Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary (2002), The Royal Ballet (1960), An Evening With the Royal Ballet (1964), The Red Shoes (1948), Carmen & Geoffrey (2006), The Nutcracker (2010), Swing Kids (1993), If the Dancer Dances (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Dance Film movies.
Storyline: In this ballet version of Bram Stoker's classic vampire tale, Dracula (Zhang Wei-Qiang) arrives in London and performs a dance of seduction with the virgin Lucy (Tara Birtwhistle), whom he turns into a ravenous monster. Lucy's three suitors vow revenge even as Dracula stalks his next victim. When the trio's efforts prove counterproductive, professional vampire hunter Van Helsing (David Moroni) enters the picture and meets Dracula in a climactic battle.
Plot Keywords: vampire, ballet, silent film, gothic, horror, adaptation, canadian film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Filmed on the stage of London's Covent Garden. Includes extracts from Swan lake, Ondine & The Firebird.
Plot Keywords: ballet, dance film, performing arts, stage performance, black and white film, 1960s, british culture ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty".
Plot Keywords: ballet, british culture, art documentary, black and white film, 1960s, dance film, cultural heritage ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Under the authoritarian rule of charismatic ballet impressario Boris Lermontov, his proteges realize the full promise of their talents, but at a price: utter devotion to their art and complete loyalty to Lermontov himself. Under his near-obsessive guidance, young ballerina Victoria Page is poised for superstardom, but earns Lermontov's scorn when she falls in love with Julian Craster, composer of "The Red Shoes," the ballet Lermontov is staging to showcase her talents. Vicky leaves the company and marries Craster, but still finds herself torn between Lermontov's demands and those of her heart.
Plot Keywords: ballet, art, love, obsession, sacrifice, drama, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: This intimate documentary follows careers of two remarkable personalities: Carmen de Lavallade, a dynamic dancer and choreographer from California who moved to New York with Alvin Ailey and began a legacy of modern dance in America, and her husband Geoffrey Holder, a Trinidad-born choreographer, set and costume designer, painter and man about town with productions such as The Wiz. Features interviews and performance footage of friends and colleagues: dancers Judith Jamison, Gus Solomons, Jr., Dudley Williams, Ulysses Dove and Alvin Ailey.—Scott P
Plot Keywords: dance, documentary, biography, art, culture, performance, choreography ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Christmas in Vienna is a dull affair for 9-year-old Mary (Elle Fanning), until her beloved Uncle Albert (Nathan Lane) arrives and gives her a special gift: an enchanted nutcracker. On Christmas night the nutcracker -- named NC -- comes to life and takes Mary to its magical land of sugarplum fairies and talking toys. Mary discovers that the wondrous kingdom faces a dire threat from the evil Rat King, and when the nutcracker is kidnapped, she must rally her new friends to save NC.
Plot Keywords: fantasy, adventure, family, music, dance, fairy tale, christmas ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany listen to banned swing music from the U.S. Soon, dancing and fun lead to more difficult choices, as the Nazis begin tightening their grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.
Plot Keywords: musical, world war ii, nazi germany, jazz, historical drama, germany, friendship ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: If a dance is not danced, it vanishes. If the Dancer Dances follows a group of New York City's top modern dancers as they reconstruct an iconic and mysterious work by the legendary Merce Cunningham, revealing what it takes to keep a dance alive. Timed to coincide with Cunningham's centennial, the film confronts one of the most urgent issues facing the dance world today: how do we prevent the loss of masterworks to time?
Plot Keywords: dance, documentary, modern dance, art, choreography, performance, creative process ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendleton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her, but mindful of the difference in their ages, he sponsors her to college in New England. She writes him letters, which he doesn't read. After 3 years, he goes to visit her at a dance, not telling her that he is her benefactor. They fall in love, but the usual movie-type difficulties get in the way before they can get together at the end.—John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>
Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, drama, fred astaire, classic hollywood, dance film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Even for those who know little about dance, Merce Cunningham is a recognizable name - an iconic figure in his field. His mid-20th century collaborations with composer John Cage (his lifelong partner) and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg were central to an era of transformation. Cunningham resisted "avant-garde" or any other label. "I don't describe it. I do it," he once said. Now, with Cunningham, we have a chance to experience what he did. Filmmaker Alla Kovgan assembles the last generation of Cunningham dancers (led by Merce Cunningham Dance Company assistant director of choreography Jennifer Goggans) to present landmark works from the Cunningham repertoire. The film concentrates on the three decades from 1942 to 1972 when Cunningham was making his reputation. Gorgeously shot in 3D, Cunningham brings us closer to these works than any audience has ever been before. Taking an inventive approach with locations, the film places dancers in evocative backdrops such as a tunnel, a high-rise rooftop, and a forest. These current-day performances are interlaced with archival footage of Cunningham speaking and moving. We also hear illuminating interviews with Cage, Rauschenberg, and members of the original Merce Cunningham Dance Company, who endured years of rejection and outrage before they slowly won over audiences. "I never believed that idea that dancing was the greatest of the arts," said Cunningham. "But when it clicks, there's the rub. It becomes memorable. And one can be seduced all over again." Whether you come to Cunningham as a neophyte or an aficionado, you'll leave with a rich experience of his art.—Toronto International Film Festival
Plot Keywords: dance, documentary, biography, art, modern dance, creative process, performance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A musical set in the Prohibition-era American South, where a speakeasy performer and club manager Rooster must contend with gangsters who have their eyes on the club while his piano player and partner Percival must choose between his love, Angel or his obligations to his father.—CCC
Plot Keywords: musical, dance film, crime, drama, romance, historical, american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ballet 422 is a record of the creative process of a young choreographer Justin Peck, just 26 years old, hired to create a new ballet for the winter season of the New York City Ballet in 2013. The New York City Ballet is considered one of the best companies in the world. Since 1990 he is led by Peter Martins, his Ballet Master in Chief. The documentary describes the intense backstage work that takes place during the process of creating and learning this new ballet: "Paz de la Jolla". It shows Peck working with his fellow dancers (Justin Peck is also a soloist at NYCB!), with musicians, lighting technicians, and costume designers in the composition of a new work, his third creation for the NYCB. It is the first time the New York City Ballet is exposed during the creation of a new a ballet.—bobbuckingham
Plot Keywords: ballet, documentary, dance, choreography, behind the scenes, artistic creation, music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The New York City Ballet performs the Tchaikovsky-Petipa fairy tale of a girl (Jessica Lynne Cohen) and her doll-turned-prince (Macaulay Culkin). Kevin Kline narrates.
Plot Keywords: ballet, classical music, stage performance, fairy tale, family entertainment, dance film, choreography ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Wendy Whelan joined the New York City Ballet in 1984 as an apprentice and became its principal dancer in 1991. She is a highly respected and beloved figure in the dance world. Whelan is followed as she confronts the limitations that time has placed on her body and learns to adapt to a new role in the dance community.
Plot Keywords: ballet, dance, documentary, career, art, performance, behind the scenes ...
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