61 - A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Ballet by John Neumeier

During creation, every new ballet seems a possible film. When developing the idea of filming A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I insisted on planning a true ballet film which, for me, is completely different than a documentary. I intended to put the audience into the ballet, to bring it closer. The camera being so close, means that we don’t want the dancers representing something, we want them simply being – now. We want that spark of truth that springs towards us and that touches us.