Young Dancers’ Program
A collection of three short films geared toward dancers and enthusiasts of any age. Follow Alice down the rabbit hole at the Royal Ballet and go inside the Paris Opera School as the little “rats” go through their rigorous daily training.
Following the films, San Francisco Ballet Principal Pascal Molat and former Principal Muriel Maffre will join us as special guests to discuss their experiences as children at the famous French school. Katja Bjorner, the Swedish ballerina who was the subject of the 1994 documentary “The Dancer”, will also join the conversation and share experiences from her training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School.
Sunday, September 15 | 2:00 pm
Delancey Screening Room, 600 The Embarcadero, San FranciscoSingle Ticket: $15 (SFDFF Members/Students: $13)
Postcards From East London
(UK, 2012) 12minDirector: Anton Califano, Jevan Chowdhury, Rachel Davies
Choreography: Sara Gordon, Alesandra Seutin, Rosie Whitney-Fish Over a period of six months, eight East London based artists worked with young people and elders in Tower Hamlets to create short moving postcards of their area.
Being Alice: The Making of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
(UK, 2010) 30minDirector: Dominic Best
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon This documentary follows the creation of the Royal Ballet’s first full-length ballet with a newly commissioned score in 20 years.
Budding Stars
(FRANCE, 2012) 26minDirector: Françoise Marie This series spans a school year of the most famous dance school in the world – where the greatest “étoiles” or principal dancers are trained.
