Karen Kain extends one leg, her pointed toes lifting off the ground, lost in a deep focus as piano music floats through the studio. Moments ago, she was sitting still, watching National Ballet of ...

Bodices are adorned with bright white ... National Ballet in 2020. A new “Swan Lake” had been slated to premiere that year, a farewell production for the artistic director Karen Kain, who ...

In a way, that’s still true – at the National Ballet of Canada, the piece is defined as much by its feathers as it is by its dancing. But Karen Kain ... ruse of the black swan.

Swan Lake is the epitome of classical ballet, beloved for its lyricism, musicality and choreography. Artistic Director Emerita Karen Kain gives renewed emphasis to the emotion and humanity of ...

Set to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score, Swan Lake is the epitome of classical ballet, beloved the world ... Artistic Director Karen Kain gives renewed emphasis to the romance of Swan Lake ...

National Ballet of Canada. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Karen Kain, Christopher Stowell ... of the National Ballet of Canada’s “Swan Lake.” Michael Crabb is a freelance ...