Would have liked to see much more about the pieces that had other dancers featured. This seemed too focused on Tiler. She has a nice smile, yet it becsme obnoxious withe all of the zooming in on her grin. Appreciated the dancers!
Ballet Now
2018
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
Featuring New York City Ballet's Prima Ballerina Tiler Peck - the first ever woman to be asked to curate The Music Center's famed BalletNOW program - and a diverse cast of world-class dancers from around the globe, the film follows Tiler as she tries to execute her groundbreaking vision of mashing together the worlds of tap, hip-hop, ballet and even clown artistry. With less than a week to pull it all off, Tiler faces the mounting pressures of not only dancing in multiple pieces but also producing and directing this high profile event. The success of the performances rests squarely on her shoulders. Will she pull it off?
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
Director
Top cast
Bill Irwin as Self
Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 676.18 MB
1280*672
English 2.0
NR
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Behind the Scenes - it's Ballet Showtime!
The dancing was fantastic and the woman at the center of it (Ballerina Tiler Peck who curating the live showcase and starred in it) is as effervescent and likeable as she is talented and strong. It was fun to watch the dances in their various stages of choreography and rehearsal all the way through to performance night. I do think the documentary could have done a better job of helping us understand the breadth of the show. There were really only 4 dances that were featured in the documentary, but you can see by the costumes and clips of other dancers that the show had a lot more. I understand with the time constraint of a film that there wasn't time to go in depth into every dance, but I would have liked to have been given an overview into what the entire show included. A very entertaining and positive inside look at the world of dance!
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Tiler Peck's Breadth of Talent is Awe-Inspiring!
I was exhausted just in trying to keep up with Tiler Peck's numerous responsibilities in making this Ballet Now production happen! She is SO talented, and in so many areas! She brought together dancers (hand picked by her, of course!) and not only inspired them, but was open to mutual inspiration and collaboration. All of the routines were danced phenomenally, which is extra impressive given the extremely short amount of time the dancers had to work together (and to work out the staging, lighting, music, etc.). The 123456 number was absolutely fantastic, and actually I enjoyed even more the scenes of those particular dancers working out the routine in the studios. If I could request any change to this documentary it would just be that we get to see the full final performances of all the dances. It seemed as if the documentary was preparing the viewer for such a treat, but then we just got a montage of clips from each number. Oh yes, and one thing really surprised me: Tiler Peck drinks a lot of Coca Cola!! Prima Ballerinas: They are just like us! :)