Real life is the script for Frederick Wiseman, the documentary filmmaker, who turns his lens onto one of France's grandest institutions, the Paris Opera Ballet, in his latest film "La Danse," which ...

YOU CAN DANCE: Audience participation is not usually part of the deal when you go to the ballet, but the opening gala of the season at the Paris Opera set out to shake up traditions. Guests were ...

Founded during Louis XIV's opulent 17th-century reign and housed in the ornate Palais Garnier, the Paris Opera Ballet embodies Old World glamour. With "Red Carpet," a new work by choreographer Hofesh ...

Frederick Wiseman makes documentary films in the purest sense of the word. "La Danse," his newest film about the Paris Opera Ballet, is a perfect example. It is a 2 1/2-hour immersion into the world ...

The international touring circuit has made the world's greatest ballet and dance companies accessible to a global audience. Nederlands Dans Theater and Pina Bausch's Tanzteater Wuppertal tour ...

The Royal Opera House will continue its first full Season since 2019 with a selection of world class productions throughout 2022, showcasing the very best of opera and ballet. In anticipation of the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In 1995, Frederick Wiseman released his documentary ‘Ballet,’ a nearly ...

Growing up is inescapable. Le Ballet de l’Op?ra national du Rhin performs H?l?ne Blackburn’s family ballet freely inspired by The Sleeping Beauty – not only a classic tale, but a reflection on one of ...

Le Ballet Comique, the first ballet de court, was performed in 1581 in the palace of King Henry II of France, for a royal wedding. For ages to follow, ballet was a dance performed by and for royalty.