Footnotes: Ballet in Asia
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about the development of ballet in Asia. Features selected performances by National Ballet of China and Hong Kong Ballet. About the series: Break a le..
Footnotes: Ballet in Russia
About the title: Ballet in Russia examines the history of Russian ballet. Features performance footage by the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet Companies and traces the history and influence of these two great dance companies. Ab..
Footnotes: Cinderella
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about Cinderella. Cinderella is based on Perrault's classic fairy tale and became the cornerstone of the growth and development of the Royal Ballet of..
Footnotes: Coppélia
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about Coppelia. Coppelia was one of the first ballets to have a doll come to life. Performance footage by Ballet de San Juan are shown. About the ser..
Footnotes: Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Performance footage by Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo are shown. About the series: Break a leg. Conceived and hosted by ..
Footnotes: Don Quixote
About the title: Artist Frank Augustyn sheds new light on some classic ballets by discussing them with some great ballet stars. Don Quixote, based on Cervantes's novel about an old knight who dreams of chivalry and tilts..
Footnotes: Gala Excerpts
About the title: Gala Excerpts looks at many famous short ballets which have become standards, especially at gala events, including The Dying Swan, Les Sylphides, Bluebird, Le Corsaire, Raymonda and others. About the ser..
Footnotes: Giselle
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about Giselle. Dancer Frank Augustyn and others discuss the 19th-century Romantic ballet Giselle as an example of the importance of dramatic character..
Footnotes: La Bayadere
About the title: This episode of Footnotes: The Classics of Ballet is about La Bayadere. La Bayadère is based on an ancient Indian poem, Sakuntala, the story concerns Nikia's love for Solor, who loves her in return, an..
Footnotes: Partnerships
About the title: Partnerships looks at the history of partnering and examines four of the greatest partnerships in recent memory--Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, Sibley and Dowell, Kain and Augustyn, Maximova and Vasi..