Dance

Music

11-12

Classification: Mature

A feature length dance film without dialogue, shot on location in Northern France featuring dancers from BalletBoyz dance company. Based on the hugely successful stage production that premiered at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, in 2015, it is choreographed by Ivan Perez with a commissioned score performed by BBC Concert Orchestra.

Dance

Indigenous Australians

Intercultural Understanding

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

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A young man reconciles ancient tradition with the modern, urban world in this debut feature from Stephen Page, artistic director of Australia's renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Dance

Music

History

11-12

Classification: Mature

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores one of the most mythic and colourful places dedicated to women, the Crazy Horse - a legendary Parisian cabaret club, founded in 1951 by Alain Bernardin. Wiseman's impeccable eye reveals a uniquely French showcase, with an emphasis on elegance, perfectionism, and a gruelling schedule.

Dance

11-12

Classification: Mature

In 2007 the Sydney Dance Company appointed 29-year-old choreographer Tanja Liedtke as their first new artistic director in 30 years. However before she could take up the position, she was struck and killed by a truck in the middle of the night. Admired internationally as a dancer and celebrated for her fresh choreographic voice, she was known as a dedicated artist, intelligent, dorky, funny and generous. Eighteen months after her death her collaborators embark on a world tour of her work, and in the process they must deal with their grief and explore the reasons for her death.

Dance

Ethical understanding

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

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This observational documentary follows three women as they face daily preconceptions about who they are and what they do. Cleo, Chelle and Miss Philly are battling it out to be Miss Pole Dance Australia 2012. This shot at the top, is a chance to change their lives and challenge the stereotypical views that even some of their loved ones hold. With a soundtrack featuring some of Australia's rising musical talent, this intimate documentary captures these women's lives and challenges our notions about pole dancing.

Dance

Music

11-12

Classification: Mature

Welcome to the world of a Pasifika fa'afafine dance film with the flick of a fan.

Dance

Personal and social capability

Music

11-12

Classification: Mature

In 1990, seven young male dancers joined Madonna on her most controversial tour. Twenty-five years later they reveal the truth about life after the tour. A dramatic tale about overcoming shame and finding the courage to be who you are.

Dance

Media arts

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

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Vincent Paterson is the Hollywood Choreographer who created defining moves for stars like Michael Jackson and Madonna. This documentary follows a year in his life; In sweaty rehearsals for the Cirque du Soleil show Viva Elvis!, we see the tough work ethics, his humour and the artistic integrity that has shaped his career.

Dance

Media arts

Music

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

A semi-autobiographical account of the life of its celebrated writer, director, choreographer Bob Fosse. The multi-talented performer was an Oscar, Tony and Emmy Award winner who brought home a combined total of eight trophies. Part tragic, part comic, this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the Academy Award winning musical about Bob Fosses excessive life in show business, played by Roy Scheider. Dazzlingly presented, this electrifying story about the perils of pushing yourself too hard is filled with Fosse's legendary song-and-dance choreography.

Dance

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

A coming-of-age tale told through the eyes of Tu, an ambitious young man from Auckland who dreams of being a professional hip-hop dancer.

Dance

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

Stephen Page reveals the creative process behind his work with the Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Dance

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

Stephen Page discusses the Bangarra Dance Theatre's involvement in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Music

Dance

11-12

Classification: Mature

Five black former members of the Harlem tap-dancing troupe, The Silver Belles, now aged from 84 to 96, put their dancing shoes back on 25 years ago and regained the fame and fun they had during their heyday in the 1930s. They may not kick as high now, but they are hip-swaying, sharp and showbiz savvy, perform to standing ovations and are as sassy as ever.

Music

Dance

History

11-12

Classification: Mature

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In mid-January 2006 The Herd, an independent Australian hip-hop group approached Broken Yellow, a small Sydney-based production company, to start work on the music video for I Was Only 19. The song is a cover of the Redgum version which was a Vietnam War anthem. The music video is set in the Vietnam jungle and attempts to illustrate the daily struggles of a Vietnam veteran in the aftermath of the war. The music video forms a moving tribute not only to the song but also to the Vietnam veterans and their message.

Personal and social capability

Dance

11-12

Classification: Mature

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Ballroom dancing is the ultimate traditional sport. With a reputation for being overtly heterosexual and inflexible rules that bar same-sex couples from competitions, it should be the last sport on earth in which gay men and lesbians would participate. But at a small studio in Melbourne a passionate group of same sex ballroom dancers is defying the rules.

Music

Dance

Intercultural Understanding

11-12

Classification: Mature

Strange Birds in Paradise, the critically acclaimed feature documentary by Charlie Hill Smith, journeys into the secret life of West Papua and paints a fascinating picture of music, culture and repression from one of the last great wildernesses on earth. Strange Birds in Paradise continues to ask the big questions, such as whether the world is watching as West Papua spirals further into genocide, political oppression and environmental disaster.

Music

Dance

Drama

History

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

West Side Story not only brings untraditional subject matter to the musical stage, it ushers in a new breed of director/choreographer who insists on performers who can dance, sing and act. But by the time Jerome Robbins' last original musical, Fiddler on the Roof, closes after a record run of 3,242 performances in 1972, the world of Broadway has changed forever. Rock 'n' roll, civil rights and Vietnam usher in new talents, many trained by the retiring masters, taking musical theatre in daring new directions with innovative productions like Hair, the first Broadway musical with an entire score of rock music.

Personal and social capability

Music

Dance

Media arts

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

The 16-time Grammy award-winning singer, business woman, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, wife and mother offers a rare glimpse into the realities of the life of a superstar.