Posted by Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies
Join the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies Institute for Dance Studies (IDS) for a screening of Swan Song. The film will be followed by a Q&A with members of the creative team, Chelsea McMullan, Sean O’Neill, Jennifer Baichwal, and moderated by IDS Director Seika Boye.
SWAN SONG immerses viewers inside one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a legacy-defining new production of Swan Lake, directed by ballet icon Karen Kain on the eve of her retirement. The verité-driven feature documentary closely follows Kain and a group of young dancers drawn from the National Ballet of Canada’s ranks, weaving Swan Lake’s dramatic creation process with intimate scenes from the subjects’ personal lives as they push toward one of the most significant opening nights in their company’s history.