Petrushka

Giselle(s) revisits the classic Giselle through the lens of violence against women, giving the famous 1841 ballet a contemporary social and political dimension.

Cast

Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Julien Derouault, Antonin Muno

Birmingham Royal Ballet perform Don Quixote in a production by Carlos Acosta. Based on Spain’s most famous novel, the classic ballet follows Don Quixote’s extraordinary adventures as he helps young lovers Kitri and Basilio find happiness. Filmed at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Don Quixote features some of ballet’s most iconic and virtuos...

Runtime

1h 59m

Cast

Momoko Hirata, Mathias Dingman, Yu Kurihara

William Shakespeare's tragedy about the feuding Montagues and Capulets, whose children find each other and overcome the deep-seated hatred, has inspired countless artists. John Cranko also took up this timeless material in 1962 and created one of his most popular ballets. Sergei Prokofiev's descriptive music - in combination with Jürge...

Runtime

2h 7m

Cast

Elisa Badenes, David Moore, Marcia Haydée

On Christmas Eve in 1920s Vienna, a young girl named Mary and her brother are visited by their eccentric uncle Albert, who gifts a magical wooden nutcracker that comes to life and takes her to a fantasy world to fight the evil Rat King.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast

Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro

An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.

Runtime

1h 41m

Director

Peter Del Monte

Cast

Jennifer Connelly, Gary McCleery, Charles Durning