THE RED SHOES (1948) features an unforgettable, hallucinatory central dance sequence that was filmed unlike anything audiences had ever seen. Painter-made-art-director Hein Heckroth hand painted over a hundred frames to create a storyboard that was then turned almost exactly into the 16-minute sequence. It was the first time that a painter by trade had designed a film. Don't miss it on the big screen as part of #DundeeHundee presented with Omaha Academy of Ballet 🩰 📅 May 24, 7 pm | Dundee: THE

The 15-minute ballet in THE RED SHOES ('48) took six weeks to shoot with a corps de ballet of 53 dancers. #TCMEssentials | Turner Classic Movies: TCM