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Directed by: Chelsea McMullan
Runtime: 1h 43min
Certificate: 15
Topics:
Arts & Culture
Last Screened:
Tue 3rd Sep 2024
Chelsea McMullan's captivating film takes us behind the scenes and into the rehearsal rooms of an ambitious production of Swan Lake, directed by ballet icon Karen Kain.
On the eve of her retirement, the ballet legend takes on a directing role at the National Ballet of Canada to mount her own vision of the beloved ballet. Swan Song captures the dramatic creation process from the rigours of the rehearsal studio to the much-anticipated, breathtaking opening night.
Focusing in on performers from the corps de ballet right up to the principal dancer, the choreographer, crew and Karen Kain herself, this is a fascinating immersion into the guts and graft behind the beauty of the ballet.