Alberta Ballet
Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and the Drum
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18657
Danced to the soulful music of treasured singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, The Fiddle and the Drum was the first in Alberta Ballet’s popular series of portrait ballets. For this beautiful contemporary ballet, Mitchell chose 14 of her more powerful songs to be illuminated by the captivating choreography of artistic director Jean Grand-Maître. With her celebrated imagery as scenic design, the remarkable athleticism of the company’s dancers will astound you. Part social commentary,...
Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
“Choreographer Jean Grand-Maître doesn’t just make contemporary ballet accessible. He makes it thrilling.” Gail Johnson, The Georgia Straight, 2010
- ≈ 1 hour 30 minutes · With intermission
Danced to the soulful music of treasured singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, The Fiddle and the Drum was the first in Alberta Ballet’s popular series of portrait ballets. For this beautiful contemporary ballet, Mitchell chose 14 of her more powerful songs to be illuminated by the captivating choreography of artistic director Jean Grand-Maître. With her celebrated imagery as scenic design, the remarkable athleticism of the company’s dancers will astound you. Part social commentary, part celebration, this is one work you will not want to miss on its 10th anniversary tour.
Did you know: Mitchell invested her talents in designing the sets, the video installation, and the libretto. The soundtrack includes three songs written expressly for the ballet.
Artists
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Featuring Alberta Ballet -
Artistic Direction & Choreography Jean Grand-Maître -
Music, Libretto and set design Joni Mitchell -
Associate Artistic Director, Alberta Ballet Christopher Anderson -
Associate Artistic Director, Alberta Ballet Robert Ivison -
Costume Designer Pamela Kaye -
Resident Lighting Designer Pierre Lavoie -
Ballet Mistress Christiana Bennett -
Dancer Kira Anderson -
Dancer Eli Barnes -
Dancer Brittany Broussard -
Dancer John Canfield -
Dancer Jason Cao -
Dancer Gabrielle Chenard -
Dancer Tanya Chumak -
Dancer Zacharie Dun -
Dancer Melissa Eguchi -
Dancer Alexandra Gibson -
Dancer Jennifer Gibson -
Dancer Garrett Groat -
Dancer Hayna Gutierrez -
Dancer Scotto Hamed-Ramos -
Dancer Seira Iwamoto -
Dancer Mariko Kondo -
Dancer Alan Ma -
Dancer Kelley McKinlay -
Dancer Reilley McKinlay -
Dancer Sayuri Nakanii -
Dancer Kuu Sakuragi -
Dancer Yoshiya Sakurai -
Dancer Luna Sasaki -
Dancer William Sheriff Jr. -
Dancer Heather Thomas -
Dancer Laura Vande Zande -
Dancer Mayim Stiller
- Featuring Alberta Ballet
- Artistic Director, Choreographer Jean Grand-Maître
- Singer, Songwriter, and Visual Designer Joni Mitchell
- Associate Artistic Director Christopher Anderson
- Associate Artistic Director Robert Ivison
- Costume Designer Pamela Kaye
- Resident Lighting Designer Pierre Lavoie
- Ballet Mistress Christiana Bennett
- Dancers Kira Anderson, Eli Barnes, Brittany Broussard, John Canfield. Jason Cao, Gabrielle Chenard, Tanya Chumak, Zacharie Dun, Melissa Eguchi, Alexandra Gibson, Jennifer Gibson, Garrett Groat, Hayna Gutierrez, Scotto Hamed-Ramos, Seira Iwamoto, Mariko Kondo, Alan Ma, Kelley McKinlay, Reilley McKinlay, Sayuri Nakanii, Taryn Nowels, Hikaru Osakabe, Allison Perhach, Liam Reid, Kuu Sakuragi, Yoshiya Sakurai, Luna Sasaki, William Sheriff Jr., Heather Thomas, Laura Vande Zande, Mayim Stiller