Five Dances

A lovingly shot valentine to work and body and art, and a generous, ultimately happy little story of a lost boy finding a community and a kindred soul.

Five Dances should well impress dance aficionados even if its skimpy narrative proves less than inspired.

Rather than adapting the pieces to conform to his paper-thin narrative, Brown explores the tensions and contortions of dancers expressing fresh emotion through a pre-existing art form.

While the plot is not the most revolutionary, and the film at times feels slight, the dancing is absolutely wonderful to watch.