Baryshnikov in the Movies Part I: The Turning Point
Mikhail Baryshnikov is one of the few ballet dancers that has widespread recognition outside of the dance world. In addition to his jaw dropping technical abilities, his acting in four movies and one cable series from the 1970s through the early 2000s served as an important artistic vehicle to expand his reach into popular culture to non-ballet fans. This video is the first in a series on Baryshnikov in the movies. This video covers his work in The Turning Point, a movie in which he portrayed a character not far from his own reality as a dance superstar Soviet defector. In his first film, he commanded attention with his dynamic presence and gravitas. So grab some popcorn, turn out the lights and enjoy the show!
Sources
Videos
The Turning Point, 20th Century Fox, 1977
White Nights, Columbia Pictures, 1985
Company Business, MGM, 1991
Sex and the City, HBO, 2004, clip from 57nira YouTube channel
Baryshnikov at Wolf Trap, Kultur Videos, 1976
The Graduate, Embassy Pictures, 1967, clip from StudiocanalUK YouTube channel
Top Gun, Paramount Pictures, 1986, clip from Movieclips YouTube channel
What a Way to Go!, 20th Century Fox,1964, clip from manuele barozzi YouTube channel
Giselle, American Ballet Theatre, 1977, Paramount Home Video VHS
Born to be Wild, 2004, Kultur Video
Photos
Baryshnikov in Giselle, Chicago, 1978, Vladimir Bliokh
Herbert Ross, 1965, Jack Mitchell, Getty Images
Nora Kaye, Herbert Ross, Shirley MacLaine, 1977, Archive Photos/Stringer/Getty Images
Nora Kaye, undated photo, poster on
Nora Kaye, Fall River Legend, 1948, photo by Carl Van Vechten, Wikipedia
Kelly Brown, in The Girl Most Likely, 1957,
Kelly and Isabel Brown, on tour, 1940s, Jacob’s Pillow Dance website
Nora Kaye and Erik Bruhn, 1956, from Bruhn’s Facebook page, photo by Maurice Seymour
Leslie and Kelly Brown, Leslie Browne’s Instagram
Arthur Laurents, Director of the musical La Cage aux Folles, 1983, Bernard Gotfryd photographer, Wikipedia
Anne Bancroft, from an appearance on Bob Hope’s Chrysler Theatre, Wikipedia
Movie reviews and award information from Wikipedia
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