The Portland Ballet 
presents

DANSEUR

September 29, 2019 3:30pm

Cinema 21

A Portland premiere!

New York Director Scott Gormley will be in attendance to moderate a panel discussion following the screening.

- Grand Prize winner for "Best Documentary" at the Socially Relevant Film Festival 2019 -

"Enter any dance studio in the United States and the classes will be brimming with little bunheads dreaming of crossing the stage at Lincoln Center. But you will be hard-pressed to find a single boy among them. DANSEUR we will explore why in a country that strives for gender equality, where young women are encouraged to cross the gender barrier and participate in male-dominated fields, especially by their parents, does this disparity exist? Why is it more socially acceptable for parents (fathers in particular) to encourage their sons to participate in all other physical pursuits (ie: sports, fitness) but not the ballet? A recent survey revealed that nearly 96% of male ballet dancers stated that they faced physical or verbal attacks because of dance."