{"identifier":"ILL-Car_6325494853112","browse_author":"Matthew Bourne (Director), Matthew Bourne (Choreographer), Zizi Strallen (Performed by), Illuminations TV Ltd (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video)) and Chris Trenfield (Dancer(s))","subscription_list":["bvl_dancesch"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350918016,"description":"The Car Man is one of modern dance\u2019s most thrilling and entertaining shows and a signature production for Matthew Bourne\u2019s company New Adventures. First seen in 2000, when it won the Evening Standard Award for \u201cMusical Event of the Year\u201d, it has proved to be a smash-hit in the UK and around the world. This recording for Sky Arts was made at Sadler\u2019s Wells during the production\u2019s most recent revival. \n The Car Man is loosely based on Bizet\u2019s popular opera Carmen and has one of the most instantly recognisable scores in New Adventures\u2019 repertory, brilliantly arranged by Terry Davies. The familiar 19th-century Spanish cigarette factory of the opera becomes a greasy garage-diner in the American mid-west of the 1960s. The arrival of a handsome stranger disturbs the dreams and passions of those who live and work there. Fuelled by heat and desire, the townsfolk are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge. Lez Brotherston\u2019s epic design and Chris Davey\u2019s evocative lighting perfectly complement Matthew Bourne\u2019s vivid choreographic storytelling, which draws on a wealth of cinematic references. Together with the glorious dancing of a wonderful cast, they create a delightful, dangerous and ultimately uncompromising vision of small-town America. Director and Choreographer: Matthew Bourne; Score Arranger: Terry Davies; Dancers: Zizi Strallen, Chris Trenfield; Stage Design: Lez Brotherston; Lighting: Chris Davey Performers: Zizi Strallen, Chris Trenfield Sir Matthew Bourne OBE is widely hailed as the UK\u2019s most popular and successful choreographer and director. For over 30 years he has been creating and directing dance for musicals, theatre, film as well as his own highly successful, award-winning companies. Matthew is the creator of the world\u2019s longest running ballet production, and has been recognised by numerous international awards. He was knighted in the Queen\u2019s New Year Honours 2016 for services to dance, and awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award \u2013 one of the most coveted honours in the world of dance \u2013 in recognition of his outsTanding services to the art of ballet. Language - English","videoId":6325494853112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_dancesch","title":"The Car Man: Bizet's Carmen Re-imagined","xml_source":"bvl_dancesch_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"ILL-Car","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/jit/4171818645001/c3a04939-f6ee-4312-b56d-356cf50ec80f/main/1280x720/49m2s517ms/match/image.jpg","facets":"contemporaryDance , Contemporary dance , dance , Dance , wealth , Wealth , societyAndSocietalIssues , Society and societal issues , _19601969 , 1960\u20131969 , _19001999 , 1900\u20131999 , made_20102019 , 2010\u20132019 , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , english , English , northAmerica , North America , unitedStates , United States , origin_england , England , origin_europe , Europe , origin_unitedKingdom , United Kingdom , video , Video ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":2017,"publisher":"Illuminations TV Ltd","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"ILL-Car","facet":["_19001999","_19601969","contemporaryDance","dance","english","made_2000Present","made_20102019","northAmerica","origin_england","origin_europe","origin_unitedKingdom","societyAndSocietalIssues","unitedStates","video","wealth"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Matthew Bourne~Matthew Bourne~Zizi Strallen~Illuminations TV Ltd~Chris Trenfield"}