Behind the Curtain – Being a Professional Dancer
67 Min., 2003, Regie: Simone Winkler
All twelve of them have something in common. They came to Manhattan to take on the challenge of becoming a professional dancer.
“Behind the Curtain” takes us back to these dancers very first steps. It chronicles their dreams and struggles, the day-to-day grind and breakthroughs that come as a result of hard work. It is about how they kept going throughout their careers – their lives.
Among others, the group is comprised of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Eva Evdokimova, the first soloists of the New York City Ballet, Wendy Whelan and Nikolaj Hübbe, as well as solo performers from the Martha Graham Dance Company. It is about how passion can draw you.
It is a declaration of love.
DVD-Release Date April 2006
Film festivals
Napa Sonoma Film-Festival, California, 11 August 2006
“Shall We Dance” Festival des Tanzarchivs, Cologne 18 – 20 October 2006
Film premiere
Premiered on 27 April 2006 at the Babylon Cinema, Berlin, Germany
Television
ARTE, ZDF Theaterkanal (Theatre themed TV station: Aired in October, 2008 at 10:30 PM on the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th.
