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The Canadian ballet icon reflects on Swan Song, the gritty docu-series that captures the relentless effort behind her production of Swan Lake her final work for the National Ballet.
Alongside documenting Canadian dancer Karen Kain’s rise from a young ballerina in Mississauga, Ont., to an eventual two decade-run as the prima ballerina at the National Ballet of Canada, the documentary Swan Song takes a probative look at her accomplishments and struggles as the ballet company’s artistic director.
TORONTO Dancer-turned-actress Neve Campbell says she hopes her documentary about the National Ballet of Canada sheds light on some of the uglier aspects of the dance world that demand change.