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A Delicate Balance

Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, A Delicate Balance takes an introspective look at the lives of four aspiring ballet dancers who candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.
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Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, A Delicate Balance takes an introspective look at the lives of four dancers on the cusp of adolescence—that critical time in one’s life when childhood fantasies begin to collide with the realities of being an adult. A tender and captivating documentary in which students of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.

Children and Youth Dance Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism All subjects
  • writer
    Christine Chevarie-Lessard
  • director
    Christine Chevarie-Lessard
  • participant
    Shô Araki
    Camille Charbonneau
    Lola Lafrance-Oliveras
    Emma Monnier
    Samuel Abramian
    Nahamie Blondin
    Calista Caron
    Natalia Chatilova
    Gabrielle Chevalier
    Anne Dryburgh
    Aurélie Fortin
    Angélie Gamache
    Emma Garau Cima
    Nathalie Gérard
    Ania Jastrzebska
    Marina Koutchouk
    Catherine Lafortune
    Pierre Lapointe
    André Laprise
    Margot McComber
    Arnaud Mongeon
    François N. Gagné
    Anaïs Roy
    Lesya Samar
    Charlotte Ta
  • producer
    Chantal Lafleur
    Nathalie Cloutier
    Geneviève Thibert
  • executive producer
    Colette Loumède
  • director of photography
    François Vincelette
  • supplementary footage
    Rénald Bellemare
    Nicolas Canniccioni
    Évangéline De Pas
    Alex Margineanu
    Geneviève Thibert
  • sound recording
    Richard Lavoie
    Catherine Van Der Donckt
  • additional sound
    Marco Fania
    Christine Lebel
    Martyne Morin
    France Poliseno
  • production manager
    Évangéline De Pas
    Geneviève Thibert
    Isabelle Courval
  • technical advisor - camera
    Steve Hallé
  • editing
    Vincent Guignard
  • editing intern
    Anne Bernier
  • technical support - editing
    Pierre Dupont
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Patrick Trahan
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • original music
    Jérôme Minière
  • sound design
    Catherine Van Der Donckt
  • sound editing
    Benoît Dame
    Jérémie Jones
  • foley
    Stéphane Cadotte
  • additional foley
    Audrey Savaria
  • foley recording
    Luc Léger
  • re-recording
    Shelley Craig
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • interview transcription
    Mylène Dalpé
  • translation
    CNST
  • subtitling
    CNST
  • animation
    Kameleidoscope
    Gabrielle Le Blanc
    Francisco Novero
  • direction, animation and compositing
    SteGo
  • camera assistant
    Alexandre Fréchette
  • choregraphy
    Kunal Ranchod
  • dancer
    Elljay Timmangen
  • dressmaker
    Jill Meuris
  • props
    Annie-Claude Gagnon
  • production assistant
    Marie-Ève Laliberté
  • production accountant
    Élaine Sarrazin
  • legal advisor
    Marie-Josée Harel
    Charles Gagnon-Pradier
    Christian Pitchen
  • music rights clearance
    Josée-Anne Tremblay
  • marketing manager
    Judith Lessard-Bérubé
  • marketing manager - assistance
    Jolène Lessard
  • administrator
    Sia Koukoulas
  • production coordinator
    Chinda Phommarinh
    Gabrielle Dupont
  • administrative assistant
    Pascale Savoie-Brideau
  • technical coordinator
    Mira Mailhot
    Daniel Lord
  • line production
    Mélanie Lasnier

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