Is this the future of ballet?

Director Robert Lepage and choreographer Guillaume Côté celebrate pioneering Canadian animator Norman McLaren.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: bit.ly/CBCArtsS...
Award-winning National Film Board animator Norman McLaren once said: "The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me." While a simple statement, it is deeply expressive of his own methods of creation.
Norman McLaren grew up in an age without digital technology. Decades later his animations, from the elaborate live action animation in Neighbours (1952) to the pure design and minimalism of Lines: Horizontal (1962), are still visually striking inspirations in their meticulous attention to detail, experimentation and craft. Which is why, even for giants in the industry behind this production - including director Robert Lepage of Ex Machina, choreographer Guillaume Côté of The National Ballet of Canada and The National Film Board - it was still no easy task to translate McLaren's particular brand of magic into a ballet.
Find us at bit.ly/CBCArtsWeb
CBC Arts on Facebook: bit.ly/CBCArtsF...
CBC Arts on Twitter: bit.ly/CBCArtsT...
CBC Arts on Instagram: bit.ly/CBCArtsI...
About: CBC Arts is your destination for extraordinary Canadian arts. Whether you're a culture vulture, a working artist, an avid crafter, a compulsive doodler or just a dabbler in the arts, there's something for you here.
Is this the future of ballet?
/ cbcarts

[@gogo_crunchy8926]

sooo amazing !!! im speechless !!!

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

That's a beautiful and meaningful project. wow. =)

[@kevinsellers5506]

Good luck

[@miarapi6247]

It’s nice but I like classic ballet more