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]

Ballets Russes
Directed byDayna Goldfine
Dan Geller
Written byDan Geller
Dayna Goldfine
Celeste Schaefer Snyder
Gary Weimberg
Produced byDayna Goldfine
Dan Geller
StarringIrina Baronova
Tatiana Riabouchinska
George Zoritch
Alicia Markova
Yvonne Chouteau
Narrated byMarian Seldes
CinematographyDan Geller
Edited byDan Geller
Dayne Goldfine
Gary Weimberg
Music byTodd Boekelheide
David Conte
Release date
  • January 2005 (2005-01) (Sundance)[1]
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dancers

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Dancers appearing in the film include:

Awards

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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

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  1. ^ Gurewitsch, Matthew (April 8, 2007). "The War of the Russes, Ballet's Fabled Troupe" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "Ballets Russes". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  3. ^ Jones, Alice (11 April 2006). "Ballets Russes: Dances with Legends". The Independent. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Ballets Russes". Time Out Worldwide.
  5. ^ "Ballets Russes". The A.V. Club.
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