Sydney, February 6, 2023: The new teen coming-of-age dance drama The Red Shoes: Next Step will debut in cinemas around Australia during the April 2023 school holidays, the film’s Australian distributor Screen Inc. has confirmed today.
The film’s teaser trailer, poster and three first-look images have also just been released.
From the creators of the family fantasy adventure box-office hit The Legend of the Five, The Red Shoes: Next Step stars dual gold medallist, American-Australian dancer Juliet Doherty (High Strung: Free Dance and Driven to Dance) in the lead role of Sam Cavanaugh, and The Conjuring 2’s Lauren Esposito as her rebellious best friend Eve.
Juliet Doherty danced in the hugely successful recent B.I.G. Ballet International Galas directed by B.I.G. co-founder, 23-year-old professional ballet dancer Joel Burke, who is her co-star in The Red Shoes: Next Step.
The film also features actress and former dancer Carolyn Bock (Neighbours, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS and Green Room Award nominee 2022); Australian professional ballerina Primrose Kern, who is a dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet and Boston Ballet; dancer, actor, model, and influencer Ashleigh Ross (Dance Academy, Mary Poppins); Mietta White, who is currently playing the role of Meg Giry in The Phantom of the Opera in Melbourne; and Nicholas Andrianakos (The Legend of the Five).
