Big Ballet
| Big Ballet | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Kirsty Cunningham Anna Llewellyn |
| Narrated by | Olivia Colman |
| Composer | Mat Davidson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Peter Dale Emma Loach |
| Editor | Steven Barclay |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company | Rare Day |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 6 February – 20 February 2014 |
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Big Ballet is a 2014 British documentary program that follows Wayne Sleep and prima ballerina Monica Loughman as they help a troupe of amateur plus-size dancers realize their dream of dancing Swan Lake. The three-episode series, produced by Rare Day and broadcast on Channel 4, premiered on February 6, 2014.
The dancers, referred to in the show as "fat" or "real women", range from UK size 12 to 24 – significantly larger than the norm in classical ballet. Eighteen dancers were selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants to participate in the series.