Backstage at the Kirov

The splendour of ballet is for so many a world of dreams and miracles. This movie invites us to be part of the passion and dedication blended with the grinding agony of training and rehearsal at the backstage of the famous Kirov Theatre in Leningrad.

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Credits

production company

Armand Hammer Production Co

Duration

01:20:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300476

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Music & Performing Arts → Ballet

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1983

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