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Release Date: 2000

Cast: Zoe Saldana, Amanda Schull, Eion Bailey, Susan May Pratt, Victor Anthony, Ilia Kulik, Julie Kent, Ethan Stiefel, Elizabeth Hubbard, Sascha Radetsky, Debra Monk, Victoria Born ...MORE

Cast: Zoe Saldana, Amanda Schull, Eion Bailey, Susan May Pratt, Victor Anthony, Ilia Kulik, Julie Kent, Ethan Stiefel, Elizabeth Hubbard, Sascha Radetsky, Debra Monk, Victoria Born, Donna Murphy, Peter Gallagher, Shakiem Evans ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Dance Film, Dance, Ensemble Film, Drama Film, Teen, Musical, Musical Drama

Center Stage is a 2000 American drama film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a group of young dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City. The film explores the issues and difficulties in the world of professional dance, and how each individual copes with the stresses. After a series of country-wide auditions, 12 young dancers gain entry to the American Ballet Academy (which is loosely based on the School of American Ballet). They work hard, attending classes every day for weeks to make them the best dancers they can possibly be,... MORE

Center Stage is a 2000 American drama film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, about a group of young dancers from various backgrounds who enroll at the fictitious American Ballet Academy in New York City. The film explores the issues and difficulties in the world of professional dance, and how each individual copes with the stresses. After a series of country-wide auditions, 12 young dancers gain entry to the American Ballet Academy (which is loosely based on the School of American Ballet). They work hard, attending classes every day for weeks to make them the best dancers they can possibly be, and in preparations for a final dance workshop which will determine the three boys and three girls who will be asked to join the American Ballet Company (which appears to be based on either the American Ballet Theatre or the New York City Ballet). The workshop will also provide an opportunity for the students to showcase their talent to other ballet companies across the country. Gaining a leading part in the workshop is therefore essential. Tensions mount between Jonathan (Peter Gallagher), the company's aging choreographer and director, and Cooper Nielson (Ethan Stiefel), his best dancer, who LESS