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An Evening with Taglioni

An Evening with Taglioni

San Francisco Dance Film Festival

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Based on the true story of legendary ballerina, Marie Taglioni - the first woman to go “en pointe.” As the legend goes, after she retired, her pointe shoes were bought by a fan, then cooked at a lavish dinner party and served to 35 guests. It is a surreal, comical romp through the party evening.

Created in partnership with the English National Ballet and featuring 20 of their dancers alongside a principal cast of actors and dancers, including Alessandra Ferri and Antonia Franceschi, ''An Evening with Taglioni'' is a fantastically fun short independently produced with support from Arts Council England.

This short film was part of a past San Francisco Dance Film Festival season. Tune in this October to see select films from the 2024 festival.

Cast & Crew

(Director), (Director), (Choreographer), (Choreographer), Antonia Franceschi (Taglioni), Raad Rawi (Erik), Alessandra Ferri (Martha), Saffron Coomber (Mia), Jenny Runacre (Jenny), Amancio Gonzales (George), Paul Liburd (Joseph), Matthew Hawkins (Peter), Raj Chatak (Max)

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