Having been unfairly treated and scrutinized in London, the up-and-coming gifted choreographer John Cranko finds himself stranded in Germany. After overcoming resistance from local artists and their fellows, he soon became a sensational success in the Stuttgart Ballet Company. As he is about to create his next masterpiece, he ponders about his fate.

Akibat mendapat perlakuan yang tidak mengenakkan di London, John Cranko, seorang koreografer berbakat yang sedang naik daun, pindah ke Jerman. Meskipun awalnya mendapat tentangan dari beberapa seniman setempat, Cranko meraih kesuksesan di Stuttgart Ballet Company. Saat dia hendak menciptakan karya terbarunya, dia bertanya-tanya mengenai nasibnya.