A life for ballet

Streaming video - 2011

A documentary on the life of the legendary ballet reconstructionist, Pierre Lacotte and his wife and longtime dance partner Ghislaine Thesmar. A LIFE FOR BALLET pulls together rarely seen archival footage, personal testimonies and peak performances celebrating the lives of these revered artists and many of their famed contemporaries. It's a personal journey, full of rich observations and delightful anecdotes and yet foremost a lovely valentine to ballet and two of its greatest, most passionate and dedicated advocates.

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Genres
Documentary films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Film Movement 2011.
2018.
Language
French
Other Authors
Marlene Ionesco (film director), Ghislaine Thesmar (contributor), Pierre Lacotte (actor), Rudolf Nureyev
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
Title from title frames.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
01:38:46
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).