This documentary of ballerina Maria Tallchief’s life and art captures the growth of ballet in America, as shown by Ms. Tallchief’s own rise to fame, in original roles created for her by George Balanchine. The film includes her childhood days in Fairfax, Oklahoma, her move to Los Angeles to study with Mr. Belcher and Madame Nijinska through her early days in New York City with the Ballet Russe. Key archival clips include Swan Lake, Pas de Dix, Orpheus, Firebird, Black Swanand Les Sylphides.

Screens with A Bentwood Box (5 min)