Film & TV

Film & TV

Balanchine (Dance In America, 1985), available on DVD. A two-hour documentary recounting the choreographer’s life and career.
Paul Taylor Dance Company (1978), available on VHS. With an intermission documentary about the choreographer’s working methods. Paul Taylor: “Roses” & “Last Look (1988, both Dance In America).
agnesbioAgnes: the Indomitable de Mille (Dance In America, 1987). Winner of an Emmy, Outstanding Informational Special. Never digitized, but an excerpt viewable online.
Toscanini: The Maestro (1986, script consultant). A documentary portrait of the great conductor’s life and career. Available on DVD.
Balanchine & Cunningham: An Evening at American Ballet Theatre (Dance In America, 1987)
Baryshnikov Dances Balanchine (Dance In America, 1987).
The Search for Nijinsky’s Rite of Spring (Dance In America, 1988)
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (Dance In America, 1988)
Carnegie Hall Centennial documentary (commissioned for celebration gala, 1991)
The New York City Ballet: The Balanchine Celebration (Dance In America, 1995). Intermission features. Available on VHS.
Swan Lake, American Ballet Theatre (Dance In America, 2005). Intermission features. Available on DVD.
jewels-dvd“Jewels” with the Paris Opera Ballet (Dance In America, 2005). Intermission features. Available from Opus Arte on DVD.
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The Byron Janis Story (2010). A documentary about Janis’s astonishing career and his private struggle with debilitating arthritis. Available on DVD.
In Balanchine’s Classroom (2011-12)