In the Studio with Sol León and Paul Lightfoot | The National Ballet of Canada

Choreography: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot Staged by: Jorge Nozal Oyarzabal and Roger Van der Poel Music: Philip Glass, Glassworks (1982) and Why Does Someone Have to Die from The Hours (2002) Set Design: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot Costume Design: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, realized by Joke Visser and Hermien Hollander Lighting Design: Tom Bevoort Film Concept: Lightfoot León Film Realization: Metropolis Film and Dicky Schuttel Technical Coordinator: Eric Blom Wardrobe Coordinator: Susanne Stehl Featuring Sol León Paul Lightfoot Hope Muir Christopher Gerty Spencer Hack Ben Rudisin Hannah Galway Shaakir Muhammad Josh Hall Noah Parets Erica Lall Emma Ouellet Artists of the Ballet Artists of Bayerisches Staatsballett in Silent Screen. Footage courtesy of Bayerisches Staatsballett. All rights reserved 2023. Thank You BMO Financial 2024/25 Season Sponsor Silent Screen is generously supported by The Producers’ Circle. The Producers’ Circle (2025): John & Claudine Bailey, Laura Dinner & Richard Rooney, Gail Drummond & Bob Dorrance, Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin, The William & Nona Heaslip Foundation, Anna McCowan-Johnson & Donald K. Johnson, O.C., Judy Korthals & Peter Irwin, Mona & Harvey Levenstein, Jerry Lozinski, O.C. & Joan Lozinski, O.C., The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C., Julie Medland, Sandra Pitblado, C.M. & Jim Pitblado, C.M., The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation and Alexander Younger & Sarah Richardson. Christopher Gerty is sponsored through Dancers First by Ms. Nancy Viner & Dr. Raymond Stein. Ben Rudisin is sponsored through Dancers First by Sylvie Allard & Brian O’Keefe. Hannah Galway is sponsored through Dancers First by Alison & Alan Schwartz. Noah Parets is sponsored through Dancers First by John Covington Jr & Robert Lukey. Emma Ouellet sponsored through Dancers First by Victor & Bernice Royce. Videography and Edting: Anne-Marie Jackson