Nutcracker: Backstage with English National Ballet

And We Danced

December 2024 •English

The Australian Ballet has evolved to become our nation's most treasured performing arts company and an icon of dance. 'And We Danced' looks back to reveal what has shaped this world-class institution and made it uniquely ours.

Dark - A Ballet by Carolyn Carlson

December 2024 •German

Ballet Changed My Life: Ballet Hoo!

December 2024 •English

Channel 4 is joining forces with Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), and Youth at Risk for the first time to set Birmingham and Black Country youth a challenge of a lifetime. Do they have what it takes to perform the MacMillan production of Romeo and Juliet live on stage, to a packed audience, with a cast of professional dancers?

Odoriba nite

December 2024 •Japanese

Maiko Misono, who had been working abroad to become a professional ballet dancer, gave up on her dream and returned to Japan. With nothing else to do but ballet, she starts working as a Japanese language teacher at a high school near her parents' home. But for Maiko, who has just given up on her dream, high school is an ironic place full of dreams and hopes. In addition, she is made the advisor of the volleyball team, a position she has no experience in, and her homeroom class is full of unique students, which only adds to her anxiety.

Angel's Last Mission: Love

December 2024 •Korean

As a punishment for meddling in human affairs, an angel faces the impossible task of finding a soulmate for a cold-hearted ballerina.

Navillera

December 2024 •Korean

A 70-year-old with a dream and a 23-year-old with a gift lift each other out of harsh realities and rise to the challenge of becoming ballerinos.

Princess Tutu

December 2024 •Japanese

Princess Tutu follows Duck, a duck who was transformed into a young girl and takes ballet at a private school. She becomes enamoured of her mysterious schoolmate Mytho, and transforms into Princess Tutu to restore his shattered heart. Mytho's girlfriend Rue transforms into Princess Kraehe to frustrate Tutu's efforts, and Mytho's protective friend Fakir discourages Mytho's burgeoning emotions. When it becomes apparent that Duck, Rue, Mytho, and Fakir are meant to play out the characters in a story by a long-dead writer named Drosselmeyer, they resist their assigned fates and fight to keep the story from becoming a tragedy.

Salvation

December 2024 •Russian

Yulia is a young ballerina trying to live up to her mother's expectations. Tired of the pressure, she attempts suicide. The tragic event turns into a meeting that will forever change her life.

Dance Dance Danseur

December 2024 •Japanese

This young student will do whatever it takes to become the world's best ballet dancer: the Danseur noble!

Flesh and Bone

December 2024 •English

Claire, a talented but emotionally troubled dancer, joins a company in New York City, and soon finds herself immersed in the tough and often cutthroat world of professional ballet. The dark and gritty series will unflinchingly explore the dysfunction and glamour of the ballet world.

Bunheads

December 2024 •English

Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl, impulsively marries a man, moves to his sleepy coastal town, and takes an uneasy role at her new mother-in-law's dance school.

Breaking Pointe

December 2024 •English

Goes behind the stage curtain for an intense, unfiltered look at one of the most competitive ballet companies in the country, Ballet West, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Beneath the beauty and glamour of the dance and costumes is a gritty dog-eat-dog world of extreme athleticism, focus, dedication, passion, pressure and, of course, the hunt for the unattainable... perfection.

Stage Fighter

December 2024 •Korean

“Stage Fighter” is a survival program in which male dancers from ballet, contemporary dance, and Korean traditional dance genres will compete against each other in a ranked battle. The dancers will combine their unique dance styles with modern and popular dance elements to present spectacular group performances.

E Dance Academy

December 2024 •English

At Sydney's National Dance Academy, a few talented youngsters are recruited for the excruciatingly tough course. It follows Tara Webster, a sheepfarmgirl who's ambition is to be the next best ballerina. Jewish long line of doctors' heir Samuel 'Sammy' and minor juvenile offender Christian are the outsiders but gradually fit in, making new kinds of friends. Star ballerina's daughter Kat also introduces them in the circle of last-year brother Ethan, who already aspires a career as choreographer. Also Abigail, a smart young girl who'll walk over dead bodies to reach the stars tries to sabotage everything and everyone.

Fashion Ballet

December 2024 •Slovak

Someone Has to Die

December 2024 •Spanish

In 1950s Spain, a couple summon their son home from Mexico to introduce him to his fiancée, but are shocked when he returns with a ballerino.

Redningshundene

December 2024 •Norwegian

They have a single goal: to find the missing person. Regardless. When the police sound the alarm, the volunteers and their rescue dogs rush out to search.

Secret Knowledge

December 2024 •English

In a series of authored films, some of our most engaging experts reveal their favourite hidden objects, forgotten places and artistic passions.

The China Century

December 2024 •English

The forces that have powered China's rise are rarely explored, while the lives of Chinese people barely get a mention. Beyond the headlines what do we really know about China and its 1.4 billion citizens?

Buzzfeed Unsolved

December 2024 •English

BuzzFeed’s hit docuseries follows conspiracy theory enthusiast and paranormal pundit Ryan as he deep-dives into the mysteries surrounding the most notorious paranormal cases and unsolved crimes in history, in order to convince his dubious friend Shane that sometimes, the evidence isn’t always as it seems.