Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
• VHS Release Date: February 9, 1994
• Run Time: 75 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303018408
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,182 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars amazing!!!, April 14, 1999

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"mobvamp137" (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billboards - The Joffrey Ballet with the music of Prince [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first saw the Joffrey Ballet perform this ballet 5 years ago, when they still were located in New York. It had been quite a while when I noticed a copy of the video in my school library (at NC School of the Arts). So, of course I picked it up to refresh my memory. I was totally blown away, once again. The choreography is spectacular and flashy, the dancing is amazing--I'm not a cameraman, I'm a dancer but I thought the recording itself was a work of art. If someone truly enjoys a totally fun time and would like to see a "ballet for people who hate ballet" this is DEFINITELY it!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock -n- Roll on Pointe, January 4, 2000

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"[e-mail]" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Billboards - The Joffrey Ballet with the music of Prince [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Billboards is one of the hottest, if not "THE" hottest ballets ever choreographed. It is a cross between MTV, and classical ballet. The music by Prince, the steps by various contemporary choreographers, and the costumes out of Studio 54. The steps are jazzy, sassy, flashy, fresh, and always fierce! This tape is a must have.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rock for ballet fans & Ballet for rock fans, April 2, 2002

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John S. Harris "The Voice of Reason" (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboards - The Joffrey Ballet with the music of Prince [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You don't really have to be a ballet or Prince fan to enjoy this show. I saw it both on PBS and live on stage, and this video is a wonderful souvenir of the show. It is fun, energetic, a little sexy, and features some outstanding young dancers. Not much "traditional" ballet here, but viewers can easily see how much hard work and discipline goes in to ballet training. Ballet purists may be a bit put off by this performance, but for the rest of us it a an excellent way to enjoy an art form we wouldn't normally view otherwise.

My only complaint about the recording is the canned applause. Much of it seem forcibly and awkardly inserted. The live audience certainly seemed to appreciate and enjoy the show, but it is obvious that the cheers and applause were sweetened for effect.


******* November 2010 Update: I gave away my VHS copy many years ago after acquiring the show on laserdisc. I have since transferred the show to DVD and it looks great!