A few years ago, before retiring from her role as artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, Karen Kain decided to direct a show. “We needed a new Swan Lake,” she says at the top of the new ...

The film follows a National Ballet of Canada production of “Swan Lake” as dancers and others deal with long-simmering issues of racism and sexism. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Alec Aversa of Thornhurst portrayed Prince Siegfried and Emily Heffner of Kingston portrayed Odette/Odile in the ballet ‘Swan Lake,’ which the Joan Harris Centre presented at Meyers High School this ...

In following the making of a production of 'Swan Lake,' filmmaker Chelsea McMullan has crafted a documentary that brilliantly mimics ballet’s grace and rigor. “Swan Song” begins on opening night. It ...

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Swan Song, the ballet-themed documentary that will open Lincoln Center’s 52 nd Dance on Camera Festival Friday evening. The ...

Logline: Inside the National Ballet of Canada’s 2022 production of Swan Lake, directed and staged by the legendary Karen Kain. Panelists: Chelsea McMullan (director), Neve Campbell (EP), Sean O’Neill ...

Director Chelsea McMullan had no shortage of subjects to choose from when filming their new documentary Swan Song. The film paints a portrait of the process behind a very special production of Swan ...

“Scream” star Neve Campbell has boarded the Toronto Film Festival-bound documentary “Swan Song,” about the National Ballet of Canada, as an executive producer. Campbell, who is Canadian, is expected ...

Any viewers who leave this year's Toronto International Film Festival wanting more of Chelsea McMullan's ballet documentary Swan Song after its world premiere are in luck. As previously revealed, a ...

After more than 20 years of dancing under the lights, Carolina Ballet Principal Dancer Jan Burkhard is preparing for her final curtain call — and she's doing it with one of the most iconic roles in ...

Chelsea McMullan's film follows the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada as she directs her first show for the company before her retirement. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic What ...