Making the Difference. Dance and Taboo in Sao Paulo

The sexual desire of the other than normative body is still a taboo even in liberal societies. The dancer and choreographer Gerda Koenig brings the secret wishes out of the dark and into the light of the stage. The films shows her creating a new dance show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which confronts the audience with provocative questions about our notions of body, beauty and perfection. At the same time the film takes a look at the more than hidden taboos of Brazilian society through the eyes of the dancers.