Dove guardare BBC Arts • Stagione 2023
10 Episodi
- Twelfth Night from Shakespeare’s Globe
E1Twelfth Night from Shakespeare’s GlobeShakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity and the madness of love finds new life in this production from London’s Globe Theatre. Illyria is a society in limbo, held captive by loss until a sea-drenched stranger arrives and unexpectedly unleashes the chaotic and transformative power of love. Wild, surprising, fierce and funny, this 2021 production of Shakespeare’s comedy is directed by Globe associate artistic director Sean Holmes and is infused with mesmeric nostalgia and soulful music from the world of Americana. - Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet
E2Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal BalletBirmingham Royal Ballet perform Don Quixote in a production by Carlos Acosta. Based on Spain’s most famous novel, the classic ballet follows Don Quixote’s extraordinary adventures as he helps young lovers Kitri and Basilio find happiness. Filmed at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Don Quixote features some of ballet’s most iconic and virtuosic dance moments. Starring Momoko Hirata as Kitri, Mathias Dingman as Basilio and Tom Rogers as Don Quixote. - The Alehouse Sessions
E4The Alehouse SessionsThe exotic musical sound-world of 17th-century London is brought vividly to life by one of the world's most dynamic and virtuosic performing groups - Bjarte Eike and Barokksolistene - plus a cameo appearance by celebrated soprano Mary Bevan. Beauty, improvisation, melancholy, bawdiness - Purcell, Playford and their European contemporaries bang heads with ballads, ditties, elegies, sea-shanties and folk song. Along with a variety of classical stringed instruments, their own arrangements delight us in a joyful mix of vocals, percussion, harmonium, guitar, charango and storytelling. Filmed on location in one of London's oldest taverns, The George Inn, Southwark. - Leonard Bernstein RememberedE7
Leonard Bernstein RememberedAs part of the BBC’s Bernstein night, acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop shares her own experiences of the legendary West Side Story composer. It was as a nine-year-old girl that Marin first saw Bernstein, and from that moment, she knew she wanted to be a conductor. Here, she talks about eventually becoming a student of Bernstein’s, why he is such a significant figure in the world of music and how he ultimately helped inspire her to achieve her dreams. - Christmas with Katherine JenkinsE8
Christmas with Katherine JenkinsWelsh superstar and mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins OBE returns home to Wales to celebrate Christmas in a special one-off concert recorded at the Swansea Arena. She is joined on stage by special guest artists: singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti, American pianist Chloe Flower, who combines classical music with hip-hop and pop styles, and MasterChef operatic tenor Wynne Evans. - Dawn French Is A Huge Tw*t
E9Dawn French Is A Huge Tw*tLive (almost) from London’s iconic Palladium theatre, the nation’s favourite comedy star, Dawn French is about to reveal (almost) all the most excruciating gaffes and howlers she’s made across her forty-year career as a comedian and actress. Dawn likes a laugh, and she likes it best of all when the laugh is on her. - Free Your Mind: The Matrix NowE10
Free Your Mind: The Matrix NowExperience sci-fi film The Matrix as a mind-expanding live show with a team of top creatives behind the controls. This is a journey into the classic movie through dance and immersive design, presented across Aviva Studios' ultra-flexible spaces. Tapping into the collective energy of the moment, Free Your Mind depicts a world where humans are enslaved by algorithms, asking if we can break free and if we even want to.
