纽约市一所艺术高中的入学考试现场，大量怀抱艺术梦想的青年冀希望于通过器乐、表演、舞蹈考试后踏上新一段的人生征途。考生们的风格与性格差异明显，将严肃的入学测试变成了一场意外频出的喜剧。痴迷于“未来音乐”的布鲁诺、懦弱却又为母亲期望而不得不应试的桃乐丝、吹嘘自己虚构父亲的雷夫、为朋友伴舞而意外入选的里洛等人顺利实现了愿望。开始了专业又艰苦的训练，他们不断扩充演艺技巧的同时，也在经历着人生与爱情的磨砺，并且偶而有学生因努力不足掉队。虽然前途充满艰难，但这些年青人在最美好的年纪释放着自身的梦想之光……
来自北柳府的两名年轻人 Khem 和 Wan 接受了调查暹罗最豪华、最神秘的娱乐俱乐部“Man Suang”的任务，揭开隐藏在里面的真相。政客们在拉玛三世国王统治结束后进行政治谈判。这时他们加入了剧团，并遇到了塔芬音乐家查特拉。三人彼此熟悉的过程中，曼苏昂的黑暗秘密和他们隐藏的动机开始一点一点地被暴露出来。两人的秘密任务涉及谋杀、反叛、寻找真理，以及王国和三个人的重大改变。
A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. With his beloved family trade targeted by a right-wing government with a long-standing hatred for the arts, a Mime performer desperately rallies the troops for a silent revolution, vowing to save the art form from facing the final curtain.
A couple of artists travels through the Mexico desert to present their puppet show.
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
A comedy musical stage version of the Phantom of the Opera, filmed live on-stage during a performance in Florida.
I Can’t Get Away is a three-channel black-and-white silent video. The video depicts 4 sequences: a figure perpetuating walking away; a figure bounded to an immobile tree; a figure running away from another figure, and vice versa. The performances of stages within the grieving process, different modes and processes to grapple with loss and the sensibilities that comes with mourning impermanence.
'On the Fringe' is a captivating documentary that takes viewers on a journey through Canada’s most vibrant and eclectic arts festival circuit. Chronicling the experiences of four groups of artists as they travel from coast to coast, the film provides a rare and compelling insight into the world of Fringe theatre, and the artists who rely on these festivals to make their dreams come true.
Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects, theater personnel, historians, community leaders, and citizens provide in depth insight from start to finish in one of the most extensive renovations the city has ever seen.
Experimental research and dissemination documentary about current contemporary art that compiles the opinions, experiences and anecdotes of artists, gallery owners, curators, museum directors and experts.
Feature documentary on the pioneering life and work of iconoclastic filmmaker/musician/composer/artist Tony Conrad.
When facing a path with no future or precedent success, will we ever choose to stay? Cheuk Cheung’s My Way explores the Cantonese Opera tradition of male Dan performers, men who play female roles, against the backdrop of a Hong Kong society increasingly putting less value on art. Although female performers have long been part of the mainstream of Cantonese Opera, the film follows the stories of two young men who are still fascinated by the art of the male Dan, striving to find their own way to carry on the practice. A moving and searching look at the struggle for identity, My Way is a colourful, musical and moving film which offers a unique and highly personal look at perseverance in the face of a changing society.
戲棚，一座座以竹竿搭建而成的臨時劇場，每年都會出現在香港不同的角落，漁村、鄉鎮、小島與市區，可謂到處都有它們的築跡。這早於一百五十年前已出現的文化場所，是香港獨有保存的非物質文化遗產，集結戲棚搭建技藝丶民間風俗與戲曲藝術於一身。
Joan Denise Moriarty doggedly followed her dream of bringing ballet to every corner of Ireland. A pioneer of early 20th century Irish dance, she dared to create a uniquely Irish form of ballet inspired by her love of nature and Irish folklore. Her life's work has been largely overlooked since her death.
MY NEXT STEP follows a young Kunqu Opera artist YANG Yang(28 year-old) over the course of several years. It offers its audience a glimpse into the world of Kunqu, and a magnifying look into the ambivalence of a young man struggling to find a way out for a fading art.
The 100-year history of the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine, from its creation on the site of a devastating fire in 1920 through its evolution into the community-supported non-profit institution it is today.
Immigrant residents of a “shift-bed” apartment in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown share their stories of personal and political upheaval. As the bed transforms into a stage, the film reveals the collective history of the Chinese in the United States through conversations, autobiographical monologues, and theatrical movement pieces. Shot in the kitchens, bedrooms, wedding halls, cafés, and mahjong parlors of Chinatown, this provocative hybrid documentary addresses issues of privacy, intimacy, and urban life.
We see a rock. It transcends languages and cultures. It traverses time and space. Perhaps it has its own nature and memories.