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To The Western World US Premiere

To The Western World

“TO THE WESTERN WORLD”, the award winning drama documentary film by Margy Kinmonth is being shown at the 2021 Origin 1st Irish Virtual Film Festival. Remastered to mark the film’s 40th anniversary, this online presentation is the film’s American premiere.

The film tells the story of the tour made by Ireland’s great playwright John Millington Synge and major Irish artist Jack B. Yeats across Counties Galway and Mayo in 1905. Narrated by legendary film director John Huston, the film was shot entirely on location in the West of Ireland, starring actors from the Abbey Theatre including Tom Hickey, Pat Laffan, Brendan Cauldwell and Niall Tóibín.

The post screening talk is hosted by Turlough McConnell with film director Margy Kinmonth and guests Professor Christine Kinealy, founder of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University and historian Cormac O’Malley.

“TO THE WESTERN WORLD” shows on Tuesday Jan 19th 2021 at 20.00 GMT, 15.00 Eastern, 12.00 Pacific) repeating on Saturday 23rd Jan 20.00 Eastern, 17.00 Pacific (Sunday Jan 24th at 01.00 GMT).

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Nutcracker – as much part of Christmas as Brussel sprouts…

It’s a beloved tradition, but also vital to the financial wellbeing of ballet companies all over the world. But with this year’s pandemic closures, ballet faces a massive threat, including “Nutcracker” from The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia presented by Pathe Live showing in cinemas all over the country as a special family Christmas treat starting from 20 December 2020.

I watched many versions while making my film Nutcracker Story, which pays homage to one of the world’s favourite fairy tales; it examines the famous story about growing up and asks what it is about Tchaikovsky’s ballet that has made it such an essential part of every child’s Christmas all over the world? […]

Read full article by Margy Kinmonth: BOLSHOI BALLET CINEMA: THE NUTCRACKER published in Russian Art + Culture on 17 December 2020.

Margy Kinmonth reviews “The Lady of the Camellias” from the Bolshoi Theatre

“The Lady with The Camellias”, Svetlana Zakharova and Edvin Revazov, photo by Damir Yusupov

I’ve always been interested in the historic cultural crossover between Russia and France. Here’s a true mixture of both. A ballet story written and composed in France and performed in Russia.

The Lady with the Camellias, best known in English as Camille, is a story set in mid-19th-century France, written by Alexandre Dumas fils when he was only 23 years old, and published in 1848, with his real-life lover Marguerite Gautier as central character. This story has inspired operas, ballets, plays, books and countless movies ever since. […]

Read full article by Margy Kinmonth: BOLSHOI BALLET IN UK CINEMAS FROM 1 NOVEMBER 2020: “THE LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS” published in Russian Art + Culture on 30 October 2020.

Margy Kinmonth reviews “Romeo and Juliet” from the Bolshoi Theatre

“Romeo and Juliet” © Trafalgar Releasing

“I miss going to the ballet, to experience breathtaking live performances in the flesh. The last time I was in the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow was at Christmas, sitting on gold chairs in a sea of plush velvet. Now the pandemic has changed everything…we watch things at home in our pyjamas. But something’s come along that’s well worth going out for.

“Romeo and Juliet” is an incredible moviegoers’ treat. Sergei Prokovief’s music score is distinctive and familiar, the sound is so good – the orchestra which could be right here in the room. Gifted ex Bolshoi choreographer Alexei Ratmansky of the American Ballet Theatre, is famous for restaging traditionally classical ballets for large companies. And this is no exception, he powerfully brings out the modernity of the company in this classic tale of forbidden love. […]

Read full article by Margy Kinmonth: “ROMEO AND JULIET” FROM THE BOLSHOI THEATRE – AN INCREDIBLE MOVIEGOERS’ TREAT published in Russian Art + Culture on 8 October 2020.