Created by Toronto-based production company PTV Productions and hosted by Broadway star Louise Pitre, this unique 13-part series introduces Canadians to working artists and pairs them with well-known Canadian personalities as their subject.
This series chronicles the fascinating journey from page to screen, using memorable film clips, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive one-on-one interviews with authors, screenwriters, actors and directors.
An adventurous band of guerilla photographers / urban adventurers slip behind the barricades to capture haunting images of abandoned buildings and structures from around the world. Forgotten industrial mega-structures, castles and arenas of public gathering appear as post-modern ghost towns. Crawl under the barbed wire fences, slip behind the plywood barricades and marvel at the "beauty of decay".
Arts&Minds is a weekly arts magazine that explores the creative process - in rehearsal, in the studio, on-stage, backstage and on the road. It profiles Canadian and international artists and major events concerning architecture, design, dance, film, literature, music, opera, theatre and the visual arts.
Bravo! celebrates the Motown era and sound as various Canadian artists take to the stage as part of Bravo!'s original AT THE CONCERT HALL series. Colin James, Divine Brown, Suzie McNeil, Justin Nozuka, Matt Dusk, and Justin Hines perform renditions of classic hits from the artists who were instrumental in creating the essential Motown sound.
Hosted by Seamus O'Regan, this broadcast of The Scotiabank Giller Prize 2009 celebrates the best in Canadian fiction. The Scotiabank Giller Prize awards $50,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English and $5,000 to each of the finalists.
(PREMIERES ON BRAVO! December 1 @ 9 p.m. et) "Nureyev" is a dance drama created especially for television exploring the life of the great Russian dancer, Rudolph Nureyev who defected to the West in 1961. Integrating original choreography created for the screen, dramatic scenes and archival footage, the film presents a multi-faceted portrait of one of the seminal performing arts figures of our time.
(PREMIERES ON BRAVO! November 29, 8 p.m. et and December 4, 7 p.m. et.) Pushing the Line: Art Without Reservations is a one-hour documentary that travels to the stunning Northwest Coast and into the art world to follow aboriginal artists who are creating innovative work that is challenging expectations.