The Crimson Ballet

<p>They say art imitates life.</p><p>But here art demands the sacrifice of life.</p><p>The students bleed</p><p>and we-</p><p>we applaud their devotion.</p><p>-From the diary of Madame E.</p><p>Some places remember pain;</p><p>Not as memory but as hunger.</p><p>Not in the way we humans remember with trauma</p><p>but deeper-like a house that groans for what once happened within its wall.</p><p>There is a ballet academy hidden in the folds of the Carpathians carved into the woods like a secret no one dares to speak aloud. It welcomes young women dancers from across Europe-those who dream of perfection of ovations of fame.</p><p>But perfection demands sacrifice. And some sacrifices never end.</p><p>Elisa our protagonist arrives at the reclusive ballet academy</p><p>tucked away in a forgotten corner of Europe</p><p>a place steeped in rigid tradition and unyielding discipline.</p><p>But it doesn't take long before the unease begins to seep in.</p><p>The mirrors do not reflect as they should-</p><p>Some bleed.</p><p>The students move with eerie precision</p><p>like marionettes whose strings are pulled from somewhere unseen.</p><p>And then</p><p>one by one</p><p>they begin to disappear.</p><p>Inspired by classic European horror films this chilling and suspenseful tale follows the protagonist Elisa as she enrolls in a secluded ballet school located in a remote corner of Europe. There she begins to experience strange occurrences and gradually uncovers the dark secrets hidden within the school's elegant façade.</p>