``POLINA DANCES ME'' Searching for the goal, the artist crosses borders

"POLINA DANCES ME" synopsis

--Russia

Polina, a Russian girl who started ballet at the age of 4, dreams of becoming a ballerina in the Bolshoi Ballet. Although she grew up in a poor family environment, her passion for ballet was stronger than anyone else's, and she was trained from an early age under her strict teacher Bozinski. After that, Polina went to the Bolshoi ballet school, continued to practice and grew into a promising ballerina. Although she is troubled by her parents' financial problems, she successfully passes the audition to join the Bolshoi Ballet, which she admires, and falls in love with French dancer Adrien. However, one day, just before he was about to join the company, his fate was about to change dramatically due to his encounter with contemporary dance. Unable to suppress the emotions that well up within her, Polina abandons the bright career she was promised and, against her parents' wishes, goes with Adrien to a contemporary dance company in the south of France (Aix-en-Provence). make a decision.

--Southern France/Aix-en-Provence

When they arrive, under the strict guidance of the famous choreographer Lilia, they are faced with a new challenge, even though they are confused by the dance style, which is different from their previous styles. However, what awaited him in his new world were days of conflict between dreams and love. Polina, whose thoughts are all in vain, ends up injuring her leg during practice, and before she knows it, she starts to run into each other with Adrien. Afterwards, although he recovers from his injuries, Lilia points out that his dance is beautiful but doesn't make you feel anything, and he is finally removed from the role. Polina is abandoned by both dancers and lovers, and has lost everything. In search of a new place to live, he landed alone in Antwerp, Belgium.

--Belgium/Antwerp

Deciding to survive on her own, Polina spends her days auditioning and looking for work. Time passes without any results, and he ends up in a situation where he can't even pay his hotel bill. Unable to tell her parents The Truth, Polina hits rock bottom, but finally gets a part-time job at a bar and starts dancing again. One day, by chance, I happened to notice Karl, a dancer who teaches dance to children. Inspired by his improvisational dance, Polina finally discovers the joy of dancing in her own way. Then, at Karl's suggestion, the two of them decided to take on the challenge of participating in the Montpellier Festival as choreographers, and decided to take a new step...

Index

• The physical talent we have been blessed with easily crosses borders.
• The presence of Japanese dancers who embody the theme of the movie
• The success of actors is more determined by luck and effort than by dancers.

The physical talent we have been blessed with easily crosses borders.

It would be natural for an artist who expresses something to move somewhere else in this world in search of a place where their work will be accepted, or a place where it is easier to express their work.

Particularly in fields where language barriers are less of a problem, such as art, music, and performing arts, many artists are moving from their hometowns to foreign countries to explore new forms of expression. ``POLINA DANCES ME'' depicts this effortless ``crossing of borders'' in the field of performing arts.

This work is unique in that it is based on a `` Bande Dessinée' ' (French graphic novel = comic book), and the main character, Polina, a Russian girl, is a ballerina of her country's prestigious Bolshoi Ballet. She trains hard to achieve this goal, but after passing an audition, she sees her future in contemporary dance rather than classical ballet. The story depicts her leaving Russia and moving to the south of France and Belgium, pursuing the dance that she truly wants to express.

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When you watch the work, you may be surprised at how freely Polina moves in search of a place for her activities. Of course, it also depicts episodes of her parents opposing her decision, but this work seems to convey that it is only by having a strong belief in choosing one's own future that one can grow as an artist. This year (2017), the documentary film `` Dancer Sergei Polunin - The World's Most Graceful Beast '', which became a hot topic among dance fans, depicts Polunin, a rare dancer, leaving his homeland of Ukraine to join the Royal Ballet. It depicts him changing his activities and wandering in search of more freedom.

The success of Japanese dancers overseas is reported daily in the news, and talents such as Tetsuya Kumakawa and Miyako Yoshida, who rose to the position of principal (highest-ranking dancer) at the Royal Ballet, could not have blossomed in their home country. Maybe it wasn't.

``POLINA DANCES ME'' vividly expresses the artist's goal to achieve through movement.

The presence of Japanese dancers who embody the theme of the movie