The other side of Ballet part 1: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
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In 2015, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet made headlines across Canada when news broke that multiple women were accusing Bruce Monk, a choreographer and teacher of coercing them into taking nude or semi nude photos when they were underaged students at the school. We sit down with two of the women, Sarah Doucet and Serena McCarroll, currently leading a class-action lawsuit against Monk about their experiences over the past 15 years pursuing justice. This Episode is part 1 in a two parter detailing women’s experiences with abuse and harassment in Ballet.
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