Friday, July 26

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A review of the new documentary "Swan Song" by Alissa Wilkinson in The New York Times.

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But of course, nothing went as planned in 2020. That’s the theme of “Swan Song”: Life is unpredictable, and you’ve got to roll with the punches. The film picks back up many months later, after a long period of closure because of Covid and a lost season for the National Ballet, as the dancers return to the rehearsal room and Kain begins her work with the choreographer Robert Binet. Taking a vérité approach, McMullan follows not just Kain and Binet but also the principal dancer Jurgita Dronina and the corps member Shaelynn Estrada.