- published: 20 May 2015
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Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with most of the audience seated on tiers or galleries on three sides of the dance floor. It has since become a highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary. It is primarily performed with the accompaniment of classical music and has been influential as a form of dance globally. Ballet has been taught in ballet schools around the world, which use their own cultures and societies to inform the art. Ballet dance works (ballets) are choreographed and performed by trained artists, include mime and acting, and are set to music (usually orchestral but occasionally vocal). It is a poised style of dance that incorporates the foundational techniques for many other dance forms. This genre of dance is very hard to master and requires much practice. It is best known in the form of late Romantic ballet or Ballet Blanc, which preoccupies itself with the female dancer to the exclusion of almost all else, focusing on pointe work, flowing, precise acrobatic movements, and often presenting the dancers in the conventional short white French tutu. Later developments include expressionist ballet, neoclassical ballet, and elements of modern dance.
Actors: Andy Sommer (director), Heinz Spoerli (miscellaneous crew), Philipp Schepmann (actor), Corentin Leconte (editor), Zürcher Ballett (actor), Christiane Kohl (actress), Juliette Brunner (actress), Julie Gardette (actress), Yen Han (actress), Ana Carolina Quaresma (actress), Marijn Rademaker (actor), Vahe Martirosyan (actor), Sarah-Jane Brodbeck (actress), Arman Grigoryan (actor),
Plot: A dramatic, energetic adaptation of Heinz Spoerli's ballet based on Grieg's Peer Gynt by the Zurich ballet. Marijn Rademaker is excellent as the title character, clearly telegraphing the emotional range required. Each of the characters and the dramatic scenes are supported by the orchestral passages and songs provided by Grieg; some spoken word passages extracted from the Ibsen play.
Genres: Music,Actors: Ludovic Halévy (writer), Henri Meilhac (writer), Prosper Mérimée (writer), François Duplat (producer), Jérôme Savary (actor), Jérôme Savary (miscellaneous crew), Roberto Alagna (actor), Michel Dussarat (costume designer), Ludovic Tézier (actor), Eric Vu-An (miscellaneous crew), Béatrice Uria-Monzon (actress), Norah Amsellem (actress), Nicolas Cavallier (actor), Olivier Podesta (miscellaneous crew), Gilles Ragon (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Astor Piazzolla (composer), Fernando E. Solanas (producer), Fernando E. Solanas (writer), Georges Wilson (actor), Philippe Léotard (actor), Marina Vlady (actress), Marie Laforêt (actress), Ana María Picchio (actress), Lautaro Murúa (actor), Miguel Ángel Solá (actor), Claude Melki (actor), Michel Etcheverry (actor), Héctor Malamud (actor), Luis César D'Angiolillo (editor), Fernando E. Solanas (director),
Plot: In the sorrow of exile, a group of Argentinians in Paris seek solace and connection to their culture by staging a set of tangos. The film alternates between their vibrant rehearsals and their circumscribed lives in low-rent apartments, underemployed, fitfully communicating with families back home, trying to make do with what they hope are only temporary arrangements in a foreign land.
Keywords: dance, dancer, exile, paris-france, tango, traveling-companyActors: André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), Joop van den Ende (producer), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Ruud Bos (composer), Paul van Gorcum (actor), Jaap Stobbe (actor),
Genres: Musical,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Ton Lensink (actor), Coen Flink (actor), Sam Spewack (writer), Joost Prinsen (actor), Maxim Hamel (actor), Bella Spewack (writer), Allard van der Scheer (actor), Guus Oster (director), Wim Van Der Grijn (actor), Willeke Alberti (actress), Hans Boskamp (actor), Hetty Verhoogt (actress), Donald Jones (actor), Nico Knapper (director),
Genres: Musical,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Ton Lensink (actor), Coen Flink (actor), Sam Spewack (writer), Joost Prinsen (actor), Maxim Hamel (actor), Bella Spewack (writer), Allard van der Scheer (actor), Guus Oster (director), Wim Van Der Grijn (actor), Willeke Alberti (actress), Hans Boskamp (actor), Hetty Verhoogt (actress), Donald Jones (actor), Nico Knapper (director),
Genres: Musical,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Ton Lensink (actor), Coen Flink (actor), Sam Spewack (writer), Joost Prinsen (actor), Maxim Hamel (actor), Bella Spewack (writer), Allard van der Scheer (actor), Guus Oster (director), Wim Van Der Grijn (actor), Willeke Alberti (actress), Hans Boskamp (actor), Hetty Verhoogt (actress), Donald Jones (actor), Nico Knapper (director),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Abel Santacruz (writer), Rosalino Caterbeti (editor), Julio Saraceni (writer), Abel Santacruz (writer), Guillermo Battaglia (actor), Leo Fleider (director), Walter Kliche (actor), Alberto Fernández de Rosa (actor), Emilio Spitz (producer), Cristina Alberó (actress), Virginia Romay (actress), Esteban Serrador (actor), Herminia Franco (actress), Sandro (actor), Eva Franco (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical,Actors: Jean Kerchbron (director), Jean Guélis (actor), Franck Pourcel (actor), Tessa Beaumont (actress),
Genres: Music,Actors: Jean Poiret (actor), Lucien Raimbourg (actor), Marcel Charvey (actor), Jean Berton (actor), Jacques Marin (actor), Charles Bayard (actor), Mischa Auer (actor), Darry Cowl (actor), Max Dalban (actor), Mario David (actor), Joé Davray (actor), Guy Henry (actor), Raymond Bussières (actor), Jean Lefebvre (actor), Robert Rollis (actor),
Plot: Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery has just become engaged to Lili, his attractive psychoanalyst. Meanwhile, the nightclub where he works is being used by a counterfeit ring, and Paris police suspect owner Paul Latour of being the ringleader. Finding it expedient to leave town, Paul leaves his "baby" daughter with Jean...who discovers too late that she's a wild, carefree, shapely sex-kitten with a talent for getting Jean into amusing scrapes.
Keywords: butler, dance, dream, farce, fiancee, kneed-in-the-groin, parrot, pigalle, police