Step on Silence was made from raw material from Peter Martins – en danser but unlike the traditional way the Martins film communicates its material in this case we have a film that with its slightly dusty, scratchy appearance makes room for all the shots originally discarded for technical or narrative reasons. It fades to black and up again if visual material is lacking at any given moment, for example, while the continuity of the soundtrack is maintained. The establishing by the cameraman of a new frame or focus is not edited out for the sake of appearances. The painstaking repetitions from the rehearsal room are captured by showing several takes of the same detail from the dance one after the other. Leth’s notes in white handwriting on a black background serve as small, conciliatory transitions from scene to scene. Step on Silence this gives a uniquely free, very loving treatment of the work of the New York City Ballet’s creative workshop as a counter to the “kill your darlings” philosophy of the film world.

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Language(s):English
Subtitles:English (for danish parts), Danish

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Peter Martins – en danser is a classical documentary using illustrative visuals, interviews with the subject, and a linking narrative voice over paints a portrait of the Danish ballet star with the New York City Ballet. “I cannot deal with second best people”, the handsome, self-assured Martins says, describing himself as a monstrously ambitious man who is however able to regard his work as a continual learning process. The film follows Martins as a dancer and choreographer, primarily in the rehearsal room but also on stage. It is made quite clear that the New York City Ballet is where the greatest dancers gather, and we meet them in the film; and Martins has to accept that the choreography is the true star. In an early voice over introduces Balanchine’s observations on the body as an instrument used in the ballet as a means of artistic expression, a key to the film as a visual exploration of dance. Concentrated close ups of faces, hands and feet alternate with larger, registering shots that give an impression of the dynamic choreographic effort through their elegant mobility. In the sequences from performances the shots are frontal by nature, with the camera as the stand-in for the audience.

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Language(s):Danish
Subtitles:English, Danish

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