen Flamenco') and the pulsating spontaneity of krumping ('Rize') - discover the exciting union of moving to music and movie-making.
Pictured: Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev
Evidentia (1995)
Starring: Sylvie Guillem
Top international ballerina Sylvie Guillem puts her own ideas about dance and movement on film. Collaborating with her chosen directors and choreograp... Read more
Flamenco (1995)
7.4/10
Director: Carlos Saura
Carlos Saura's ('Carmen', 'Blood Wedding') love letter to the Flamenco explores the music and movement of this most passionate dance form. With close... Read more
Forrest Gump (Blu-Ray) (1994)
8.8/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Gary Sinise, Haley Joel Osment, Peter Dobson, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Tom Han...
Slow-witted Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) has never thought of himself as disadvantaged, and thanks to his supportive mother (Sally Field), he leads anythi... Read more
Nutcracker (1994)
8/10
Director: Graeme Murphy
Starring: Vicki Attard, Margaret Scott, Steven Heathcote, Siobhan Elsmann
In a stunning departure from tradition, Australia's most eminent choreographer, Graeme Murphy, transforms Nutcracker into a turbulent portrait of a fa... Read more
Essential Ballet: The Kirov Ballet (1993)
Starring: The Kirov Ballet
Ballet has always been one of Russia's most cultivated art forms. "Essential Ballet: Kirov Ballet" comprises two contrasting gala performances, showca... Read more
Coppelia (1993)
Director: Colin Nears
Starring: Irina Shapchits, Mikhail Zavialov, Petr Rusanov, Elvira Tarasova
Delibes' delightful ballet 'Coppelia' receives a colourful production courtesy of The Kirov Ballet. Choreographed and staged by Oleg Vinogradov and st... Read more
Carmen Flamenco (1992)
Director: Rafael Aguilar
The Ballet Theatre Espanol presents a unique dance theatre production, based on the story and music of Bizet's masterpiece, 'Carmen'. Spanish choreog... Read more
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Bill Hunter, Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Barry Otto, Gia Carides
A modern-day, feel-good fairytale, with its tongue locked firmly in cheek, about ballroom champ Scott (Paul Mercurio) who incurs the wrath of the tota... Read more
Carmen on Ice (1990)
6.7/10
Starring: Brian Boitano, Katarina Witt
This sizzling dramatisation is set to the passionate strains of Bizet's beloved opera in a special arrangement by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. A fir... Read more
Giselle (1990)
4.5/10
Starring: Ai-gul Gaisina, Christine Walsh, Kelvin Coe
In Maina Gielgud's much-loved and extraordinarily beautiful production, Giselle, a simple country girl, falls in love with Albrecht, a diguised prince... Read more