A trio of stars of the upcomingPrime VideoseriesEtoilepreviewed their show at Deadlines Contenders Television.
Luke Kirbyplays one of the companys executive directors, Jack, while Lou de Laage and writerGideon Glickplay dancers.
All three appeared to talk about the series, which premieres April 24.
I worry about it … especially performing arts, anything that brings strangers into a room together.
I hope that maybe inspires other people that they can do the same.
Etoileis French actor de Laages first English-speaking role.
She not only learned English, but also Sherman-Palladinos rapid-fire brand of English.
OK, speak very fast with Amys words, a very strong character, very passionate character.
First I thought, OK, shes crazy.
Im not good enough in everything.
I was lucky because I learned many things.
Kirby and Glick learned about the dance world for their roles, too.
Glick shadowed choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, and remembered a mentor earlier in his career.
I did a musical calledSpring Awakeningwhen I was 17 years old, Glick said.
I worked with a man named Bill T. Jones, a legend in the modern dance world.
He is very exacting.
I feel like I took a lot from him.
Christopher Wheelden is a good buddy of mine.
He let me shadow him while he was putting up a new ballet.
Kirby said the role of Jack was familiar to him.
He drew inspiration from previous colleagues he worked with in theater.
Its a performing arts company, Kirby said.
There are certainly people Ive culled from, but Im not ready to name names.
Etoilewill showcase extraordinary ballet dancing too, sometimes a ballet between the physical dancers and the characters speaking.
Theres a lot of text but theres also weaving cameras in and out of dancers, Glick said.
Theres only so many times they can do these shots because of their bodies.
De Laage took ballet as a child at the behest of her mother.
Now she regrets giving it up at 18.
When I had this part, I thought why did I stop?
Because I had to re-learn ballet and its really hard.
I dont know if you have, tried but its really hard.
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