Ausdance ACT

Pointe Dancing on a Knife's Edge Documentary

An intimate portrait of Australian artist Floeur Alder healing through dance after a random knife attack.

Screenings

Event Details

Category

Screenings

Event Starts

May 3, 2026 14:00

Event Ends

May 3, 2026 16:15

Venue

National Film and Sound Archive

Location

McCoy Circuit, Canberra ACT, Australia

Dancer Floeur Lucette Alder, daughter of ballet luminaries Lucette Aldous and Alan Alder survives a brutal attack. While physical wounds heal, trauma stirs turbulent past memories, sparking a deeply personal quest to find her place in the dance world.
Critics describe the 2025 documentary as a “poetic and unflinching portrait” of dancer Floeur Alder’s resilience Dance Australia labeled it a “landmark moment” with “striking visual beauty,” while FilmInk praised its depiction of dance as “both vulnerability and armour”.
Q&A following the screening with Floeur Alder moderated by Ausdance ACT Executive Director Dr. Cathy Adamek joined by a panel of experts from the ACT. The session will both provide insight into the film as well as explore the power of dance and healing.
A documentary by Dawn Jackson, presented by Ausdance ACT for 2026 Australian Dance Week in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archive.
 
View the full 2026 Australian Dance Week program here AUSTRALIAN DANCE WEEK | Ausdance ACT
 
Photo Jon Green

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