POINTE: Dancing on a Knife's Edge + Q&A
An intimate portrait of Australian artist Floeur Alder healing through dance after a random knife attack.
Arc Cinema
2:00PM
$22 Full / $19.50 Concession ( + $1.50 booking fee)
03 May, 2026
POINTE: Dancing on a Knife's Edge + Q&A 03 May, 2026
2025 | DCP | AUS | D: Dawn Jackson
Presented in collaboration with Ausdance ACT for Australian Dance Week.A powerful documentary focusing on the life of Floeur Alder, the daughter of renowned ballet dancers Lucette Aldous and Alan Alder. Floeur’s European dance career is dramatically interrupted following a random knife attack while living in Perth.
POINTE pulls back the curtain on elite ballet dancers as they push their bodies to extremes revealing the physical and emotional demands hidden behind classical ballet. The film balances rehearsal-room intimacy with performance spectacle, examining ambition, injury and endurance.
POINTE offers a portrait of artistry forged under pressure and explores trauma, resilience and the transformative power of creativity.
‘An unsparing look at the cost of perfection beneath ballet’s elegance.’- Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian Australia
Join us for a Q&A following the screening with Floeur Alder moderated by Dr. Cathy Adamek, Director of Ausdance ACT
Digital screening from the NFSA collection.
Arc Cinema
We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.
1 McCoy Circuit, Acton, ACT 2601
Film Details
Year
2025
Details
DCP 81 mins PG
Director
Dawn Jackson
Countries
AUS