Sign Up

Image Not Available

Douglas Watkin

Ella

  • Documentary

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

RELEASE

2016-07-27

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

86 min

Description

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.