Kultur Video is a film company that specializes in the distribution and production of performing arts, history, literature, theater, and other genres on DVD, Blu-ray, and Streaming Video. The company has issued famous television programs by such artists as

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first America ...

Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...

, Placido Domingo, Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, and

Mikhail Baryshnikov Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov ( rus, Михаил Николаевич Барышников, p=mʲɪxɐˈil bɐ'rɨʂnʲɪkəf; lv, Mihails Barišņikovs; born January 28, 1948) is a Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Latvian-born R ...

. Among their releases are Baryshnikov's production of '' The Nutcracker'',

's '' Young People's Concerts'', Mathew Bourne's ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'', Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain Tonight, ''La Boheme'' featuring

, The Life & Times of

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, the

Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the five major ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside The Royal Ballet, the English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet. Founded as the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, the company ...

production of '' Cinderella'', and The Best of Riverdance. Kultur Video has also been responsible for the Broadway Theatre Archive, a large selection on DVD of telecasts ranging from 1959 to 1990 of classic and modern plays, shown mostly on PBS. The company distributes some of the most premiere names in opera and ballet including Warner Classics, Arthaus Music, ITV, The Australian Broadcasting Company, & many more. It has been operating for over 30 years. The company was founded by Dennis Hedlund who currently serves as its chairman. Kultur is distributed by Bayview Entertainment.

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*http://www.kultur.com *http://www.kulturfilms.com *http://www.kulturvideo.com *http://www.bayviewentertainment.com Film production companies of the United States {{US-film-company-stub

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