Carlos Acosta's first venture directing one of ballet's 19th century classics was eagerly anticipated, as was his own starring role in the production (as Basilio), opposite the Argentinian Royal Ballet principal Marianella Nuñez (Kitri).

Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1984)

15 July 1984

Ballet performance by The Royal Ballet, recorded at Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, July 1984.

Sylvia (Royal Ballet) Trailer (2005)

05 December 2005

Darcey Bussell and Roberto Bolle star in Frederick Ashton's Sylvia, restored to the splendour of its elegant and opulent three-act form for the 75th anniversary celebrations of The Royal Ballet.

Aria Trailer (1987)

27 May 1987

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg.

High Strung Trailer (2016)

08 April 2016

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly.

A Song for Miss Julie Trailer (1945)

19 February 1945

Two playwrights and a former burlesque queen travel to Louisiana to research a musical they're planning on a local Southern hero.

Le Lac des Cygnes Trailer (1998)

23 December 1998

Bolshoi Ballet: Raymonda Trailer (2012)

24 June 2012

At the castle of Countess Sybil de Daurice, Raymonda is celebrating her birthday. She is also about to bid farewell to her fiancé, knight Jean de Brienne, who is going on a crusade.

Center Stage: On Pointe Trailer (2016)

25 June 2016

Jonathan Reeves is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy, and enlists his top choreographers Charlie, Cooper and Tommy to recruit dancers to compete at a camp where the winners will be selected to join the Academy.

Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 Trailer (2018)

27 October 2018

Jerome Robbins considered the Paris Opera Ballet as his second home after the New York City Ballet. This production in his honour brings together works displaying the infinite diversity of his sources of inspiration and his genius on stage.

Noces Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

A filmed performance of Stravinsky's ballet Les Noces (The Wedding), depicting a bleakly cynical interpretation of the marriage ritual.

Popular movie trailers from 1988

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1988:

Akira Trailer (1988)

10 June 1988

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

Le chemin de Damas Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Jeu de vilains Trailer (1988)

25 July 1988

Hannes Trailer (1988)

29 December 1988

Hannes Peters is delighted that he can escape his unloved job as a chef and join the navy. He is overjoyed to be assigned as a hydroacoustician.

La Metamorfosi Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

The short film, a collaboration between the multimedia research group Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici and Loretta Mugnai, combines both film and electronic elements.

They Live Trailer (1988)

04 November 1988

A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

Republika nadziei Trailer (1988)

14 October 1988

The image of Greater Poland in the breakthrough years 1913-1918. It tells about the fate of Polish junior high school students and their attitude towards the Prussian partitioning authorities, activity in the independence underground, and participation in the preparations for the Greater Poland Uprising.