Gala (1982)

1h 31m
Running Time

January 1, 1982
Release Date

Gala (1982)

1h 31m
Running Time

January 1, 1982
Release Date

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National Film Board of Canada

Plot.

A portrait of the Canadian Dance Spectacular, a 1981 show at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, at which eight Canadian professional dance companies all performed on stage together for the first time (Wikipedia). Nominated for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983.

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Release Date
January 1, 1982

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 31m

Budget
$665,656

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Gala is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michael McKennirey and John N. Smith and released in 1982. A portrait of the Canadian Dance Spectacular, a 1981 show at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, at which eight Canadian professional dance companies all performed on stage together for the first time, the film blends both dance performance segments and backstage footage.

The participating dance companies were the National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, le Groupe de la Place Royale, the Danny Grossman Dance Company, the Toronto Dance Theatre, the Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, and the Anna Wyman Dance Theatre.

The event had been planned for a television broadcast on CBC Television, which was not able to proceed due to a strike by NABET, the union representing CBC production technicians; instead, the National Film Board of Canada stepped in to film it as a documentary.

The film had a budget of $810,934 (equivalent to $2,320,542 in 2023).

The film premiered on April 30, 1982, at the NAC. It subsequently received a CBC Television broadcast in September.

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983.

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