The film High Strung: Free Dance was released in the United States on October 11th, 2019
The film High Strung: Free Dance was released in the United States on October 11th, 2019. Many guests and stars gathered in the red carpet. Ms. Sandra Tung of AMTV attended the premiere of the evening of October 10 and interviewed actors and actress. Singer Chris Rudd also attended the premiere ceremony, and he wrote a song “something or nothing”. The director of the movie really likes the song and puts it in the movie. Sandra Tung specially interviewed him. Chris expressed his happiness attending the premiere and the hope that Asian audiences would like his songs.
The story folls Barlow, a young ballet dancer longing to break into the Broadway and commercial sce. With opposition from those closest to her, however, she knows the road ahead will be difficult. Two-time Dance Spirit cover girl Juliet Doherty plays Barlow in the film.
One of Doherty’s favorite aspects of High Strung: Free Dance is the variety of dance genres featured, from classical ballet to jazz to hip hop to musical theater. “I grew up doing a lot of different styles—not only ballet—so it brought me back to my roots and reminded me why training to be as versatile as you can when you’re a young dancer is so important,” she says.
The movie’s stylistic diversity is largely thanks to its head choreographer, Tyce Diorio. Along with associate choreographers Myles Thatcher, Phillip Chbeeb, and Nakul Dev Mahajan, he wove multiple styles into High Strung: Free Dance.
“Sometimes in dance films, I feel that the movement and the dance get introduced to a storyline and it doesn’t seem organic,” Diorio says. “But the theatricality of this film makes total sense.”
Both Diorio and Doherty hope that High Strung: Free Dance inspires the next generation of dancers to never stop chasing their dreams. “Of course it’s important to get other people’s perspectives, but listen to your inner voice and chase your own passions,” Doherty says. “If you have a strong feeling about something, try not to get swayed by other people.”
Meanwhile, Harry Jarvis stars as Charlie, a delivery boy who dreams of superstardom behind the keys of a piano. He just accidentally befriended a reclusive, arthritic former virtuoso and was on his way to a much-needed gig when Barlow and Zander literally run into him with their car. To make amends they drive him to work, which just happens to be in an exclusive flapper bar where he drops his sheet music and makes up the world’s most perfect toe-tapping music on the fly.
