Tiit Helimets and Julia Rowe in World Premiere Screening of Ballet Film at Treasure Island Museum April 16, 2022

Story: “Raven, a creator in American Indian Lore, has the power to transform from Raven to Human Form. He is in his human form when he meets and falls in love with a ballet dancer. She tells him of her suffering because of death and pain in the world. She wants to have the power to take this suffering of her bondage and transform it into a cocoon so she can grow wings like a butterfly. Raven falls in love with her and helps her to release her own power so she can break free from pain and bondage and fly freely in the open sky”. ~ Karen Earle Lile

Wings of Music Ballet Film

Executive Producer/Art Director: Karen Earle Lile

Associate Producers: Julia Rowe & Jonah Kim

Film Director: Jonah Kim

Director of Choreography & Photography: Tiit Helimets

Videographer: Dan Foldes

Lighting Designer: Dale Irmiter

Sound Engineers: David Bowles, Jonah Kim

Assistant to Producer: Dave Ingalz

Makeup Artist on Set: Persia Matine

Filmed at the Metropolitan Club, San Francisco

Musical Score: “Break Free on Wings of Music” for cello/piano

Composer: Kendall Ross Bean

Cello/Piano Arrangement: Jonah Kim and Kendall Ross Bean

Concept Creator: Karen Earle Lile

2021 © Kendall Ross Bean/Jonah Kim/Karen Earle Lile ASCAP

Music Publisher: Karen Lile Productions Publications ASCAP

Recorded at Skywalker Sound June 15, 2021

Inspired by “Break Free on Wings of Music” for orchestra and choir originally commissioned by Oakland Symphony on
Sept 22, 2020 and Dedicated to Maestro Michael Morgan on Aug 25, 2021

Made possible by a grant from Building Bridges and donations by John Piccone and Michael Hadfield

Special thanks:

Metropolitan Club
General Manager Ana Munoz
Special Events Director Ivana Dordevic and staff
John Bratton
David Yeh
Skywalker Sound
Leslie Ann Jones

The Piano Connection

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