Genre: Documentary, Modern Ballet
Year: 2022
Interviewees: Rebekah Harkness, Margo Sappington, Helgi Tómasson
Awards: Excellence, Best Art Documentary
Country of Origin: USA

Explore the rise and fall of the Harkness Ballet, a bold 1960s company founded by arts patron Rebekah Harkness. Featuring interviews and archival footage, the film reveals how its international school emphasized talent over background, until Harkness’s ideals ultimately clashed with financial realities. Her legacy remains; for more than a decade, the company produced ambitious and lavish productions, star dancers, and daring choreography that put American ballet on the world map.