Dance Movies

Pravahi is a film that documents and cinematically interperts the dance of Alarmel Valli, one of India’s foremost Bharatanatyam dancer.

Based on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, a choreographic film by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Gorgeous dancing – and...

Walter Gropius saw stage design as an interplay of various disciplines, comparable to architecture, forming an "orchestral unity." From the...

A pair of thieves enjoy the heist of their lives. But a cunning detective threatens to ruin their game. On this board of deceit and passion, every...

This short documentary profiles the traditional music and pageantry of Polish-Canadians in Manitoba. The heritage and national traditions of Poland...

A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

A narrative dance film about the hopes and dreams we carry for the future and what happens when they do not come to fruition.

Four outstanding works by world-renowned Czech dancer and choreographer Jiří Kylián performed for the first time by the National...

Set against the backdrop of New York City, Butterfly follows Jericha a teenage girl navigating the quiet chaos of adolescence. At home, her mother...

Short film in which butoh dancing is used to reflect on the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

A Tamil from Réunion invites us to a celebration in which the men of the community walk on fire.

Based on the novella by Henry James Beast in the Jungle depicts the enigmatic love story of John Marcher and May Bartram. Their duet around an...

The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and directed by Jean Negulesco....

Lin Jin, a passionate dancer held back by his father's disapproval, struggles to find creative inspiration. When he meets the confident and cheerful...

The Sanjoan folklore groups of Vila do Conde – Rancho do Monte and Rancho da Praça – tell their stories, traditions and, above...

This short documentary describes the process and inspiration behind the creation and performance of a new Cuban ballet based on Afro-Cuban traditions...

A gay man living through the HIV/AIDS crisis reflects upon his recent history of loss with the help of his grandmother, who tells him a story of her...

Two kindred spirits are drawn to each other by fate, and their wills and souls are tested by the punishment of life’s misfortune.