Etoiles Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

ETOILES DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejarts Ninth Symphony Jiri Kylians Doux Mensonge Sweet Lies and Pierre Dardes Orison Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage