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 ...

I never sat through a live ballet of any sort apart from a Christmas production of the Nutcracker at age eight, which I ...

Austra — the project of Katie Austra Stelmanis — last released an album in 2020 with HiRUDiN. On Friday, she shared the score for the Canadian documentary feature and docu-series Swan Song. “Scoring ...

"You can't go half-way with 'Swan Lake.'" Who's ready to dive head-first into the world of ballet? Dogwoof has revealed an official promo trailer for the documentary film Swan Song, premiering soon at ...

If you ask Septime Webre what’s so special about “Swan Lake”, he’ll tell you it’s the Tchaikovsky score, the themes and fantastical storyline and the classic choreography. “The music sweeps us into a ...

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 ...