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Ballets Russes (film)
Ballets Russes is a 2005 American feature documentary film about the dancers of the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, which split into the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and the Original Ballet Russe. By showing clips of performances and interviews (recorded in about 2000) with several principal dancers from each troupe, it follows the history of the two troupes over the following decades.,[2] Alicia Markova, George Zoritch, and Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Tchinarova among others.[3] It was narrated by Marian Seldes. It is distributed by Zeitgeist Films.[4][5] DancersDancers appearing in the film include:
AwardsBallets Russes was nominated for Best Documentary at the 2005 Gotham Awards, and winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2005 Hamptons International Film Festival. The film came third in the Best Nonfiction Picture category at the National Society of Film Critics Awards 2005, and second in the Top Five Documentaries category at the National Board of Review Awards 2005. References
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