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Interview: Filmmaker Beth Kargman Creates Her ‘First Position’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 21, 2012 - 1:11pmCHICAGO – The delicate sensibility in the documentary “First Position” would probably had not existed if first-time filmmaker Beth Kargman had not wanted to see the movie herself. As a former ballet dancer, she wanted to go behind the performance for portraits of young dancers as dedicated artists.
Film Review: Ballet is a Fierce, Youthful Art in ‘First Position’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 20, 2012 - 8:13pmCHICAGO – In general, one of the essential rites of passage for girls in childhood are ballet lessons and costumed recitals. What about those exceptional talents who stick with the art? Director Bess Kargman creates a documentary about the elite youth within the beauty and truth of the dance, “First Position.”
