The Red Shoes
Season 49 Episode 3 | 1h 37m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience this dark fairytale from Matthew Bourne with this acclaimed stage adaptation.
Experience Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairytale from acclaimed director-choreographer Matthew Bourne with this Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation starring Ashley Shaw, Adam Cooper, Dominic North and Michaela Meazza.
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The Red Shoes
Season 49 Episode 3 | 1h 37m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Experience Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairytale from acclaimed director-choreographer Matthew Bourne with this Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation starring Ashley Shaw, Adam Cooper, Dominic North and Michaela Meazza.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪♪ [ Orchestral music plays ] -Next, on "Great Performances"... Matthew Bourne's Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation "The Red Shoes," a ballet inspired by the classic film and fairy tale.
It's the story of aspiring ballerina Victoria Page... ♪♪ ...the impresario who wants to make her his star... ♪♪ ...and the composer who will not sell out and wants to set her free.
♪♪ Vicky lives to dance, but, when she gives in to her passion for the red shoes, she cannot stop on her own and her stage life begins to eclipse her real life.
♪♪ Set in Hollywood's Golden Age, the ballet features the lush film scores of Bernard Herrmann and an award-winning set design.
♪♪ One dancer's dark dream to be the greatest in the world is next.
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Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
[ Drumbeat ] Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
Vicky!
♪♪ [ Applause ] ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ [ Laughter ] ♪♪ [ Clapping ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Whoo!
♪♪ [ Laughter ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Whoo!
♪♪ Whoo!
[ Laughter and whooping ] ♪♪ -[ Patting thighs ] ♪♪ Whoo!
[ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ -iAy!
iAy!
iAy!
-Hey!
[ Clap-clap ] -[ Speaks indistinctly ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Bellissima!
-Bravo!
♪♪ [ Whooping ] ♪♪ [ Cheering and laughter ] ♪♪ [ Rhythmic clapping ] Whoo!
♪♪ ♪♪ Oh!
[ Laughter ] ♪♪ ♪♪ -Victoria!
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Hey!
♪♪ Hey!
Hey!
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Hah!
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Highlights from "The Red Shoes"
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Clip: S49 Ep3 | 1m 34s | Enjoy highlights from Matthew Bourne's "The Red Shoes." (1m 34s)
The Red Shoes: From Film to Stage
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Clip: S49 Ep3 | 3m 33s | Matthew Bourne explains how he integrated dance into "The Red Shoes." (3m 33s)
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Preview: S49 Ep3 | 30s | Experience this dark fairytale from Matthew Bourne with this acclaimed stage adaptation. (30s)
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Clip: S49 Ep3 | 1m 34s | Aspiring dancer Victoria Page auditions for impresario Boris Lermontov. (1m 34s)
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