Bolero

4/17/2025

I’ve always thought Ravel’s Bolero one of the most constraining of pieces of music so it’s really quite liberating for the music as well as the dance to see this short feature follow the visit of the young “Fran” (Francois Chaignaud) to his mother and sister in their sleepy village. Let’s just say the place is unused to the dynamism of this young man whose artistic flair and sexually-charged movement starts off gently but builds to something that really rocks the boat - and largely within the confines of a cubicle in a public toilet that doubles up as a cottage from time to time too. As the music reaches it’s crescendo the crowds pack into this rapidly TARDIS-esque space and the effects of his performance become contagious as those previously content to view begin to take part - and a rath