Documentaries

Darcey Bussell draws on her vast experience to provide an authoritative history of the best ballets and the finest ballerinas.

BalletBoyz continue their daring and challenging approach to dance with an elegant, powerful and provocative look at life and death.

Join Maestro Leonard Bernstein for his 1971 performance and discussion of Mahler's Ninth Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic.

This is the story of how the most famous dancer that England ever produced was decieved and betrayed by those closest to her

Take a trip to the gallery with renowned artist David Hockney as he personally guides you through his captivating exhibitions at the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Watch a rarely-seen Amy Winehouse concert, plus extended interviews with the singer from The Day She Came to Dingle.

Follow along with Paris Opera's fascinating creative program where young apprentices from various professions come together to learn about the world within the opera house.

Explore the rich history of American tap dancing in Mark Wilkinson's documentary.

This immersive documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's most ambitious and visually stunning contemporary dance performances.

Hans van Manen has striven all his life to create meaning by marrying movement to music.

Czech choreographer Jirí Bubenícek and his twin brother and designer Otto adapt the award-winning film "The Piano" into a full-length ballet.

Darcey Bussell draws on her vast experience to provide an authoritative history of the best ballets and the finest ballerinas.

An intimate documentary following the world-renowned performers of Cirque Du Soleil.

Darcey Bussell gives an illuminating account of her own career from its earliest days.

BalletBoyz directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt take viewers behind the scenes of the making of their first feature film, Young Men.

BalletBoyz continue their daring and challenging approach to dance with an elegant, powerful and provocative look at life and death.

From Rhapsody in Blue to Porgy and Bess, everyone has heard of George Gershwin. This film is a musical exploration of the maestro.

Janine Jansen embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record a new album on twelve of the greatest violins to have ever been created.

For Richard Wagner there only seems to be either lovers or haters! No other composer is - rightly - as highly controversial as Wagner.

When a woman steps onto the conductor's podium, she is always one of "the first". Perhaps the times are finally changing.

The documentary “Taking Risks” follows all aspects of the production of The Rake's Progress

The Pianist of Yarmouk tells the true story of Ayham Ahmad - a Syrian refugee musician.

This documentary by Oscar-winner Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the fascinating American avant-garde composer John Cage.

Michael Bublé: Tour Stop 148 presents a front row seat and exclusive backstage pass to superstar singer Michael Bublé’s visually thrilling and musically triumphant To Be Loved Tour.

Get a privileged peek into the private Palm Springs lifestyle of the worldwide music icon Frank Sinatra.

Witness the transformative power of dance as a group of inmates take part in choreographer Angelin Preljocaj's dance workshops behind bars.

What is creativity? Join Award-winning choreographer Alexander Ekman as he explores the mysteries of the creative process in this fascinating documentary.

Follow along with Paris Opera's fascinating creative program where young apprentices from various professions come together to learn about the world within the opera house.

This documentary takes you inside the creative world of Australia's visionary choreographer, Meryl Tankard as she crafts a new work - Aurora.

Delve into the life and work of American abstract impressionist artist Miriam Beerman.

A fascinating documentary that reveals the incredible creative process behind Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's ''Secrets of the Bamboo Grove.''

This immersive documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's most ambitious and visually stunning contemporary dance performances.

This documentary explores the mystical creative outposts of the Southern California Deserts, from ''Salvation Mountain'' in Slab City to the famous Desert X installations of the Coachella Valley.

A detailed documentary exploring the life and work of artistic icon Frida Kahlo.

Take a trip to the gallery with renowned artist David Hockney as he personally guides you through his captivating exhibitions at the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Discover the story behind Edgar Degas' artistic brilliance, see some of his rarest works up close, and uncover the complex story behind this 19th-century master.

Johannes Vermeer is a fascinating painter whose life and works are explored here in amazing detail. An exposition of period musical pursuits is blended with the art of Vermeer and his contemporaries.

Explore the rich history of American tap dancing in Mark Wilkinson's documentary.

This intimate documentary reveals the fascinating life, mind, and work of John Cage, one of the 20th century's most influential composers and thinkers.

