A documentary crew follows four leading men of American Ballet Theatre to their respective hometowns as they rehearse a newly commissioned work by choreographer Mark Morris.
12个满怀梦想的年轻人考入了美国芭蕾舞学院，一场关于青春与激情的“人生舞蹈剧”上演了。由于年终将有6人能有机会进入美国国家芭蕾舞剧团，年轻人都开始了精心准备决定他们的前途的那一场年终表演。
舞蹈执导乔纳森（彼得盖勒 Peter Gallagher 饰）和芭蕾舞演员库珀 （Ethan Stiefel 饰）因成为情敌而针锋相对，他们年终将各自执导一部芭蕾舞剧而令到气氛愈加紧张。乔纳森选中了优秀的莫瑞安（苏珊梅普拉特 Susan May Pratt 饰）和极具天赋的爱娃（佐伊桑塔纳 Zoe Saldana 饰），他要将一出经典的芭蕾舞剧完美无暇的进行诠释；而库珀则选中了不够完美的朱迪（阿曼达舒尔Amanda Schull 饰），他决定要上演一出完全颠覆全统的芭蕾舞剧。经典与颠覆之战将最终决定这3个女孩的归宿！
Characters
Conrad -- Captain of the corsair ship
Ali -- Conrad's slave
Birbanto -- First mate, and Conrad's friend
Lankendem -- Slave dealer
Medora -- the beautiful slave girl
Gulnare -- Medora's friend
Seyd -- A Turkish Pasha
Prologue
A pirate ship, manned by Conrad, his slave Ali, and his friend Birbanto, sails toward Turkey.
Act I
The Bazaar Dealers and buyers fill a noisy b...
