Cecchetti Project#1 Wildfire

Описание: Cecchetti Ballet Australia presents Wildfire, featuring Cecchetti Ballet students from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and the Philippines.

This is the first time Cecchetti Ballet Australia has ever put together a video of this calibre. Using editing techniques, our students were able to dance into each other's rooms, digitally breaking the boundaries of lockdown.

With over 300 video submissions, director Hara Papoulias (@harapapoulias) and editor Sean Higgins (@shotography) spent over a month through stage 4 lockdown in Victoria; collating, editing and producing this monumental project.

Sean was inspired by the ‘look and catch’ choreography performed by the younger students and subsequently went on to animate the golden fireflies that became a motif in this project. The fireflies act as a visual reminder to actively search for the magic and beauty in the world around us, even when times are tough.

We hope that the love and passion of Cecchetti Ballet bring us all together during these times, igniting hope and joy that spreads like Wildfire.

Special thanks to all of the teachers and parents who helped operate cameras, co-direct and support our dancers. This was a true team effort and we couldn’t have done it without you.

Please note: All dancers under the age of 18 featured in the video have submitted a release waiver signed by a legal parent/guardian.