Wild Swans, Behind the Scenes (2004)

Over a few months, we follow internationally renowned choreographer Meryl Tankard and acclaimed composer Elena Kats-Chernin, together with artists of The Australian Ballet creating this brand new ballet and composition based on Hans Christian Andersen's 1838 fairy-tale 'The Wild Swans'. We are privy to an intense and dramatic journey where beauty, technique and joy mix with pain, sweat and tears almost on a daily basis. Meryl candidly allows us to be part of her creative process, a process where her improvisation techniques need to adapt to the disciplined world of The Australian Ballet, and where, despite the pressure of time, WILD SWANS comes together almost magically at its Sydney Opera House's premiere.