Dance Archives

This is a banner for a review of the ballet These Violent Delights. Image courtesy of the Scottish Ballet.

Dance Dance Revolution in ‘These Violent Delights’ (Film Review)

October 23, 2026 by Sarah Manvel

The Scottish Ballet is justifiably taking a great deal of pride in These Violent Delights. The dance company is one of the artistic endeavours Scotland is most proud of and this movie – a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, told entirely through dance – will bring its its ethos …

This is a banner for a review of Dreams. Image courtesy of the filmmakers.

‘Dreams’ Movie Review: Jessica Chastain and Isaac Hernández’s Ballet Drama

December 5, 2025 by Sarah Manvel

This examination of privilege in the modern American moment tries to have its cake and eat it, and while there’s nothing necessarily wrong with that, the badly-titled Dreams botches the recipe. Considering that ballet is at the center of this movie and director Michel Franco (and his cinematographer Yves Cape) …