Ballets Russes

2 Reviews

"The film recreates the remembered world of ballet from the 30s and 40s with it's "baby ballerinas" (the precocious pre-teen etoiles), battling impresarios and fabulous costumes. Fast forward to the stars decades later still with the best posture, grace and remarkable composure as they reminisce and recreate their most famous moves intercut with footage from their days as stars. But it is the ancient stages with their backstage intrigue, footlights scandals and sets that are invoked. For the dancers who performed on them, getting back onto these stages and recreating the magic that happened on them animates them." - Laurie Anderson, Filmmaker, Musician & Artist

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Release Date:	Oct 26, 2005
Running Time:	118 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

synopsis

Unearthing a treasure trove of archival footage, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have fashioned a dazzling and entrancing ode to the revolutionary 20th-century dance troupes that performed under the Ballets Russes banner. Directed with consummate invention and infused with juicy anecdotal interviews from many of the companies’ glamorous stars, BALLETS RUSSES treats audiences to a rare glimpse of the remarkable dancers, choreographers, composers and designers who transformed the face of dance.