Being a mother and a prima ballerina, is that possible? A documentary follows dancer Giulia Tonelli as she returns to the stage three months after the birth of her son.
A helmet wouldn’t be bad. She is picked up and thrown into the air so often and so violently that she would like to protect her head with a helmet, says Giulia Tonelli and laughs. But it’s only partly a joke. The dancer – she is a prima ballerina at the Zurich Opera House – gave birth around three months ago. Her stomach and hips, where her dance partners grip, hurt when she lifts. The whole body feels more sensitive.