User reviews

Anyone familiar with working in state/public institutions dealing with education, culture or science will recognize similarities described in this series. Problems of leading such institutions, how to achieve command over subordinates, how to secure support from superiors (ministries etc.), how to secure financing. Then - relations between employees, the older, the younger etc., the role of trade unions.

It is like a good documentary. It is good that love relations do not play an important role in the plot, but other types of human relations: working relations within an institution like a national theatre (ballet). I really enjoyed it, very interesting, sometimes very funny and ironic, very realistic.

I'll watch second seasons as soon as I can, and I hope there will be more seasons.

I'm quite surprised there are so few reviews of this series. It's really entertaining, completely unpredictable and has a great cast. This is a production of international, timeless quality. It claims to be completely fictional but very obviously wants to show life behind the curtains in the opera business. I'm a professional musician myself, so I know some things about rehearsals and preparation before being in the spotlight. I also know a professional ballet dancer, which is the brother of a good friend of mine. I can say for sure that this series is realistic and that life as a ballet dancer can be like this. I'm also sure it can be completely different, depending of where you are, who directs and which group dynamics exist there - this is something I experienced with orchestras. A great, tense, dramatic and quite erotic production that at least I can't stop watching.