Ballet

Frederick Wiseman

Ballet is a profile of the American Ballet Theatre in New York. The film presents the company in rehearsal and on tour in Athens and Copenhagen. Choreographers and ballet masters and mistresses are shown at work with dancers, soloists, and the corps de ballet.

DIRECTOR
Frederick Wiseman
YEAR
1995
COUNTRY
U.S.
RUNTIME
170 minutes

Ballet is a profile of the American Ballet Theatre in New York. The film presents the company in rehearsal and on tour in Athens and Copenhagen, showing choreographers and ballet masters and mistresses at work with dancers, soloists, and the corps de ballet, as well as the administration and fundraising aspects of the company.

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