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Danceworks
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Danceworks

With intimate, behind-the-stage access, these short films explore the creative process of extraordinary dancers and choreographers as they rehearse new work and performances.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Danceworks

First Air Date

May 8, 2018

Last Air Date

May 8, 2018

Seasons

1

Episodes

1

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

BBC Four

S01E01

The Dying Swan

Former Royal Ballet principal, 43-year-old Zenaida Yanowsky, plans to overcome knee surgery and fight her body back to fitness so as to perform a swansong, one of ballet's best-known of solos, The Dying Swan. For Zenaida, this is one of her last public performances before drawing the curtains on an acclaimed classical ballet career. The film also features an encounter between Zenaida and current Royal Ballet rising star principal dancer, the Russian-born-and-trained Natalia Osipova.

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