Adam Cooper

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of Window wives: Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. When they put their heads together and compare missives, they plan a practical joke or two to teach the knight a lesson. But Mistress Ford's husband is a very jealous man and is pumping Falstaff for information of the affair. Meanwhile the Pages' daughter Anne is beseiged by suitors.

A South Korean mother and daughter are in London (UK) for 10-year-old Hyun-ah’s ballet tour. Hyun-ah wants to be free from her mother’s pressure, neither of them understand each other. Tension simmers as events unfold before, during and after a show.

The Red Shoes is a tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion. Matthew Bourne’s magical adaptation of the classic Powell and Pressburger film is set to the achingly romantic music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, the production is orchestrated by Terry Davies, with stunning designs by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Paul Groothuis and projection design by Duncan McLean. Filmed live at Sadler’s Wells in London especially for cinemas.

Contemporary dance company Adventures In Motion Pictures' triumphant modern re-interpretation of Swan Lake, with its cast of male swans, has turned tradition upside down and has taken the ballet fraternity by storm. Never has such a contemporary re-working of a traditional ballet thrilled both ardent critics and modern dance enthusiasts in such equal measure. Originally broadcast on the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 26, episode 15).

Dans un petit village minier du Nord‐Est de l’Angleterre, Billy, 11 ans, découvre avec stupeur qu’un cours de danse partage désormais les mêmes locaux que son club de boxe. D’abord effaré, il devient peu à peu fasciné par la magie de la gestuelle du ballet, activité pourtant trop peu virile au regard de son père et de son frère Tony, mineurs en grève. Billy abandonne les gants de cuir pour assister discrètement aux leçons de danse professées par Mme Wilkinson. Repérant immédiatement un talent potentiel, elle retrouve une nouvelle énergie devant les espoirs que constitue Billy. Les frustrations larvées explosent au grand jour quand son père et son frère découvrent que Billy a dépensé l’argent consacré au cours de boxe pour des cours de danse. Partagé entre une famille en situation de crise et un professeur de ballet têtu, le jeune garçon embarque alors dans un voyage à la découverte de lui‐même.

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