Stephen Dwoskin brings together members of the Ballet Negres dance company, founded in London in 1946.
Casts Ben Johnson, Astley Harvey, Pamela Johnson, Johnny Kwango, Pearl Johnson, Richie Riley, Tony Johnson, Patricia Mary Clover, Leonard Salzedo, Paul Bailey
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Ballet Boys
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Rhythm is it!
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Kanga
Black Mother
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what do feet carry?
Où sont les noirs ?
Swan Lake
Mete gol, gana
Riots and Rumours of Riots
First Position
Black Thoughts
Audrey
Nureyev
The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet
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Ballet Boys
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 2014
Ballet Boys takes you through disappointments, victories, forging of friendship, first loves, doubt, faith, growing apart from each other, finding your own way and own ambitions, all mixed with the beautiful expression of ballet.Wattstax
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1973
A documentary film about the Afro-American Woodstock concert held in Los Angeles seven years after the Watts riots. Director Mel Stuart mixes footage from the concert with footage of the living conditions in the current-day Watts neighborhood.Dave Chappelle's Block Party
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2005
The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn, New York, to throw an unprecedented block party.Rhythm is it!
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 2004
RHYTHM IS IT! records the first big educational project of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle. The orchestra ventured out of the ivory tower of high culture into boroughs of low life for the sake of 250 youngsters. They had been strangers to classical music, but after arduous but thrilling preparation they danced to Stravinsky's 'Le Sacre du Printemps' ('The Rite of Spring'). Recorded with a breathtaking fidelity of sound, this film from Thomas Grube and Enrique Sánchez Lansch documents the stages of the Sacre project and offers deep insights into the rehearsals of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.Carmencita
IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 1894
The first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera and possibly the first woman to appear in a motion picture within the United States. In the film, Carmencita is recorded going through a routine she had been performing at Koster & Bial's in New York since February 1890.Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 2008
Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.Kanga
IMDB 10 | Aug , 1992
Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.Black Mother
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2018
Part film, part baptism, in BLACK MOTHER director Khalik Allah brings us on a spiritual journey through Jamaica. Soaking up its bustling metropolises and tranquil countryside, Allah introduces us to a succession of vividly rendered souls who call this island home. Their candid testimonies create a polyphonic symphony, set against a visual prayer of indelible portraiture. Thoroughly immersed between the sacred and profane, BLACK MOTHER channels rebellion and reverence into a deeply personal ode informed by Jamaica’s turbulent history but existing in the urgent present.O Cysne
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1936
Dancer Vera Grabinska performs choreography by Pierre Michailowsky for the piece "Le Cygne", by Saint-Saëns, next to the artificial fountain on the grounds of the International Sample Fair in Rio de Janeiro. The dance movements alternate with images of swans in the water.Christmas Oratorio
IMDB 10 | Dec , 2012
This recording of all six cantatas from the Salle Henry Le Bœuf in the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Belgium, in December 2012 features internationally renowned Bach expert Philippe Herreweghe and the Collegium Vocale Gent.what do feet carry?
IMDB 7 | May , 2024
We follow two boy dancers who describe their relationship with dance and how they feel about being boys in a world that is seen as "feminine" from the outset, and that it is possible for men to have different values and different relationships with dance.Où sont les noirs ?
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2020
French actors Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Aïssa Maïga, Sonia Rolland, Deborah Lukumuena, Marie-France Malonga, Gary Dourdan and others speak up on the reality of black actors in the French movie industry.Swan Lake
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1957
Film-ballet written by composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The authors of the movie tell the story of the ballet's creation, as well as about various stage productions with the participation of outstanding performers of the role of Odette-Odile. The movie includes fragments of the ballet staged by choreographers Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.Mete gol, gana
IMDB 6 | Jul , 2008
Jonathan and Romario are two Afro-Ecuadorian children from the Chota Valley, one of the poorest regions of Ecuador. Their fate can be one of two: to become world-class footballers like Ulises de la Cruz, Chucho Benitez and Antonio Valencia, or farmers like Darwin. This documentary reveals the lack of opportunities, discrimination, and economic and social segregation that black communities face in Ecuador.Riots and Rumours of Riots
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1981
Radical resistance in the postwar British Caribbean community, from the 1948 Nationality Act to the 1958 Brixton riots.First Position
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2011
A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.Black Thoughts
IMDB 5.5 | Aug , 2020
A man that is a stranger, is an incredibly easy man to hate. However, walking in a stranger’s shoes, even for a short while, can transform a perceived adversary into an ally. Power is found in coming to know our neighbor’s hearts. For in the darkness of ignorance, enemies are made and wars are waged, but in the light of understanding, family extends beyond blood lines and legacies of hatred crumble.Audrey
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2020
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).Nureyev
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2018
An insight into the life of the world's most famous male dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.The Blu-ray Experience: Opera & Ballet
IMDB 8 | Oct , 2008
Including world-class artists such as Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside and Agnes Letestu, this 50-minute sampler will give you a taste of many beloved classics in opera and ballet.