Swan Song

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Who is Karen Kain when the music stops? After a stellar 50-year career with the National Ballet of Canada, the famous dancer steps up for her final work: a bold new take on Swan Lake. This four-part film takes you behind the curtain of a high-stakes fight. Following two years of delays, the team faces rising stress, hard costumes, and long hours. Young dancers fight for top roles, with Siphe November aiming to make history as the team's first Black prince. Meanwhile, star Jurgita Dronina fights a sudden injury, and the group pushes past pure fatigue. Raw and deeply moving, Swan Song shows the true price of top-tier art. Will the dancers pull off a miracle when the lights go up?