Alberta Ballet's The Fiddle and the Drum

[volcanohunter]

Alberta Ballet's The Fiddle and the Drum (choreography by Jean Grand-Maître, music and projections by Joni Mitchell) will air on Canada's Bravo network on Monday, October 22, at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

Evidently, "Canadian Content" quotas are good for something. Without them I fear there would be as much arts programming on Canada's Bravo as there is on its American counterpart.

Here's the relevant link to Joni Mitchell's web site:

http://www.jonimitch...date.cfm?id=368

[Paquita]

Thanks for the heads up!

[carbro]

I don't think I can lift my head up far enough to cross the border. Jealous!

Please let your neighbors to the south, east and west how well the broadcast succeeds. I know the ballet was a great hit. I'm an old Joni fan, and I can't quite imagine a [good] ballet to her songs.

[volcanohunter]

For those who live in Calgary and would like a sneak peek, the film will have its premiere at the Calgary Film Festival on Friday, September 28.

http://calgaryfilm.com/schedule.php?fd=995

[mmded]

Bump

[volcanohunter]

Apologies for the short notice. Canadian Bravo will rebroadcast the program on Monday, January 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

[volcanohunter]

The next re-broadcast will be on Artv on Monday, May 19, at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT, with repeat broadcasts on Tuesday, May 20, at 1:00 am ET and 1:00 pm ET, and Saturday, May 24 at 4:00 am ET.

http://www.artv.ca

[carbro]

I see that Alberta Ballet's website announces the release of the dvd, date t/b/a. It also links to the trailer.

[dee]

DId anyone see the show? I am seeing it in Toronto soon. Any feedback?

[volcanohunter]

Here's a link to the original discussion thread:

http://ballettalk.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=24032

[volcanohunter]

The next airing on Canadian Bravo will take place tomorrow, Monday, July 7, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.

[volcanohunter]

The stream quality isn't especially good, and I don't know whether there are any geographical restrictions, but the ballet will be available on the Knowledge Network site for the next week or two.

http://www.knowledge.ca/program/the-fiddle-and-the-drum

I can't watch this thing without some bitterness because to my mind Alberta Ballet's been on a downward trajectory ever since. I'm convinced that the only really good thing the company's produced since is Yukichi Hattori's Seven Deadly Sins, and it distresses me to no end to see Jean Grand-Maître fritter away his talent on pop extravaganzas, Olympic extravaganzas, and so on endlessly.