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Shadow on the Prairie (A Canadian Ballet)

1953 14 min
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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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Shadow on the Prairie (A Canadian Ballet)

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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.

Dance
History - Canada
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  • director
    Roger Blais
  • producer
    Roger Blais
  • script
    Norman Klenman
  • camera
    Denis Gillson
  • sound
    Joseph Champagne
  • editing
    Victor Jobin
  • choreography
    Gweneth Lloyd
  • music
    Robert Fleming
  • cast
    Carlu Carter
    Gordon Wales

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