Synithies

Done in a direct cinema style, the film follows the work of the State School of Dance in Athens, through the arduos construction of a dancer: school's students, coreographers, ballet masters and administrative personnel.

"With the camera serving as a patient, unobtrusive presence the result of Habits is an engrossing work that slowly gathers momentum as it reaches the ultimate climax of performance. My effort is to show every facet of the State School of Dance realistically, from the day-to-day grind in the classroom and rehearsal studio, to the adrenaline-laced rigors of performance. The film does not ignore the downtime and off-duty moments.We see dancers exhausted, bored, relaxing, questioning themselves. Habits is not a statement about experience, but an example of the experience itself - a record of a movement." (G. Rigas)