The Alberta Ballet will premier “Loves Lies Bleeding” May 6-8 in Calgary and May 11-12 in Edmonton. The ballet choreographed by acclaimed artistic director of the Alberta Company Jean Grand-Maitre tells the story of Elton’s life in a visually abstract form. Grand-Maitre who also wrote the libretto and amassed the design team has been working for a year on the project following his well-received previous success with “Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and the Drum.”

The show features 15 of Bernie and Elton’s songs, each one representing high and low points of Elton’s life. "The words we use with the designers are ‘burlesque,’ ‘Fellini,’ ‘social commentary,’ 'surrealism,’" says Grand-Maitre in a recent interview the Los Angeles Times.

It all looks like another interesting step in the ways talented individuals in all aspects of the arts choose to interpret the duo's vast and varied catalogue. For further information on the project and ticket purchases go to www.albertaballet.com or simply Google the Alberta Ballet.


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