Arts
Few decisions in a ballet company can be so profound as casting. Determining which dancer will perform what is an ongoing conversation. The conversation that begins well before the show reaches the theatre, but continues backstage and in the wings the night of the performance. Everyone is conscious how these decisions have a ripple effect: driving the audience enthusiasm in the theatre on performance to driving new directions in dance careers well after the curtain comes down. In this episode: Alberta Ballet Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maitre, Ballet Mistress Christiana Bennett, Associate Artistic Director Christopher Anderson, Dancer Taryn Nowels, Dancer John Canfield. With Stage Manager Oliver Armstrong and retired dancer Nicole Caron.