01 Jan 1996
Giselle
Ballet in two acts. Corps de Ballet of the Teatro Alla Scala. Music by Adolphe Adam.
For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes
In the centenary year since the founding of the Ballets Russe, this documentary looks back at Sergei Diaghilev and the company he created, what they did and the influence they had, even a 100 years later.
Top Billed Cast
Lynn Seymour Narrator
Alastair Macaulay Self - Chief Dance Critic: The New York Times
Bob Gottlieb Self - Writer and Editor
Judith Mackrell Self - Writer and Dance Critic
Lynn Garafola Self - Author: 'Diaghilev's Ballets Russes'
Richard Davenport-Hines Self - Historian and Author
Anna Pavlova Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)
Frederic Franklin Self - Dancer: Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo
Elena Gludjidze Self - Principal Dancer: English National Ballet
Wayne Eagling Self - Artistic Director: English National Ballet
Marie Rambert Self - Founder: Ballet Rambert (archive footage)
Joan Acocella Self - Dance Critic
Julian Barran Self - Art Dealer
Mary Fellows Self - Fashion Director and Consultant
Howard Goodall Self - Composer and Broadcaster
Pierre Boulez Self - Composer and Conductor
Tamara Karsavina Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)
David Dawson Self - Choreographer
Millicent Hodson Self - Choreographer and Dance Historian
Lydia Sokolova Self - Dancer: Ballets Russes (archive footage)
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