Relevé

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In ballet, the term Relevé refers to the rising up of the body sur les demi-pointes (balls of feet) or sur les pointes (all the way raised en pointe/tips of toes) where the supporting legs are kept completely straight. The physical action of the rise broken down linguistically approaches re/lever- a sort of secondary coming or awakening of self in “re-rising” that we see as often facilitated by the use of art where all else feels lost or broken. An ode to our collective attachment to dance as well as art as it manifestes itself in various forms, Relevé depicts a surreal parallel of how art not only heals us through escapism, but is also the tangible thread that liberates us as we piece ourselves together again.