Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.

A look behind the scenes at the Bolshoi Theatre. This feature-length ballet film explores the Russian school of realistic dance and highlights the immense daily effort that goes into an artist’s preparation before they take to the stage. Chronicles the arduous journey to mastery: from the first lessons of the kids who joined the ballet class, to the performances of famous dancers – the public’s idols, who have already mastered the magical lightness and beauty of choreography, the pinnacle of this art.

One of history's most enduring love stories. Many people believe that Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet is the greatest ballet score ever written. The Mariinsky Ballet shows at its dramatic finest passionate choreography for Romeo and Juliet.  The ballet has become a true classic of the 20th-century ballet repertory. With its emotional choreography and Prokofiev’s famous score, this moving tale of star-crossed lovers that is sure to stay with you long after you leave the Mariinsky Theatre. Libretto – Lavrovsky, Prokofiev, Radlov, Piotrovsky Romeo and Juliet is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Music from the ballet was extracted by Prokofiev as three suites for orchestra and as a piano work.

About the life of the Russian composer Mikhail Glinka.

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.

For the first time! Come behind the scenes and splendors of this fabulous world-famed company! Come inside its rehearsal halls, its opening nights, its dreams!

Peasant girl Giselle dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. She is summoned from the grave by spirits who dance men to death. The spirits target her lover for death, but Giselle's great love frees him from their grasp.

The Bolshoi Ballet perform Prokofiev’s classic ballet, “Romeo and Juliet”, based on the tragic love story about two young star-crossed lovers, featuring the original choreography of Leonid Lavrovsky revised by Yuri Grigoovich.

Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.