{{More citations needed|date=July 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film |name = Ballets Russes |image = Ballets russes xlg.jpg |writer = Dan Geller<br />Dayna Goldfine<br />Celeste Schaefer Snyder<br />Gary Weimberg |starring = Irina Baronova<br />Tatiana Riabouchinska<br />George Zoritch<br />Alicia Markova<br />Yvonne Chouteau |narrator = Marian Seldes |director = Dayna Goldfine<br />Dan Geller |producer = Dayna Goldfine<br />Dan Geller |music = Todd Boekelheide<br />David Conte |cinematography = Dan Geller |editing = Dan Geller<br />Dayne Goldfine<br />Gary Weimberg |released = {{Film date|2005|01||Sundance|ref1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/arts/dance/08matt.html|title=The War of the Russes, Ballet's Fabled Troupe|first=Matthew|last=Gurewitsch|date=April 8, 2007|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>|2005|10|26|New York<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|page=15|title=On Screen|date=October 24, 2005}}</ref>}} |runtime = 118 minutes |country = United States |language = English }} '''''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 decades.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballets Russes |url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/movies/article/Ballets-Russes-1888837.php |website=chron.com |publisher=Houston Chronicle |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref> Alicia Markova, George Zoritch, and Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Tchinarova were among the dancers featured.<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Jones, Alice|title= Ballets Russes: Dances with Legends|journal=The Independent|date=11 April 2006|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/ballets-russes-dances-with-legends-6104033.html|access-date=30 December 2021}}</ref> It was narrated by Marian Seldes. It is distributed by Zeitgeist Films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/ballets-russes|title=Ballets Russes|website=Time Out Worldwide}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/ballets-russes-1798201218|title=Ballets Russes|website=The A.V. Club}}</ref>
== Dancers == Dancers appearing in the film include:
* Alan Howard * Alicia Markova * Frederic Franklin * George Zoritch * Irina Baronova * Marc Platt * Maria Tallchief * Mia Slavenska * Miguel Terekhov * Nathalie Krassovska * Nina Novak * Nini Theilade * Raven Wilkinson * Rochelle Zide * Tamara Tchinarova * Tatiana Riabouchinska * Tatiana Stepanova * Wakefield Poole * Yvonne Chouteau * Yvonne Craig
== Awards == ''Ballets 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 == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.balletsrusses.com/}} * {{IMDb title|0436095}}
Category:American documentary films Category:Documentary films about ballet Category:Ballets Russes and descendants Category:2005 documentary films Category:2005 English-language films Category:2005 American films Category:English-language documentary films Category:Films distributed by Zeitgeist Films
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