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 Topic: Bravo!
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| Programming Highlights: Veronica Tennant's newest dance documentary "Vida y Danza, Cuba" premieres on Bravo! |
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on Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 06:04 PM |
Veronica Tennant’s latest dance documentary, Vida y Danza, Cuba ~ Life & Dance, traces the remarkable artistic journey of Cuban choreographer Lizt Alfonso, premiering October 26 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Bravo!. Alfonso is a household name in Cuba and her all-female company Danza Cuba plays to standing ovations in sold-out houses. Narrated by Colm Feore, Vida y Danza, Cuba ~ Life & Dance tracks Alfonso and her 25 dancers as they create Vida!, a fusion of flamenco, contemporary ballet, and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Shot in Havana and Toronto, the documentary culminates with Danza Cuba’s performance during Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity.
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| Programming Highlights: New Bravo! series The Berkeley Sessions sets the musical stage September 10 |
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on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 09:55 AM |
The Berkeley Sessions, premiering September 10 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Bravo!, is a new, six-episode original series spotlighting an eclectic group of singers and musicians as they entertain audiences at Toronto's Berkeley Church. Produced in association with Bravo!, the beautifully shot, weekly series features performances by indie-rock father-son duo Bill and Joel Plaskett (Sept. 10); alt-country artist Jon Langford (Sept. 17); pop singer Sarah Slean (Sept. 24); neo-southern country-gothic artist Jim White (Oct. 1); acoustic guitar virtuoso Kaki King (Oct. 8); and singer-songwriter Pete Elkas (Oct. 15).
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| Programming Highlights: Marie Chouinard’s provocative dance piece bODY_rEMIX/gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS bares all on Bravo!, September 15 |
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on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 05:45 PM |
Crutches, ropes, prostheses, harnesses, and pointe shoes: acclaimed Canadian choreographer Marie Chouinard uses these devices to liberate or limit the dancers’ movement in the erotic bODY_rEMIX/gOLDBERG_vARIATIONS, premiering Monday, September 15 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Bravo! An interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Glenn Gould’s commentary underscore the 10 dancers’ sensual, animalistic, and raw movement in this 60-minute performance piece.
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| Programming Highlights: Lucky 13 Bravo!FACT shorts at 2008 Worldwide Short Film Festival |
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on Friday, June 13, 2008 - 04:59 AM |
The Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent)-funded short Paradise, directed by Cannes darling Jesse Rosensweet, kicks off the 14th Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF), June 10-15 in Toronto, ON. Bravo!FACT is proud to have funded 12 other animation, dance, and drama shorts appearing in this year’s WSFF. This is a record year for Bravo!FACT – the baker’s dozen marks the largest number of Bravo!FACT-funded shorts featured at WSFF in a single year. Bravo! celebrates WSFF with a special episode of Bravo!FACT Presents featuring three of the shorts, along with directorial interviews, on Friday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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| Programming Highlights: Bravo! Goes Mad for Maddin in March |
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on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 02:37 PM |
Bravo! celebrates acclaimed Canadian director Guy Maddin with four nights of his surreal and striking films. Inspired by silent and early sound films, Maddin favours melodramatic moods and characters in his work. Mad for Maddin kicks-off with an episode of Bravo!FACT Presents highlighting Maddin’s short films beginning March 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The 30-minute episode precedes the Canadian television premiere of the feature film Brand Upon the Brain!. Mad for Maddin continues with Teardrops in the Snow, The Saddest Music in the World and the Emmy® Award-winning dance program Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary.
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| Programming Highlights: It's never been so hard to get Michael Moore in front of a camera |
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on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 04:45 PM |
Manufacturing Dissent, a documentary separating fact, fiction and legend, tracks Michael Moore on tour during the release of his explosive Fahrenheit 9/11, while chronicling Moore’s transition from filmmaker to icon of the political left. Following its North American theatrical release earlier this year, Bravo! premieres the 75-minute television version of Manufacturing Dissent on November 2 at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT. Produced by POV Productions in association with Bravo!, Manufacturing Dissent uncovers Michael Moore and poses the question: do the ends justify the means?
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| Fall Highlights: Bravo! Announces its Fall 2007 Programming Highlights |
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on Tuesday, June 05, 2007 - 08:58 AM |
Bravo! is pleased to announce its fall 2007 schedule preview. From Joni Mitchell and the Alberta Ballet’s highly anticipated The Fiddle and The Drum; to Kombat Opera Presents (a series of hilarious operatic interpretations of The Apprentice and Wife Swap); to the new Murdoch Mysteries series, to all-new episodes of Inside the Actors Studio – Bravo!'s fall season has something for every creative taste.
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| Programming Highlights: Fridays Nights are for Woody Allen on Bravo! |
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on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 04:17 PM |
You would think nothing much happens outside the world of Manhattan. In Woody Allen's film world, not much does. With more than 30 years of directing, writing and acting experience, Allen has become one of the most widely respected filmmakers in the modern era. In celebration of this self-professed neurotic, nervous and shy filmmaker, Bravo! proudly celebrates the Academy Award-winner with a Woody Allen Film Festival beginning November 3.
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