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American Swan in Paris
| Length: | 33 min |
| Released: | 2011 |
“If there ever was a test for not letting fear hold you back, that was mine!”
‒Kathleen Thielhelm
American Swan in Paris is a love letter to Paris and to dance. It features the charming Kathleen Thielhelm from Wisconsin, nine years a dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, and a recent addition to the Bejart Ballet Lausanne. Shortly after her arrival, the company is scheduled perform at the Palais Garnier in Paris, and excitement and tension take over.
As the company rehearses Kathleen, whose emotions are transparent, is successively awed, frustrated, and delirious with excitement. Upon their arrival in Paris, the dancers are awestruck by the city and their new performance venue.
Adding to her tension, Kathleen is called at the last minute to perform on opening night, substituting for a dancer who has fallen ill. In the grandeur of the opera house, the graceful girl from Wisconsin does her country proud.
‒Kathleen Thielhelm
American Swan in Paris is a love letter to Paris and to dance. It features the charming Kathleen Thielhelm from Wisconsin, nine years a dancer with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, and a recent addition to the Bejart Ballet Lausanne. Shortly after her arrival, the company is scheduled perform at the Palais Garnier in Paris, and excitement and tension take over.
As the company rehearses Kathleen, whose emotions are transparent, is successively awed, frustrated, and delirious with excitement. Upon their arrival in Paris, the dancers are awestruck by the city and their new performance venue.
Adding to her tension, Kathleen is called at the last minute to perform on opening night, substituting for a dancer who has fallen ill. In the grandeur of the opera house, the graceful girl from Wisconsin does her country proud.
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