Wartime Elegy - An evening of ballet at the National Opera of Ukraine

Wartime Elegy - An evening of ballet at the National Opera of Ukraine

2024 · 86 min · Music

The ballet of the National Opera of Ukraine stands for ballet artistry at the highest level. The company has become a cultural ambassador for Ukraine. The ensemble presents this unique, daring performance at the National Opera in Kyiv. The centerpiece of the evening is Wartime Elegy by Alexei Ratmansky, one of the most important choreographers of our time.

Directed by Bertrand Normand

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

1h 34m together

Wartime Elegy - An evening of ballet at the National Opera of Ukraine

Goodbye, Ane!

Both from Bertrand Normand.

More from Bertrand NormandSee all →

Goodbye, Ane!

Goodbye, Ane! · 2026

MovieDramaMystery

Ane is a young Lithuanian woman and wife of a fisherman who left for sea. Her husband's wait grows longer and longer until she becomes confused between what is real and what is illusion in an increasingly confused and dreamlike wait until evening falls.

Ballerina

Ballerina · 2006

MovieDocumentary

Ballerina is a 2006 documentary film that follows the training sessions, rehearsals, and everyday lives of five Russian ballerinas at different stages in their career.

Russian Dolls

Russian Dolls · 2005

MovieComedyDrama

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.

Iskra

As a strange plague tightens its grip on an isolated rural village, a young woman’s contact with the outside world breeds unrest among superstitious townspeople.

The Nutcracker (National Opera of Ukraine Ballet)

The Nutcracker (National Opera of Ukraine Ballet) · 2018

The Nutcracker (National Opera of Ukraine Ballet)

MovieFantasyMusic

On Christmas Eve, a young girl has a dream... Emotional awakening, physical transformation, childhood that slowly merges into adulthood... behind what seems to be a tale for children slowly emerges a danced initiatory journey. And while children revel in Drosselmeyer's magic tricks and enjoy a good scare with the apparition of the Mouse King, the adults notice all the finesse that pervades this narrative and admire the virtuosity of the choreography.

The Rocking Baritone

The Rocking Baritone · 2022

The Rocking Baritone

MovieDocumentary

Evgeny Nikitin’s passion has garnered both acclaim and controversy, fuelling a life devoted to the opera... and heavy-metal rock.

Swan Lake

Swan Lake · 2019

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, a ballet in three acts, is present by the Ballet Company of the National Opera of Ukraine, with music provided by the Orchestra of the National Opera of Ukraine, conducted by Mykola Dyadura

More Like This

Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot · 2000

MovieDramaComedy

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance · 2001

Save the Last Dance

MovieDramaFamily

After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter