2019-05-15 20:002019-05-16 22:0060Canada/Eastern🎟 NAC: Alberta Ballet
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,...
“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
NAC Presentation
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.
Originally from Virginia, John Canfield grew up training at local dance studios before moving to Canada to attend Canada's National Ballet School in Toronto. Upon graduating in 2014 he joined the Alberta Ballet, where he danced for five seasons, working directly with choreographers Aszure Barton, Jean Grand Maitre, Anne Plamondon, Yukhichi Hattori and Wen Wei Wang, among others. In 2020, John joined Cas Public as a dancer, performing the work of Helene Blackburn for one season. In addition to his involvement with a number of private movement research programs across Canada, John has also attended Springboard Danse Montreal as well as Creative Gesture at the Banff Centre for the Arts. He joined Ballets Jazz Montréal in 2021.
Originaire de Virginie, John a grandi en s’entraînant dans des studios de danse locaux avant de déménager au Canada pour fréquenter l’École nationale de ballet du Canada à Toronto. Une fois diplômé en 2014, il se joint à l’Alberta Ballet où il danse pendant cinq saisons. Lors de son passage au sein de la compagnie, il a travaillé directement avec des chorégraphes tels qu’Aszure Barton, Jean Grand-Maître, Anne Plamondon, Yukichi Hattori et Wen Wei Wang. En 2020, John se joint à Cas Public en tant que danseur, interprétant le travail de Hélène Blackburn le temps d’une saison. John s’est impliqué dans un certain nombre de programmes privés de recherche sur le mouvement à travers le Canada et a également participé au programme Springboard Danse Montréal ainsi qu’au Creative Gesture au Banff Centre for the Arts. John a rejoint les Ballets Jazz Montréal en 2021.
