Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet
2021
59min
In 1960, American dancer and actor Gene Kelly created for the Paris Opera Ballet an original choreography that was highly acclaimed at the time, yet rarely performed thereafter; a genius work that the Scottish Ballet, accompanied by the stirring and evocative score by composer and pianist George Gershwin, epitome of orchestral jazz, brings back to life sixty years later.
Storyline
In 1960, American dancer and actor Gene Kelly created for the Paris Opera Ballet an original choreography that was highly acclaimed at the time, yet rarely performed thereafter; a genius work that the Scottish Ballet, accompanied by the stirring and evocative score by composer and pianist George Gershwin, epitome of orchestral jazz, brings back to life sixty years later.
Released
26 November 2021
Runtime
59min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Forest of Black, Scottish Ballet
Cast
Javier Andreu
Sweetheart Man / Lifeguard
Roseanna Leney
Sweetheart Woman / Girl with Ponytail
Bruno Micchiardi
Pianist / Eros
Christopher Harrison
Choreographer / Zeus
Sophie Martin
The Star Ballerina / Aphrodite
Nicholas Shoesmith
Stagehand
Aislin Brangan
Bathing Beauty #1
Grace Horler
Bathing Beauty #2
Grace Paulley
Bathing Beauty #3
Stevie Winning
Second Stagehand
Helen Katamba
Stage Manager
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