Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s famous opera of the same name provides the score for Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute, Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s final production of the 2020-2021 season.
From his home in Montreal, Godden restaged the ballet which was last performed on stage in 2007. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet production team used a television cart with a web cam that travelled from studio to studio and allowed the dancers to rehearse in the studio, with Godden observing remotely to make corrections.
This time, the story of a land between the sun and the moon, where the Queen of the Night pleads with Prince Tamino to save her daughter from Sarastro and offers a magic flute as protection, was produced for screen by Strongfront.tv. This is the first ballet project for the Indigenous production company.
“It was a pleasure to work with a new partner and deliver ballet to an audience at home. We are both in the business of telling stories, just through different methods, so combining the art of dance with the art of video production has been a true joy after a very challenging year,” says Associate Artistic Director Tara Birtwhistle.
The digital performance will be streamed from April 30 – May 2, 2021 and then available on demand from May 3 – 16, 2021.
Mark Godden's The Magic Flute
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Featured Photo of StrongFront.tv Crew Members and RWB Company Dancers © Daniel Crump
I live in Australia, and saw the 2007 production on a limited screening on our SBS TV. I have never seen it available on DVD or any other medium. Will the new production be available for streaming in Australia?
We haven’t heard of any news of the production being available beyond its original streaming dates last year, but if we do, we’ll be sure to publish about it!