Ballet Drama ‘Joika’ Starring Talia Ryder, Diane Kruger Acquired By Vertical
Ahead of screenings at the Santa Barbara Film Festival planned for February 15-16, the true-life ballet drama Joika starring Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) as Joy Womack has been snapped up by Vertical in a deal for U.S., UK and Ireland rights. Co-starring Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), the film written and directed by James Napier Robertson (The Dark Horse) is set for a day-and-date release this spring.
Groups partner on dance courses
Del-York Creative Academy (DCA), an advocate of creative enterprise in Africa, has announced its partnership with Joy Womack Ballet Academy, owned by internationally acclaimed ballerina, Joy Womack, at an event in Lagos.
“JOIKA” TO PREMIERE AT THE DEAUVILLE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Joika, the true story of young Texan girl who joins the esteemed Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, will have its international premiere at the Deauville American Film Festival on Saturday, September 9. Beautifully edited by Martin Brinkler, ACE, the film stars Talia Ryder as Joy Womack and Diane Kruger as Tatiana Volkova. Congratulations to the filmmakers!
How Vegan Ballerina Joy Womack Of Paris Opera Ballet Nourishes Her Busy Life
As a longtime ballet fan, I first heard of Joy Womack several years ago as only the second American to graduate from the Bolshoi Academy in Moscow (graduating at the top of her class), and the first American to be appointed a soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet. Soon after that, she moved to the Kremlin Ballet as a principal dancer, where she danced Odette/Odile, Gamzatti in La Bayadère, and Masha in The Nutcracker. Leaving Russia in 2018, Womack has since danced with Boston Ballet and Universal Ballet, most recently landing at Paris Opera Ballet. Her unlikely journey from Texas to Moscow to the most renowned stages around the world was captured on a documentary called Joy Womack: The White Swan (2021).
Ballet Dancers Who Came to LA After Fleeing Russia's War Tell Their Story
Los Angeles spoke with three top international ballet dancers who fled Russia's war on Ukraine and are now performing right in Santa Monica
Diane Kruger & Talia Ryder Starring In Joy Womack Ballet Dancer Pic ‘Joika’
Diane Kruger will star alongside Talia Ryder in Joika, writer-director James Napier Robertson’s film about elite American ballet dancer Joy Womack.
Catching Up With Joy Womack on Two Upcoming Films Based on Her Life, Plus How She's Managed in Quarantine
Many ballet films canonize the careers of dancers long retired from the stage. But that's not the case for Joy Womack, who at just 26 has not one, but two films in the works based on her life.
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