Roland Petit

Most Popular Roland Petit Trailers

Total trailers found: 19

Clavigo Trailer (1999)

01 October 1999

Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery.

Black Tights Trailer (1961)

07 September 1961

Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de diamants (The Gold Digger), Cyrano de Bergerac, Deuil en 24 heures (A Merry Mourning), and Carmen.

Proust ou les Intermittences du cœur Trailer (2007)

24 September 2007

Ballet en deux actes et treize tableaux du chorég. This is a live recording of a performance at Paris Garnier in 2007.

White Nights Trailer (1985)

22 November 1985

After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union.

La Scala Ballet: Notre-Dame de Paris Trailer (2013)

11 March 2013

With Roland Petit’s cool, cabaret-style choreography and chic costumes by Yves Saint Laurent, Notre-Dame de Paris has been a modern ballet hit ever since its 1965 premiere.

Carmen - Roland Petit Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Roland Petit’s ballet Carmen was a smash hit at its premiere at London’s Prince’s Theatre in 1949.

Daddy Long Legs Trailer (1955)

05 May 1955

Wealthy American, Jervis Pendleton has a chance encounter at a French orphanage with a cheerful 18-year-old resident, and anonymously pays for her education at a New England college.

Il pipistrello (La Scala) Trailer (2003)

01 December 2003

Every night, Johann puts on bat's wings and flies off to enjoy himself. Bella, troubled by her husband's hedonistic activities, consults with her friend Ulrich and plots to disguise herself as a mysterious beauty to seduce her husband.

Hans Christian Andersen Trailer (1952)

19 December 1952

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

Alice in Wonderland Trailer (1949)

13 May 1949

This exceptional theatrical version of Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic features a combination of live characters and puppets.

Le Jeune Homme et la Mort Trailer (2005)

01 January 2005

Nicolas Le Riche and Marie-Agnès Gillot star in the legendary Roland Petit and Jean Cocteau's pioneering one-act ballet Le Jeune homme et la Mort.

Pink Floyd Ballet Trailer (1973)

12 January 1973

Roland Petit Rock Ballet Performed to the music of Pink Floyd Performed Live November 22-26, 1972 3

Notre-Dame de Paris (Opéra Bastille) Trailer (2021)

09 September 2021

Bolshoi Ballet: Pique Dame / Passacaglia Trailer (2005)

19 May 2005

Pique Dame (or "The Queen of Spades") inspired by Alexander Pushkin, set to a music by Tchaikovsky; Passacaglia (or "Passacaille") set to a music by Anton Webern: two Roland Petit masterpieces brought together on one memorable evening at the Bolshoi Theater of Moscow.

Eloge De La Folie Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

1966, 16mm.

Dancing Chaplin Trailer (2011)

11 April 2011

The celebrated French choreographer Roland Petit had always had his eye on a film presentation of his ballet "Chaplin Dances", which premiered in 1991 and has been touring the world since, and he assigned this project to his trusted friend, Masayuki Suo, pioneer of the current revival of Japanese cinema.

An Evening at the Music Hall Trailer (1956)

19 November 1956

A GI on furlough attends a Folies-Bergères show. He falls in love with a dancer, Claudie, the star of the theater.

Carmen Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Mikhail Baryshnikov and Zizi Jeanmaire sizzle in this ballet set to the music and story of Carmen.

Irina Kolpakova Trailer (1978)

11 September 1978

About the soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre of Opera and Ballet, the famous ballerina Irina Alexandrovna Kolpakova.