30 Jan 2004
A Belated Premiere
A prominent Russian ballet dancer and teacher Alexander Shiryaev had another talent hidden for almost a century. Archive materials that date back to 1906 reveal his bold experiments at stop-motion and paper animation.
Ballet Black
Stephen Dwoskin brings together members of the Ballet Negres dance company, founded in London in 1946.
Top Billed Cast
Ben Johnson Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member
Astley Harvey Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member / Ballet Sketches
Pamela Johnson Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member
Johnny Kwango Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member
Pearl Johnson Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member (as Pearl Johnson)
Richie Riley Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member / Ballet Sketches
Tony Johnson Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member
Patricia Mary Clover Self - Original 'Ballet Negres' Member
Paul Bailey Dancer
Jacqueline Boatswain Dancer (as Jacqui Boatswain)
Beaux Bryant Dancer
Colin Charles Dancer
Raymond Maclean Dancer
Michael Noble Dancer
Julia De Peyer Dancer (as Julia de Peyer)
Joy Richardson Dancer / Ballet Sketches
Marcia Waldron Dancer
Desmond Williams Dancer
Honeyboy Williams Dancer
Bolaji Adeola Special Dance Sequences
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