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Ballet Changed My Life: Ballet Hoo!

2006 · 1 season

An earnest, hopeful documentary that follows ordinary young people through a demanding artistic challenge, offering quiet uplift and real stakes.

Created by
Michael Waldman
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Channel 4 is joining forces with Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), and Youth at Risk for the first time to set Birmingham and Black Country youth a challenge of a lifetime. Do they have what it takes to perform the MacMillan production of Romeo and Juliet live on stage, to a packed audience, with a cast of professional dancers?

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Created by
Michael Waldman
Genres
Documentary
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    • ambition
    • work
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Michael Waldman
    Length
    1 seasons, 1 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    Channel 4
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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