Photographer Jon Green
Pointe,
dancing on the knife’s edge
Pointe, dancing on the knife’s edge is a feature documentary that follows West Australian artist Floeur Alder as she recounts the powerful story of her healing through dance after a brutal knife attack shatters her dreams of following in her parent’s footsteps and dancing on the world stage.
Floeur Alder is an award-winning choreographer and performer with a unique legacy. Her parents Lucette Aldous AC and Alan Alder are celebrated stars of ballet. Born into the Australian Ballet in 1977 when the company was enjoying international acclaim Floeur grew up in an extraordinary era. But in June 2000 with the world at her feet, about to realise her goal to dance on the world stage, a random act of violence by a stranger on the streets of Perth becomes a turning point in her life.
With dance all she knows and facing years of rehabilitation, she turns to her family to help and is forced to confront her old childhood haunts. Being the only child of celebrity parents, she must also face her ultimate challenge – to find centre stage in her own life.
Pointe is an inspiring film about the healing power of the arts. It is vital to Australian dance history as it documents current contemporary arts processes while simultaneously remembering significant moments in Australian cultural history, revealed from Floeur’s deeply personal point of view.
Production of the documentary commenced in 2016 after an extensive period of research. In 2018 Pointe won the Inaugural Brian Beaton Award. It is seen as an important social impact project with international reach, and the project received the award to help the film reach its potential.
Filmed over the past 6 years, in Perth, Melbourne, London, France and Esperance the film is now in post-production and fundraising to complete the film through the Australian Cultural Fund here.