Giving viewers “all the best seats in the house” (Vox), Swan Song immerses its audience 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. This verité-driven 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. The result is just plain “stunning” (Deadline), a delight even to those not already passionate about ballet.

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