The Rings of Saturn

Directed by award winning filmmaker Moze Mossanen, The Rings of Saturn is an original one-hour dance film that tells the stories of five couples through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl. The stories include a young woman in love with the husband of her best friend; a married physician infatuated with one of his patients; a mature woman who shops as a way of to alleviate her loneliness; a woman waiting for her internet date to show up; and finally, a young man secretly in love with the woman who swims in the same pool at lunch hour. In each of these instances, the characters come face-to-face with impossible or difficult barriers that prevent them from connecting to each other; and it is only through the medium of dance, albeit one that is situated in the realm of fantasy, that they are able to do so. The Rings of Saturn is a unique enterprise as it represents the first contemporary dance drama created and choreographed especially for Canadian television. Collaborating on the production is renowned choreographer Robert Desrosiers, a great Canadian dancemaker who has set a new international standard with his unique and kinetic style. Also participating in the film are acclaimed Canadian actress, Sonja Smits; Rex Harrington and Greta Hodgkinson of the National Ballet of Canada; and many outstanding artists from Toronto’s dance companies, including Dancemakers and the Toronto Dance Theatre.