Performances

A documentary directed by Ric Burns on the origins and history of the 75 years of the American Ballet Theater.

Get inspired by NYC 5th graders from high poverty districts as they are taught  foxtrot, tango, rumba, meregue for a competition and grow into poised and motivated young people.  

Russia's famed troupe is trained in classical ballet, folk dancing and acrobatics.

Discover the fiery heart and art of flamenco plus historical footage of the legendary Carmen Amaya.

Discover the history of this world mecca for dance artists and their audiences. Narrated by Bill Jones.

When Jewish and Palestinian grade schoolers meet in a ballroom dance class in Jaffa, Israel, sparks fly. Pierre Dulaine is challenged to teach not just dance but the arts of communication and teamwork.

 4 jewels from The Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Peter and the Wolf, and Tales of Beatrix Potter.

A charming one-act ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn and staged by Anthony Dowell with the American Ballet Theater.

Princess Grace of Monaco narrates this Oscar-nominated documentary on the famed Russian Kirov School.

Music has the power to overcome fear, prejudice, animosity and build understanding through a common artful purpose. Upper elementary children in NYC and Jaffa learn to dance TOGETHER, and enjoy it and each other.

Nine Busby Berkley musicals plus the bonus of 21 astonishing musical sequences.

A dazzling production featuring ice dancing, ballet, and synchronized underwater swimming. 

Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Nutcracker ballets plus documentaries. 

Two Ravel operas get a magic touch with creative production design by Maurice Sendak. 

Opera in One Act by Gian Carlo Menotti.  Sung in English, tailored for children, about 45 min.—a perfect intro to opera.

Designed to capture the imaginations of children, these classroom length DVDs are a perfect intro to opera and ballet. Humperdinck, Mozart, Prokofiev.

Hear the incredible artistry of this Grammy Award-winning singer interacting with the audience and improvising original works and "inventions" on the music of Gershwin, Charlie Parker and others.

Swingle Singers 1963 recording reissued.

A Conducted Tour by Sir Simon Rattle & the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. If you are intimidated by modern music, this phenomenal series will bring down the wall and expose you to the richness, variety and yes, moments of profound beauty, in the music.

Introduce Mozart's opera to children through the story adapted by Kyra Teis and the video of the shortened opera from the Children's Cultural Collection.