In The Darkness of the Theater I Take off my Shoes
Cláudia VarejãoDocumentary / HD / 104’ / 2016
The National Ballet of Portugal is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Since its foundation, it has aimed to present the great classics, as well as to always wel- come contemporary creations. Day-to-day life is demanding for dancers, choreogra- phers, musicians, répétiteurs, seamstresses, light technicians, sound technicians, and other elements of a large staff that make it possible for dance to travel through the rehearsal rooms and linger in the hallways before making it onto the stage. This film fol- lows not only the company’s creations and premieres, but mainly each dancer’s silent and structural work.
Photography Cláudia Varejão Sound Adriana Bolito Editing Francisco Moreira e Cláudia Varejão Sound editor and mixer Hugo Leitão Color correction Paulo Américo Production João Matos Production coordinator Bárbara Valentina e Celeste Alves Post-production coordinator Marta Lemos Executive producer Susana Nobre Distribution Pedro Peralta Design Ilhas
co-production Companhia Nacional de Bailado
Best Documentary - Inshadow Festival '17
- Cinéma du Réel, França '16
- Women Make Waves International Film Festival, Taiwan '16
- OUFF - Festival de Cine Internacional de Ourense, Spain '16
- Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil '16
- Journées internationales du film sur l'Art – Musée du Louvre, France '16
- Oklahoma Dance Film Festival, USA '17
- EDOC Encuentros del Otro Cine - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental, Ecuador '17
- Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Short Films, Egypt '17
- Inshadow Festival, Portugal '17
- Centro Cultural - Município do Cartaxo, Portugal'18
- Cineclube de Torres Novas, Portugal'19
- Family Film Project, Portugal'19
- Jumping Frame International Video Dance Festival, China'20
- Festival de Dança de Tomar, Portugal'22
- Ar Livre [idanha-a-velha]
- Casa das Artes [famalicão]
- Centro Cultural Raiano [idanha-a-velha]
- Centro Cultural do Cartaxo
- Centro Cultural e de Congressos [angra do heroísmo]
- Centro Cultural e de Congressos [caldas da rainha]
- Centro Cultural Gil Vicente [sardoal]
- Centro de Artes [sines]
- Centro de Artes [portalegre]
- Centro Cultural de Chaves
- Centro Cultural Vila Flor [guimarães]
- Cineteatro Avenida [castelo branco]
- Cineclube de Torres Novas
- Cine-Teatro Constantino Nery [matosinhos]
- Centro Cultural de Lagos
- Centro Cultural António Aleixo [vila real de santo antónio]
- Fórum Municipal Luísa Todi [setúbal]
- Fórum Romeu Correia [almada]
- Pax Júlia Teatro Municipal [beja]
- Teatro Aveirense [aveiro]
- Teatro das Figuras [faro]
- Teatro Garcia de Resende [évora]
- Teatro Micaelense [açores]
- Teatro-Cine de Torres Vedras
- Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias [madeira]
- Teatro Municipal [portimão]
- Teatro Ribeiro Conceição [lamego]
- Teatro Municipal [vila real]
- Teatro Virgínia [torres novas]
- Teatro Municipal Sá de Miranda [viana de castelo]
- Teatro Municipal [guarda]
