| Ballets Russes | |
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| Directed by | Dayna Goldfine Dan Geller |
| Written by | Dan Geller Dayna Goldfine Celeste Schaefer Snyder Gary Weimberg |
| Produced by | Dayna Goldfine Dan Geller |
| Starring | Irina Baronova Tatiana Riabouchinska George Zoritch Alicia Markova Yvonne Chouteau |
| Narrated by | Marian Seldes |
| Cinematography | Dan Geller |
| Edited by | Dan Geller Dayne Goldfine Gary Weimberg |
| Music by | Todd Boekelheide David Conte |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ballets Russes is a 2005 American feature documentary film about the dancers of the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, which split into the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and the Original Ballet Russe. By showing clips of performances and interviews (recorded in about 2000) with several principal dancers from each troupe, it follows the history of the two troupes over the following decades.[2], Alicia Markova, George Zoritch, and Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Tchinarova among others.[3] It was narrated by Marian Seldes. It is distributed by Zeitgeist Films.[4][5]
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Dancers
Dancers appearing in the film include:
- Alan Howard
- Alicia Markova
- Frederic Franklin
- George Zoritch
- Irina Baronova
- Marc Platt
- Maria Tallchief
- Mia Slavenska
- Miguel Terekhov
- Nathalie Krassovska
- Nina Novak
- Nini Theilade
- Raven Wilkinson
- Rochelle Zide
- Tamara Tchinarova
- Tatiana Riabouchinska
- Tatiana Stepanova
- Wakefield Poole
- Yvonne Chouteau
- Yvonne Craig
Awards
Ballets Russes was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2005 Gotham Awards, and winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival. The film came third in the Best Nonfiction Picture category at the National Society of Film Critics Awards 2005, and second in the Top Five Documentaries category at the National Board of Review Awards 2005.
References
- ^ Gurewitsch, Matthew (April 8, 2007). "The War of the Russes, Ballet's Fabled Troupe" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Ballets Russes". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ Jones, Alice (11 April 2006). "Ballets Russes: Dances with Legends". The Independent. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Ballets Russes". Time Out Worldwide.
- ^ "Ballets Russes". The A.V. Club.
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