Shadow on the Prairie (A Canadian Ballet)
This is a screen presentation of a Canadian ballet created for and identified with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company. The theme centres around the settlement of the Canadian West and concerns the fate of a young wife who comes to the prairies with her pioneer husband to begin a new life. Ingeniously designed stage sets suggest a covered wagon and a rude homesteader's dwelling.
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This is a screen presentation of a Canadian ballet created for and identified with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company. The theme centres around the settlement of the Canadian West and concerns the fate of a young wife who comes to the prairies with her pioneer husband to begin a new life. Ingeniously designed stage sets suggest a covered wagon and a rude homesteader's dwelling.
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réalisateurRoger Blais
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producteurRoger Blais
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scénarioNorman Klenman
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caméraDenis Gillson
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sonJoseph Champagne
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montageVictor Jobin
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chorégraphieGweneth Lloyd
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musiqueRobert Fleming
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interprèteCarlu CarterGordon Wales
Questions et activités :
- Quelles sont les difficultés auxquelles se heurte le couple d’immigrants récents établi dans les Prairies? Comment s’adapte-t-il ?
- Quelles émotions les danseurs évoquent-ils ? Comment s’y prennent-ils pour les illustrer par leurs mouvements ?
- Relevez certains symboles utilisés dans le ballet. Que visent-ils à représenter ? Que signifient-ils pour les protagonistes ?
