SPECTICAST & CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET PRESENT
“MOULIN ROUGE – THE BALLET”
A CINEMATIC DEBUT BEGINNING
APRIL 2014
Watch the trailer HERE
Moulin Rouge – The Ballet nicely transports the viewer back in time
to a seductive locale steamy with earthy, Bohemian pleasure co-existing
with great art. – Chicago Tribune
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s ‘Moulin Rouge – The Ballet’
featured beautiful costumes and a stunning set. – Dallas News
Truth was stranger – and more interesting – than the fiction
in this Canadian dance. – Austin Chronicle
SpectiCast and Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet are pleased to bring audiences the vibrant presentation of Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet to cinema screens for the very first time. Inspired by the most famous cabaret in history, the Moulin Rouge® has been the subject of many books, paintings, movies and musicals. Along with a rousing French soundtrack, the ballet features high-kicking choreography by Jorden Morris and a passionate story of love, ambition and heartbreak.
Turn of the century Paris finds a city of exquisite contradiction. Amidst a time where extreme poverty and hardship, a heady elixir of personal freedom thrives throughout the city, breeding lifestyles both reckless and addictive. Drawn to Paris, a flame fuelled by the hearts of lovers and the souls of poets, Matthew and Nathalie tempt fate as they seek love and destiny at the infamous cabaret – The Moulin Rouge®.
Sharing his insights about the conception of Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet, famed choreographer Jorden Morris explains, “the story came from the idea that I wanted to explore two young people of very different backgrounds thrown together in the cauldron of Paris at the time. I took inspiration from several sources, John Huston’s film, Jean Renoir’s film, Pierre la Mure’s book as well as the fashion, art and music of the era.”
An $11 million dollar budget went into creating this revue, which includes more than 1000 costumes, 800 pairs of custom made shoes, dozens of handmade settings, a giant aquarium, five pythons, six dwarf horses, and much more. All of this comes together to form a magic matrix which also brings luck to the artists that make up the troupe of 80 dancers of 14 different nationalities.
Moulin Rouge® – The Ballet is directed by brothers Pierre & Francois Lamoureux of Cinemusica, the duo behind Grammy Award-winning concert film Zappa Plays Zappa and Emmy Award-winning Harry Connick Jr., In Concert – On Broadway.
Running Time: 145 minutes
Choreography: Jorden Morris
Film directors: Pierre & François Lamoureux
Score:
LA VIE EN ROSE (Piaf / Louiguy)
Arranged by Shelly Berger
UNDER PARIS SKIES (Gannon / Giraud)
Arranged by B. Bridges
CORTEGE (Debussy)
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
FINAL APOTHEOSE (Lehar)
Used by arrangement with European American
GALOP (Offenbach / Rosenthal)
Arranged by Manuel Rosenthal
GOLLIWOGG’S CAKE WALK (Debussy)
GLUCKSPILZE GAVOTTE (Lehar)
Used by arrangement with European American
LA FETE (Massenet)
DIVERTISSEMENT (Ibert)
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
GAVOTTE & DANCE (Shostakovich)
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. publisher
CANCAN (Offenbach / Rosenthal)
By arrangement with Theodore Presser
TRITSCH TRATSCH POLKA (Strauss II)
THUNDER AND LIGHTING POLKA (Strauss II)
WALTZ (Shostakovich)
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. publisher
LEITCHES BLUT, OP 319 (Strauss Jr.)
CANCAN FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Offenbach)
LYRIC WALTZ (Shostakovich)
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. publisher
DR. GRADUS AD PARNASUM (Debussy)
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
CLAIRE DE LUNE (Debussy)
CHITARRA (Strauss Jr)
Arranged by A. Sevastian & P. De Sotto
CORTEGE (Debussy)
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
TANGO DEL MARE
Arranged by Shelly Bridges
LIBERTANGO (Piazzolla)
By arrangement with Cherry Lane Music
ADIOS ADASSAI (Ravel)
GAVOTTE (Shostakovich)
By arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc. publisher
SEUFZER GALLOP, OPUS 9 (Strauss Jr.)
OHNE SORGEN, OPUS 271 (Strauss)
CANCAN No 3 (Offenbach / Rosenthal)
By arrangement with Theodore Presser
HERIODADE (Massenet)
LE JARDIN FEERIQUE (Ravel)
About SpectiCast
SpectiCast is one of the fastest growing all-digital distribution companies in the world, distributing film, cultural arts events, and alternative content programs to over 2000 theatrical and non-theatrical venues in 47 countries on six continents.
SpectiCast markets and distributes the finest 2D and 3D programs using the industry’s most advanced technologies. We distribute programs from some of the world’s most prestigious cultural arts organizations including Opera de Paris, The Salzburg Festival, The Paris Opera Ballet, the Mariinsky Theatre, and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Our fast growing slate of alternative content and, “event cinema,” includes classic and modern music events from best-selling artists including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pat Metheny, Andre Rieu, and Jimi Hendrix, as well as world-class theater events including Great Expectations from London’s Vaudeville Theatre, Stephen Sondheim’s Company, and Phantom of the Opera from The Royal Albert Hall. SpectiCast also distributes some of the best specialty film programs including its “SpooktiCast” horror genre program, the Women’s Edge Film Series, the Laugh Out Loud Film Festival, and many other similar programs.
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