🎬 Documentary

Ella

"The personal journey of The Australian Ballet's first Indigenous dancer."

2016 1h 26m Dir. Douglas Watkin

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Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by becoming the first Indigenous dancer at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet. In this engaging, MIFF Premiere Fund-supported world premiere, Ella – a descendant of the Wiradjuri people – charts her inspiring journey from growing up in modest circumstances as the only child of a single mother in rural Australia to gaining entry to National Ballet School, then spending formative years with the acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre before accepting the invitation of The Australian Ballet's artistic director David McAllister to join one of the world's foremost ballet companies.

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Year
2016
Runtime
1h 26m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Douglas Watkin 👤 Ella Havelka
dance ballet indigenous australians ballet company

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