Chronicles the creation and premiere of Peter Martins's ballet Jazz (six syncopated movements).

Raymonda is to marry Jean de Brienne, but the Saraceb knight, Abderakhman, forces his attention on her while her betrothed is on a crusade. At the last moment Jean returns, fights his rival and wins the hand of Raymonda.

Follows the young and gifted Katja Bjorner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School as she develops into an international ballet star.

From an imperial-era Russian Christmas party, a young girl named Clara is whisked in her dreams to an imaginary world populated by the animated creations of the wizard toy maker Drosselmeier. Clara innocently develops a crush on the imaginary Nutcracker prince. Upon her arrival in the Land of the Sweets, she dances a yearning pas de deux with the Nutcracker Prince. It makes the ballet far more interesting. The frequent involvement of Drosselmeyer...

Profiles five ballerinas from Russia's Mariinsky Theatre through interviews and performance footage.

A beginning class that teaches basic ballet moves to young children also shows how to warm up, put on stage make-up and decorate costumes.

Vol 1. presents more than a dozen legendary dancers in some of the most celebrated pas de deux in the ballet repertoire. Includes excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Raymonda, Firebird, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Cinderella, performed by Galina Ulanova, Maria Tallchief, Rudolf Nureyev, Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Margot Fonteyn, Michael Somes, Alicia Alonso, Azari Plisetsky, Erik Bruhn, Lupe Serrano, Jacques D'Amboise, Patricia McBride, and others. Vol...

"King Florestan the XIVth declares a grand christening ceremony to be held in honor of the birth of his daughter Princess Aurora. An entourage of all the fairies in the kingdom is invited to bestow gifts on the new-born. As the fairies are happily granting gifts of beauty, generosity, grace, song and temperament, they are suddenly interrupted by the sudden presence of the evil fairy Carabosse, who is furious at the King's failure to invite her to...

This film by Peter Rump tells the history of Stravinsky's groundbreaking masterpiece, told mainly by the great conductor Valery Gergiev

Looks at the life and works of the important and influential 20th century composer Igor Stravinsky. Presents commentary from Stravinsky's three surviving children, as well as musical associates and friends. Includes performances of some of Stravinsky's important works, as well as documents, photographs, and archival film.