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Invitation to the Dance is a 1956 American dance anthology film consisting of three distinct stories, all starring and directed by Gene Kelly. It was the first film Kelly directed on his own, after co-directing three films with Stanley Donen.
Invitation to the Dance: Directed by Gene Kelly, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna. With Gene Kelly, Igor Youskevitch, Claire Sombert, Tamara Toumanova. Three different stories are told through a notably unusual way - no words, just dance.
- Bkoganbing
- 3 min
- Gene Kelly, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Gene Kelly stars in three vignettes told exclusively through mime and dance. In "Circus," a love triangle unfolds beneath the big top as a besotted clown (Kelly) pursues a trapeze artist who...
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- Gene Kelly
- Musical
- Gene Kelly
Invitation to the Dance (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 10, 2011 · Invitation to the Dance (1956) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #InvitationtotheDance A stunning 1956 anthology film consisting of three distinct stories, all starring and directed by Gene Kelly.
- 3 min
- 23.9K
- Warner Bros. Classics
Invitation to the Dance features a mix of dance styles: Kelly mimes and performs commedia and stylized theater movement. An extended ballet pas de deux between Sombert and Youskevitch features an anachronistic chorus of the Broadway-style dancing of Scapino .
Three stories told in dance: a circus clown loves a trapeze artist; a bracelet passes from one lover to another; a sailor enters an animated Arabian Nights fantasy.