“Crossing Rachmaninoff” follows the story of pianist Flavio Villani as he prepares for his professional debut playing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 with the Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria.

An intimate portrait of the life, art, his genius of jazz pianist Chick Corea, with performances filmed live at New York City’s Blue Note Club.

King Charles III explores the music of one of his favourite composers, Hubert Parry – famous for the tune of ‘Jerusalem’.

Take a musical road-trip from the south to the north of France through seven jazz festivals.

With unprecedented access to choreographer Carolyn Carlson's personal archives, this French documentary chronicles her notoriously unique creative process.

Mats Ek and Stéphane Bullion revisit their artistic relationship through the experience of the creation and interpretation of Another Place.

Hans van Manen has striven all his life to create meaning by marrying movement to music.

Told through candid interviews, and exclusive access-all-areas coverage, the story traces the Gregory Porter’s journey to international fame.

Singer Al Jarreau travels across a part of the American territory, looking for his past with emotion.

Get a privileged peek into the private Palm Springs lifestyle of the worldwide music icon Frank Sinatra.

Watch a rarely-seen Amy Winehouse concert, plus extended interviews with the singer from The Day She Came to Dingle.

The documentary Knowledge is the Beginning tells the story of Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said's groundbreaking West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

An immersion into the heart of Mourad Merzouki's next creation: Vertikal.

Passionate about hip-hop, self-taught Marion Motin from Normandy has become an artist coveted by the greatest international pop stars.

Kent Nagano's sixteenth and final season approaches, he confides on classical music, his attachment to Montreal and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli takes us behind the scenes at some of the most prestigious, brilliant spectacles in Europe’s most renowned theatres.

The Bowmakers explores the world of the bow and the extraordinary masters who make them.

Famed for their innovation, the creative process of the BalletBoyz is explored in this film tracking the 14 days they have to create a new piece.

Documentary capturing the rise of all-male dance company, BalletBoyz from first auditions to a performance in Addis Ababa City Hall, Ethiopia.

Florence Foster Jenkins is known as "the worst singer of all times" and yet her recordings still outsell many contemporary singers.

For Richard Wagner there only seems to be either lovers or haters! No other composer is - rightly - as highly controversial as Wagner.

Bernard Haitink talks about how his approach to conducting has changed during his 68 years in front of orchestras.

Czech choreographer Jirí Bubenícek and his twin brother and designer Otto adapt the award-winning film "The Piano" into a full-length ballet.

Janine Jansen embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record a new album on twelve of the greatest violins to have ever been created.

A tragicomic musical exploring the heights of the cabaret in the modern world following the 7 female artists of the freak cabaret Dakh Daughters Band.

An intimate documentary following the world-renowned performers of Cirque Du Soleil.

This is the story of how the most famous dancer that England ever produced was decieved and betrayed by those closest to her

ony Palmer's film was the first major exploration of the life and career of the great American soprano, Renée Fleming

Hosted by Martin Scorsese, The Oratorio is a documentary about the roots of opera in New York City.

WAITING FOR COLOR is a documentary dance film revealing the harsh reality of LGBTQ+ persecution in Chechnya and exploring paranoia, trauma, and hope.

BalletBoyz directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt take viewers behind the scenes of the making of their first feature film, Young Men.

Christian Spuck brought one of Verdi’s key works to the stage with Messa da Requiem

The Pianist of Yarmouk tells the true story of Ayham Ahmad - a Syrian refugee musician.

Until a virus called “SARS-Cov-19” plunged the world into a deep crisis in early 2020 – and with it the festival cities.

This documentary by Oscar-winner Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the fascinating American avant-garde composer John Cage.

When a woman steps onto the conductor's podium, she is always one of "the first". Perhaps the times are finally changing.

The documentary “Taking Risks” follows all aspects of the production of The Rake's Progress

Magpie Dance presented their performance exploring the ‘Hidden Impact’ of people with learning disabilities, their journeys to the First World War.

Darcey Bussell gives an illuminating account of her own career from its earliest days.

Darcey Bussell draws on her vast experience to provide an authoritative history of the best ballets and the finest ballerinas.