With the end of the year comes the entry exam for the Paris Opera's corps de ballet. Four boys were admitted. Milo, Jack, Samuel and Alexandre are thrilled and overwhelmed. For the others, the Paris Opera Ballet School was an unforgettable experience that led them down another path.

Summertime is festival time – Antonio dances in Ravello with prima ballerina Marie Agnès Gillot and the Italians of the Paris Opera on one of the most beautiful open air stages in the world. Thirty kilometers from here is the village where he grew up – perched on a mountain and watching ballet videos...

A coproduction ARTE France, SCHUCH Productions, the Paris Opera and NHK
With the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée, the Région Île-de-France, the PROCIREP - Société des Producteurs and of the ANGOA

Director: Françoise Marie
© SCHUCH Productions – ARTE France – Opéra national de Paris – 2018