“Rebels on Pointe” – Definitely not pointless [MOVIE REVIEW]
Image courtesy of Icarus Films. Dancers Robert Carter, Philip Martin-Nielson, Chase Johnsey, Laszlo Major, and Chris Ouellette. “Rebels on Pointe,” directed by Canadian documentarian Bobbi Jo Hart, is a celebration on so many different levels. A gay (both the literal and colloquial meanings of the word) fairy tale where all the characters (and they really are characters) triumph and live happily ever after; or so they would have you believe. “Rebels on Pointe” is the story of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the premier all-male ballet company dedicated to humor, improvisation, and dazzling skills. You might think of them as the Harlem Globetrotters of professional dance. First and foremost, this is a company of outstanding dancers with impeccable technique. All members trained for many years and continue to do so as they travel the world to spots familiar as well as exotic. Celebrating more than forty years as a company, the Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo, or as more commonly known, “The Trocks,” have gained an enormous following. Founded in 1974, they danced their first concert on the second floor of a community center in the New York meat packing district (long before…
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