Birds of Paradise: Diana Silvers and Kristine Froseth on Playing Ballerinas

From writer/director Sarah Adina Smith (Hanna, Legion, Room 104) and based on the novel Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small, the drama Birds of Paradise is set at a prestigious ballet school in Paris, France at a time when ambitious aspiring ballerina Kate Sanders (Diana Silvers) is trying to prove she’s worth the scholarship she was given while also going up against beautiful fellow dancer Marine Durand (Kristine Froseth). As their dynamic evolves from confrontational to friendship to competition, the two young women risk everything to win a highly coveted contract with the Opéra national de Paris. During this interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, co-stars Silvers and Froseth talked about why they were drawn to this story, the work they put in to play ballerinas, what it was like for them to see the finished film, and the good and the bad when it comes to the audition process. Silvers also talked about the experience she had shooting Season 2 of Space Force, while Froseth tal