Theater Movies of 1997
Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
This documentary profiles poet/performance artist Bob Flanagan, who was born with cystic fibrosis. Flanagan explains, with engaging humor, how his obsession with controlled, self-inflicted pain has ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Colors Straight Up
This documentary offers an inside look at Colors United, a performing-arts workshop set up as an after-school activity for at-risk teens at Jordan High School ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Moon Over Broadway
Directed and edited by Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (one of the key figures ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Vaudeville
This documentary traces the late-19th-century and early-20th-century origins of vaudeville (English music halls, Yiddish theater, minstrel shows) with fast-paced film clips of vaudeville ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Peter Pan
Cathy Rigby stars as Peter Pan in this Broadway production of the beloved children's ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
First International Circus Arts Festival in Budapest
In addition to the usual hallmarks of the circus -- elephants, trapeze artists, jugglers, tightrope walkers, contortionists, etc. -- The First International Circus Arts ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Bavarian State Ballet: Concertante / Black Cake - Two Ballets By Hans van Manen
The home release Concertante/Black Cake features two ballets staged by noted modern choreographer Hans van Manen - ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Orpheus in the Underworld
Experience Offenbach's burlesque classic as never before in this performance of Orpheus in the Underworld -- captured live at Brussels' Theatre de la Monnaie. An audacious take on the Greek legend ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail
Mozart authored his singspiel (or comic opera) Die Entführung aus dem ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Othello (San Francisco Ballet)
This modern ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's Othello was combines the choreography of Lar Lubovitch and a score written by Elliot Goldenthal. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
Fedora
This production of Umberto Giordano's Fedora, stars Mirella Freni in the title role, and offers performances by Ainhoa Artera, Dwayne Croft, and Placido ... [ Theater movie - 1997 ]
