Power Play
The lights dim and the mystical Eye of Horus commands our focus. Hieroglyphics and distinctive carvings flank the famous Egyptian symbol of resurrection as the overture swells and the drop curtain morphs into a portal to the past.
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Many will know Ethan Watts as a dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, but few may know he is a keen photographer. Watts joined us on the set of our upcoming video for Fjord Review #2 at the invitation of Karolina Kuras, to capture the action and ambience of the shoot. Watts photographs exclusively with film. His pictures show not only a trained dancer's eye, but a clear instinct for catching the moment.
Ethan Watts. Photograph by Karolina Kuras for Skylar Campbell Dance Collective
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