Legacy (Various Seasons)
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Ballet demands absolute sacrifice. Dancers push the limits of the human mind and body in the relentless pursuit of perfection.For journalist Nicky Anderson, a childhood love for ballet has become a lifelong fascination, a fascination that has always drawn her back to one place: the New York City Ballet.Home to some of the greatest works of the modern age, its legacy was shaped by the genius of its founder, the so-called father of American ballet, George Balanchine.But behind the beauty lies a more complicated truth. Across its 76-year history, the New York City Ballet has faced allegations...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Hannah J Davies • The Guardian • Apr 27, 2025
"(Dancing In The Shadows) Its greatest strength is its candid accounts from former members of the company – which continue right to the last episode, when a newly retired dancer unpacks the isolation and mental strain she suffered…"
Score: 5
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery • Feb 24, 2025
"(Season: Dancing With Shadows) Nicky Anderson captures the mystique of ballet, shaped by her deep love for it, while also exposing its less glamorous struggles—an honest reckoning that pulls you closer with every revealing detail."
Score: 5
Fiona Sturges • Financial Times • Feb 23, 2025
"(Season: Dancing With Shadows) What becomes apparent is that Dancing with Shadows isn’t only the story of scandalous behaviour, but a rare and penetrating portrait of a notoriously closed world where dancers often sacrifice a personal life, bodily autonomy and their health in pursuit of their art."
Score: 5
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery • Oct 7, 2024
"The narrative is peppered with a raw yet captivating energy that suggests football hooliganism was never just about the game; it was an outlet, albeit a violent one, for the disenfranchised to voice their discontent. …"
Score: 4.9
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Oct 5, 2024
"...a strange nostalgia trip...Diss lets the subject stretch, articulates his own mixed feelings in his excellent script. It’s his lyricism and understanding that makes this series more than just chin-scratching aggro porn. Rather than dismissing it as something to be stamped out and legislated against. Highly recommended."
