Rivalités dans la troupe du New York City Ballet. Nina est prête à tout pour obtenir le rôle principal du Lac des cygnes que dirige l’ambigu Thomas. Mais elle se trouve bientôt confrontée à la belle et sensuelle nouvelle recrue, Lily…
Monitrice dans une colonie de vacances, Barbie propose un conte de fées à une fillette qui ne trouve pas le sommeil. Dans cette histoire, Odette, la fille du boulanger, suit une licorne dans une forêt enchantée. Mais elle est transformée en cygne. Le prince Daniel l'aimera-t-il assez pour la délivrer ?
An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.
Kristyn découvre une paire de chaussons roses magiques qui vont l'emporter, elle et son amie Hailey, dans le monde fantastique du ballet. Dès lors, elle devient une danseuse étoile dans les spectacles les plus célèbres et comme par magie, ses rêves deviendront réalité.
In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori Dayū. His apprentice's suicide made him desolate, and he finds love when he meets the most popular and sexy candy boy, Furimatsu, at the "Candy Shop." However, the town of EDO bans romantic relationships, and a rare disease starts to spread.
An aspiring classical pianist loses his hearing and, with the help of those closest to him, must find the strength to play again. . .
Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. Just coming of age when the USSR collapsed, they witnessed the world of their childhood crumble and change beyond recognition. Through the lives of these former schoolmates, this intimate film reveals how they have adjusted to their post-Soviet reality in today's Moscow.
Contemporary dance company Adventures In Motion Pictures' triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake, with its cast of male swans, has turned tradition upside down and has taken the ballet fraternity by storm. Never has such a contemporary re-working of a traditional ballet thrilled both ardent critics and modern dance enthusiasts in such equal measure. Originally broadcast on the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 26, episode 15).
Swan Lake, a screen adaptation of the ballet of the same name by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Performed by Kirov Ballet, starring Yelena Yevteyeva as Odette and directed for film by Appolinariy Dudko and Konstantin Sergeyev. Produced by Lenfilm studios in 1968. Orchestra of the S.M. Kirov Leningrad Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, conductor Victor Fedotov. Ballet dancers of the Leningrad State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after S.M. Kirov and students of the Leningrad Choreographic School M. Agrippina Vaganova took part in the film. Golden Orchid Prize - Grand Prix at the VIFF of ballet films in Genoa, Italy (1969).
A serene midnight silence in the museum suddenly changes its tone.
Ballerina Polina Semionova performs the mythic parts of Odette and Odile (white swan and black swan) with her great partner Stanislav Jermakov. The Zurich Opera House Orchestra is conducted by Russian musical director Vladimir Fedoseyev acclaimed in this repertoire.
The classic Mariinsky (Kirov) production of the greatest of all ballets. Filmed in the imperial splendor of the Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg. Starring Ulyana Lopatkina, Danila Korsuntsev and the breathtaking Mariinsky corps de ballet. Conducted by the great Russian maestro Valery Gergiev.
Lors des célébrations de son anniversaire, le jeune prince Siegfried doit choisir une épouse. Rêvant d'un amour idéal, il cherche à fuir la réalité. Son précepteur tente de le raisonner et le rappelle à ses devoirs. Lors d'une escapade onirique au bord d’un lac, le prince rencontre Odette, une princesse transformée en femme-cygne par le puissant sorcier Rothbart. Seul un véritable amour peut rompre le sortilège. Captivé par Odette, Siegfried promet de la sauver et l'invite à sa fête. Mais le sorcier lui tend un piège : il envoie sa fille Odile pour le séduire sous les traits d’Odette.