David Ng reports in the Los Angeles Times Culture Monster that Robert Wiseman's newest ballet film, produced in partnership with PBS, is scheduled to be released in the U.S. this November. It's not clear whether "release" means on PBS, in theaters, or available on Amazon. It's entitled "La Danse — Le Ballet de l'Opera de Paris." Ng writes:
Wiseman spent seven weeks filming the Paris company at work, documenting the process of mounting a ballet production from the costume workshops and lighting design all the way up to public performances. He also spends time with individual dancers to chart the different stages each takes to become a star (or étoile) in the company.
According to Wiseman's production company, the film follows the rehearsals and performances of seven ballets: "Genus" by Wayne McGregor, "Le Songe de Medée" by Angelin Preljocaj, "La Maison de Bernarda" by Mats Ek, "Paquita" by Pierre Lacotte, "Casse Noisette" by Rudolph Nureyev, "Orphée and Eurydice" by Pina Bausch and "Romeo and Juliette" by Sasha Waltz.
Perfect timing for the release. When you're finally all Nutcrackered out, you can watch the impossibly beautiful, impossibly brilliantly-trained, impossibly talented Paris Opera Ballet in a variety of unseasonal works.