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Ballet Mice

March 22, 1999 TV Episode The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures

Studio
Cinar Animation, France Animation, Le Studio Canal+, Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Company, Wang Film Production Company

Synopsis

There is trouble behind the scenes at the Imperial School of Ballet in St. Petersburg. Cousin Nadya's friend Anna Pavlova has a big audition coming up, and a terrible case of stage fright.. Scary things have been happening to her and she's afraid she'll never be able to dance again. Tracking down a series of clues and trying to keep one jump ahead of Ludmilla, the backstage cat, the mice discover that the person trying to scare Anna away from the ballet is none other than her best friend, Olga. The mice arrive just in time to see Olga take Anna's place in the audition, but what's happened to the "real" Anna Pavlova? Our mice find her just in time for her to make a dramatic entrance on-stage and delight the dance master with the performance of her career. Meanwhile, Nadya has perfected her own unique style of dancing that soon makes her a famous star of modern dance.

Characters

Emily (Country Mouse), Alexander (City Mouse), No Tail No-Goodnik

Credits

Directing

Director
Marcos Da Silva
Co-directed By
Remy Husson

Writing

Writer
Christophe Izard, Thomas LaPierre (Story Editors)

Voices

Voice
Julie Burroughs (Emily), Terrence Scammell (Alexander), Rick Jones (No Tail No-Goodnik)

Music

Music
James Gelfand

Editing

Editor
Nathalie Rossin

Music Department

Music Supervisor
Judith Henderson

Production notes

Come along with Emily, the practical Country Mouse, and her sophisticated City Mouse cousin, Alexander. These affable travelers visit friends and family around the globe, stumbling across mastermind criminals, royalty, inventors, and an array of fellow adventurers. Our intrepid duo explore exotic locales, circa 1900, where they see the first flying machine, uncover the truth of Tibetan folklore, take a trip on the Orient Express, plus many more exciting adventures.