Arms joined hand to shoulder, like synchronized skaters, the dancers progress onto the stage single file with their backs to the audience. Supplicating postures send their eyes upward to the heavens, and they float atop effortless bourrées (movements across the floor en pointe) back and forth across the stage. A ballerina throws herself into the air and is raised, a crucifix, by two dancers who flank her on either side.
