📹'Dreams en Pointe'

In the year 2000, the Bolshoi Ballet School was opened in the city of Joinville, Brazil. It was founded through the efforts of the legendary dancer Vladimir Vasiliev, People's Artist of the RSFSR Alexander Bogatyrev, Bolshoi soloist Galina Kravchenko, and Joinville's Mayor Luis Henrique da Silveira.

Here, Russian instructors teach children from across Brazil. For youngsters from underprivileged families, the training is free, with the school also providing accommodation, meals, and medical care. The project aims to give children a profession and the chance to transform their lives through art.

This is precisely what happened with Luis Fernando. He grew up in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, where young people often turn to crime, violence, and drugs. Luis, however, chose dance. He took classes in various studios and at the school named after Maria Olenyova, the prima ballerina of the great Anna Pavlova's troupe. After being accepted into the Bolshoi Theatre School, Luis moved to Joinville and devoted himself entirely to ballet.

Watch the documentary 'Dreams en Pointe' by Ekaterina Kozhakina, Anton Meshcheryakov and Vladimir Lipatov.

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