Sylvie Guillem

This major work brings together two of today's pre-eminent dance talents, Akram Khan, world renowned for developing his own 'contemporary Kathak' style, and international superstar Sylvie Guillem, as they explore the dynamics and language of two great classical dance forms, kathak and ballet.

Rudolf Nureyev rose from a humble childhood in Siberia to become one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers. Filmmaker Patricia Foy's documentary explores his life, work and legacy. Rarely seen footage is interspersed with interviews with friends and fellow dance luminaries, including Merle Park, Roland Petit, Cliff Morgan, Margot Fonteyn and David Wall, to create a fascinating portrait of a dance legend.

This film follows Sylvie Guillem in its frantic race around the globe and reveals the daily life of this extraordinary dancer.

A woman, a man and smoke.

In this experimental film conceived by Sylvie Guillem, the choreographers become dancers or photographers: William Forsythe dances a superb solo and Mats Ek films his brother and Sylvie Guillem in Smoke, an oniric and sensual duet.

The members of the legendary Paris Opera Ballet -- including Sylvie Guillem, Patrick Dupond and Noella Pontois -- show off their superb control and style in this compilation of highlights from various ballets. Set to music from renowned composers including Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Sibelius, the seven original dances are "Escamillo," "Le Petit Pan," "Bambou," "Grande Pas Classique," "Rixe," "Une Femme" and "The White Swan (Swan Lake)."

BYE (AJÖ), a new dance film, is choreographed and directed by acclaimed Swedish choreographer Mats Ek. " About a woman (Sylvie Guillem) who takes leave of a certain stage in her life. It is a conversation that she has with herself that leads to new experiences.

"A Paris Opera Production filmed in studio with Sylvie Guillem, Charles Jude and Rudolf Nureyev as a movie producer. The ballet is set in Hollywood in the 30′s." - nureyev.org

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