Thursday 23rd November 2017
Anastasia Shevtsova, Veronika Zhovnytska, Juliette Binoche, Aleksey Guskov, Niels Schneider and Jeremie Belingard
Based upon a graphic novel by Bastien Vivès, Polina is a cinematic pas de deux between choreographer Angelin Preljocaj and director Valérie Müller. It recounts the fall from grace of a promising ballet dancer who turns her back to the prestigious Bolchoï when she discovers contemporary dance, following her love interest Adrien to France to work for famous choreographer Liria Elsaj.