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The National Ballet Company of Portugal is celebrating its 40th anniversary. From the start, it has interpreted great classics and consistently incorporated contemporary creations. The daily routine is rigorous for dancers, choreographers, musicians, teachers, seamstresses, light and sound technicians, and other diverse professionals on staff that allows the dance to move through the rehearsal rooms and stretch through the hallways until it reaches the stage. This film follows not only the company’s creations and premieres, but especially the quiet and structural work of each dancer.
Cláudia Varejão
Porto, Portugal. She studied film at the Artistic Creativity and Creation Program offered by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in partnership with the German Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin. Filmography: Wanting (short, 2005), Weekend (short, 2007), Cold Day (short, 2009), and Morning Light (short, 2011). This is her first feature film as a director.
