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202368 minGdocumentary

La suite canadienne

202368 minGdocumentary

A 68-minute archival film features ballet dancers disguised as peasants, set against a fantasized colonial rural backdrop.

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A 68-minute archival film features ballet dancers disguised as peasants, set against a fantasized colonial rural backdrop.

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Olivier Godin

Olivier Godindirector

Justin de Lunacast

Hanako Hoshimi-Cainescast

Louise Michel Jacksoncast

Adam Kinnercast

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Ludmilla Chiriaeff’s 1958 ballet "Suite canadienne," broadcast on Radio-Canada during l’heure du concert, features dancers in peasant costumes moving through an imagined colonial rural setting. Adam Kinner discovers this archival performance and uses it as a foundation for his project. The 68-minute documentary considers the context and significance of this work, reflecting on its historical and cultural dimensions.

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