Ballet Now

{{short description|2018 film directed by Steven Cantor}}

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| name = Ballet Now

| image = BalletNowPoster.png

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| director = Steven Cantor

| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Paul Allen
  • Elisabeth Moss
  • Alex Blavatnik
  • Olga Blavatnik
  • Steven Cantor
  • Jamie Schutz
  • Jannat Gargi
  • Tiler Peck
  • Victoria Morris

}}

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| starring = Tiler Peck

| narrator =

| music = BC Smith

| cinematography = Casey Regan

| editing = Anna Pinchuk

| studio = {{Plainlist|

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| distributor = Hulu

| released = {{Film date|2018|06|04|{{small|SIFF}}|2018|07|20}}

| runtime = 73 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Ballet Now is an American documentary film directed by Steven Cantor that premiered on July 20, 2018 on Hulu.

Premise

Ballet Now provides "an unfiltered look into the world of ballet through the eyes of New York City Ballet’s prima ballerina Tiler Peck – the first woman to curate The Music Center’s famed Ballet NOW program in Los Angeles."{{cite web |last1=Alcinii |first1=Daniele |title=Exclusive clip: Steven Cantor's "Ballet Now" for Hulu |url=http://realscreen.com/2018/06/01/exclusive-clip-steven-cantors-ballet-now-for-hulu/ |website=RealScreen |accessdate=June 21, 2018 |date=June 1, 2018}}

Production

On October 12, 2017, it was announced that Hulu had greenlit a feature documentary from director Steven Cantor to be produced Paul Allen, Tiler Peck, and Elisabeth Moss and that it was already in production. Cantor and Jamie Schutz were expected to as co-producers. Production companies involved with the then-untitled film included Vulcan Productions and Stick Figure Productions.{{cite web |last1=Busch |first1=Anita |title=Paul G. Allen's Vulcan Prods., Elisabeth Moss Join To Produce Ballet Doc for Hulu |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/paul-g-allen-elizabeth-moss-ballet-documentary-tiler-peck-hulu-1202187078/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=June 21, 2018 |date=October 12, 2017}}

Release

=Marketing=

On June 1, 2018, Hulu released an exclusive clip from the film.

=Premiere=

On June 4, 2018, the film held its world premiere during the annual Seattle International Film Festival in Seattle, Washington.

See also

References

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