Movies: Scottish Ballet

Two young people discover each other as they explore a labyrinthine derelict Glasgow swimming pool. A high-energy contemporary dance piece shot in the emptied Govanhill Baths in Glasgow....

Juliet awakens from a fever dream. The lines between hallucination and memory blur as cinema and dance collide in a kaleidoscopic journey of belonging, defiance, and self-discovery. A vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet brought to life ...

A striking and creative celebration of French artist Yves Klein and what has become the world's most famous shade of blue. Directed by Oscar Sansom and produced by Scottish Ballet and Forest Of Black the film is surreal, surprising and bursting with ...

The Secret Theatre features the choreography of Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell and CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, co-directed for the screen by Jess & Morgs. With set and costumes designed by Lez Brotherston; music by Rimsky-Korsak...

Choreographed by Scottish Ballet Soloist Nicholas Shoesmith (Catalyst, The Fates) and directed by Ciaran Lyons, this high-octane short film takes viewers on a journey through a game-like landscape inhabited by otherworldly beings, where the real and ...

In 1960, American dancer and actor Gene Kelly created for the Paris Opera Ballet an original choreography that was highly acclaimed at the time, yet rarely performed thereafter; a genius work that the Scottish Ballet, accompanied by the stirring and ...

The lake is a pool of light. The strong, graceful Odette captivates us, surrounded by arching backs, spiralling arms and mesmerising formations. David Dawson’s daring, visceral choreography from Swan Lake is perfectly paired with the rich, romantic ...

Frontiers questions traditional gendered roles in classical ballet by refusing to adhere to dated stereotypes: women powerfully command the space, men intimately embrace each other. Frontiers contrasts the fluidity of the human form with the brutalis...

Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Ice Maiden, The Fairy's Kiss tells the story of a boy cursed with a kiss, destined for immortality....

An abstract dining room is the setting for Scottish Ballet’s largest film yet. Tremble stars 26 Scottish Ballet dancers and has been co-choreographed and directed by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple, set to Anna Meredith’s brassy track ‘Naut...

The Shimmering Extraordinary, created by Emmy Award-nominated director Fx Goby, is a collaboration between Scottish Ballet and Nexus Studios. Commissioned as part of our Safe to Be Me™ Festival 2021, a digital festival of dance that celebrates diver...

Filmed in Scottish Ballet’s technical workshop during the Covid-19 lockdown, Trace is a short film commissioned for the 2020 Edinburgh International Festival. This touching duet was first performed live by the company at Dance Odysseys, a series of ...

Scottish Ballet’s first-ever Digital Artist in Residence, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, built on his visually sublime arsenal of digital artworks by working with three choreographers and composers to create Technology//Mythology//Allegory – a series of thr...

Scottish Ballet's first ever Digital Artist in Residence, Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, builds on his visually innovative collection of works, collaborating with three choreographers and composers to create Technology//Mythology//Allegory - a series of thr...

Choreographer Sophie Laplane has reimagined her quirky and curious Oxymore as a short film....

Choreographer Sophie Laplane was commissioned to create a work in a week, as part of Scottish Ballet’s 2019 Digital Season. Each day of the creation process was live-streamed to Facebook, and the final product has been turned into a short film direct...

With 28 doors and 36 dancers, Indoors is a playful work by Sophie Laplane, set to Mozart’s ‘Papageno, Papagena’. Rehearsed via Zoom and recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown, this short film explores ways we can open our doors to new possibilities, ...

Scottish Ballet’s Prometheus & Epimetheus investigates the relationship between technology and our inability to see far enough into the future as we continue to advance. Motion captured and digitally augmented, Prometheus & Epimetheus is a collabora...