Na Moscou da década de 1990, Polina (Nastya Shevtzoda) desenvolve uma grande capacidade como bailarina desde os oito anos de idade. Ela entra para a escola do professor Bojinsky, que trabalha o seu tremendo potencial, e, com apenas 18 anos, ela realiza seu estimado sonho de entrar para o Bolshoi. Nessa época ela conhece Adrien (Niels Schneider), um charmoso francês que apresenta a ela não apenas o amor, mas também uma outra forma de dançar, mais contemporânea e expressiva.
To speak of that ballet is very difficult because the theme is so popular as a fairy tale, adapted by Perrault from German folklore and then recuperated from the same folklore by the Grimm brothers, and what's more turned into an unforgettable film by Walt Disney. Angelin Preljocaj was thus trying to break a mould in which that character and her story had been cast seemingly for ever. And it is a success. Because first the setting, the stage direction are very interesting and rich. Rich are the costumes. Rich are the main ideas of the setting like the enormous magic mirror coming down from the sky, or like the deep underground mine turned into a vertical surface on which the seven dwarfs are dancing like dragon-flies on their strings.
