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Performing Arts Films

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A Life for Ballet

A Life for Ballet

The life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

From the mind of award-winning director Julie Taymor (The Lion King on Broadway, Frida, Titus) comes a Shakespeare adaptation like none other, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Ballet Collection

Ballet Collection

The Ballet Collection features 3 films from the barre and beyond—each illustrating the incredible amount of strength, poise, and determination required to excel in the art form.

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Beautiful Darling

Beautiful Darling

A documentary about Candy Darling, the transgender pioneer, actress and Andy Warhol Superstar.

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Classical Music Collection

Classical Music Collection

This collection explores both the formal rigor and history of Western musical tradition, and how its practice lives on in the 21st century.

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Conduct! Every Move Counts

Conduct! Every Move Counts

A documentary that explores the secret of conducting with a unique intensity that culminates in a great showdown at Frankfurt’s Opera.

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Deep Blues

Deep Blues

In 1990, director Robert Mugge and music scholar Robert Palmer ventured deep into the Mississippi Delta on a pilgrimage in search of the blues.

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Farewell My Concubine

Farewell My Concubine

Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, and Gong LI star in Chen Kaige's adaptation of Lilian Lee's epic novel set against the backdrop of the Peking Opera.

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Hamlet

Hamlet

A film of the ground-breaking Royal Exchange Theater production of Hamlet, with renowned British actress Maxine Peake in the title role.

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Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

Holly Near: Singing for Our Lives

HOLLY NEAR: SINGING FOR OUR LIVES tells the tale of a singer-songwriter who inspired generations during the height of the LGBTQ and Women's movement.

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I Am A Dancer

I Am A Dancer

Golden Globes-nominee, I AM A DANCER captures the discipline and dedication of world-renowned ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. Now presented in HD.

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Joy Womack: The White Swan

Joy Womack: The White Swan

Joy Womack makes history as the first American woman to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy and sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet.

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Louis van Beethoven

Louis van Beethoven

This lavish historical drama illuminates the story of the world-famous composer from different perspectives.

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Narcissister Organ Player

Narcissister Organ Player

Narcissister is the subject of this smart, sassy documentary showcasing her spectacle-rich approach to explorations of racial identity and sexuality.

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Obsessed with Light

Obsessed with Light

A documentary that tells the story of American performer Loie Fuller, a pioneer of dance, stage lighting and design.

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Only When I Dance

Only When I Dance

This stunning documentary follows two teenage ballet dancers aspiring to leave their violent favela homes in Brazil to join a revolutionary dance company in the US

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Shake the Dust

Shake the Dust

Break dancers from third world communities become linked through their passion for hip-hop culture.

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The King of Laughter

The King of Laughter

The comedies of Eduardo Scarpetta were only rivaled by the drama of his personal life. But at the height of his fame in 1904, he would risk it all.

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The New Deal For Artists

The New Deal For Artists

The Arts Project of the WPA (1935-1942) was a government agency established to support writers, actors, painters, sculptors, and photographers.

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The Paris Opera

The Paris Opera

Go behind the scenes for an all-access look at the Paris Opera, where backstage drama and triumphs play out each night before the curtain rises.

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Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents

The story of the iconic renegade cult music and art collective known as The Residents who have achieved levels of fame most groups can only dream of, yet no one knows who they are.

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Women Composers

Women Composers

An examination of the historical and personal circumstances under which three remarkable women created their works in the 1800s and early 1900s.

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Yugodivas

Yugodivas

An actress, a painter and three musicians from Belgrade pursue their dreams in New York City despite memories of the past preoccupying their thoughts.

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