• Director(s):

    LEMAIRE (OLIVIER)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE, AGAT FILMS ET CIE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2013

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French, Portuguese

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

This first chapter looks at dance from the perspective of feet and their accompanying shoes as a way of touching on technique, physiology, pain and pleasure, history, symbols, intention, fetishism, psychoanalysis, fashion, etc.

The story of the foot in dance speaks mountains about our society. The foot is the part of the body that, by nature, dance can’t do without, and the shoe is its essential tool. Each dance is made possible thanks to its own footwork and footwear. From the early 20th century to the present day, the foot has gone through different manifestations, different functions… This exploration of the foot’s many aspects will give us the freedom to tackle every conceivable dance form, from classical to post-modern, from African to hip-hop, from gumboot to Flamenco, from contemporary dance to cabaret or jazz. It’s all dance.