Safet’s story shows how dance can become a form of personal expression, thus also offering others an opportunity to identify with his path.
The young Roma Safet is Muslim, he attends a secondary modern school and is crazy about breakdancing. By chance, he is invited to take part in a casting session for a dance piece by Pina Bausch, where he is promptly chosen to perform. Fighting against the prejudices and resistance of his brothers (“Ballet is for girls”), Safet realises his dream of becoming a dancer, studying contemporary dance at Essen’s Folkwang University of the Arts.