Next Screening:
21st January 2008
21st January 2008
The Park Hotel, Diss
Film Starts 8pm
Members £3 Non-Members £4 Students £2 (under 21)
Directors: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Cast: Irina Baronova, Yvonne Chouteau, Yvonne Craig
Using wonderful archive footage and anecdotes from surviving members of Ballets Russes, this is an inside view of the troupe which toured the world in the 1930s and ‘40s. A mix of Russian
and American dancers transformed ballet for generations; this film captures their inspiration – and their rivalries.
Film Starts 8pm
Members £3 Non-Members £4 Students £2 (under 21)
BALLETS RUSSES (PG)
Origin: USA
Year: 2006
Running Time: 118 mins
Directors: Daniel Geller, Dayna GoldfineCast: Irina Baronova, Yvonne Chouteau, Yvonne Craig
Using wonderful archive footage and anecdotes from surviving members of Ballets Russes, this is an inside view of the troupe which toured the world in the 1930s and ‘40s. A mix of Russian
and American dancers transformed ballet for generations; this film captures their inspiration – and their rivalries.
A remarkable work of cultural history in this golden age of documentaries, and even for those who know nothing of ballet, riveting stuff.
