Idées noires

Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery. Recorded live at the Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, October 1999.

The story begins the day before the graduation ceremony. Five middle school girls each are preoccupied with their real everyday lives. These girls meet each other in a fantasy world after being sent there through a sudden occurrence. There, they learn about the impending crisis that this world is facing. The way to avert this crisis is for the five to collaborate and bring their five hearts together as one through dance. However, the five cannot come to love the world, and cannot tell their true feelings to one another, so their hearts are unable to unite. The time limit is fast approaching. Can the dance of the five girls save the world? And will they be able to graduate?

A biographical look at the career of the acclaimed Margot Fonteyn. As a little girl called Peggy Hookham growing up in Shanghai, she told her mother she would one day become the greatest dancer in the world. Still performing at the age of 67 despite being almost unable to walk, hers is a story of courage and tenacity, of unbelievable devotion to her art and to those whom she loved. Those who ultimately left her penniless and alone, to be buried in a pauper’s grave.

"Vlada Goes to London" is a short student film exploring the strong-willed Vlada on her night shift as a pizza delivery girl in her desperate attempt to book tickets to London and fulfill her dream of being a DJ. The end of the night brings more challenges than she expects.

"MacMillan's vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet's style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous - this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan's work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance, and a ragtime band to the stage.

Childish Whim is a commentary on the feelings of angst and rebellion teenagers are inclined to feel. This short dance film is depicts a young teen who is entirely aware that all of the feelings he is acting upon are momentary impulses, however, he still gives into them.

A performance film following the young ballerinas of Na Ponta dos Pés, an art school founded by Tuany Nascimento in Rio de Janeiro.

Fourteen Days is a thought-provoking exploration about the methods artists employ to create their work. Given just fourteen days, 4 internationally acclaimed choreographers worked with 4 world-renowned composers to make 4 new commissions that challenge and stimulate both the audience and the dancers. Highlighting the diversity of styles and approaches, the show plays with the concept of balance and imbalance and proves to be an exciting, varied programme of dance and music.

A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

The Merry Widow, a beguiling, romantic ballet starring Patricia McBride and Peter Martins.

An elegant, powerful and sometimes provocative look at life and death presented in BalletBoyz’s inimitable style.

An inverted Looking 4 U, a dance undetected by modern computer vision.

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

Loaded with a love story and set in the club scene in Cape Town, it’s a feel good rags to riches film about Raps, a gifted young dancer from the Cape Flats who thinks all he needs is fame and money. However, it all gets complicated when he falls in love with the gorgeous young wife of the gangster-cum-producer who’s making his career happen.

1 Kelly Osbourne– Papa Don’t PreachA 2 Atomic Kitten– The Tide Is High 3 Las Ketchup– The Ketchup Song (Asereje) (New Spanglish Version) 4 Britney Spears– I Love Rock 'N' Roll 5 Blue (5)– One Love 6 Selwyn– Rich Girl 7 Alex Lloyd– Green 8 Charlton Hill– 2’s Company 9 Angie Stone– Wish I Didn’t Miss You 10 N*E*R*D– Rock Star 11 DJ Sammy & Yanou Feat. Do– Heaven 12 Abs Breen*– What You Got 13 Monica– All Eyez On Me 14 Toya (2)– No Matta What (Party All Night) 15 Novaspace– Time After Time 16 Moony– Dove (I’ll Be Loving You) 17 Vanessa Amorosi– Spin (Everybody’s Doin’ It) 18 Nick Carter (2)– Help Me 19 Tina Arena– Symphony Of Life (Metro Mix 7”) 20 Westlife– Unbreakable 21 Killing Heidi– Outside Of Me 22 Bachelor Girl– I’m Just A Girl 23 Darren Hayes– Crush (1980 Me)

Yuwol, who is dancing all the time, has been considered to be the main culprit behind the dance virus at his school. The teachers calling for order begin to trace him.

Ijó Dudu: Memórias da Dança Negra na Bahia

Somewhere between a music-video, a documentary and a fantasy - created with and around a Toronto-based acting-collective called LUSTR.

Hania is a young journalist who suddenly discovers that she is more connected with dancing than she could ever imagine ...

A dance symbolizes the inner struggle of a teenager in a war-torn Ukraine.