Guthrie Theater’s “H.M.S. Pinafore” leads nine-part series that includes Pearl Jam, Bill T. Jones and six more dance, music and opera performances.
| Top: Miami City Ballet. Credit: © Kyle Froman Photography Bottom: Steve Martin. Credit: Sandy O |
Pensacola, Fla. — Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic nautical romp “H.M.S. Pinafore,” a production of Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater and Twin Cities Public Television (tpt), opens the nine-part PBS Arts Fall Festival tonight Friday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. on WSRE. “Pinafore” kicks off an exciting line-up of performances that will be broadcast every Friday at 8 p.m. on WSRE into mid-December, including the broadcast debut of Cameron Crowe’s documentary music film “Pearl Jam Twenty,” dance performance films from Bill T. Jones, Miami City Ballet and San Francisco Ballet, rock and Americana music programs from Cleveland and North Carolina, and a major new opera from LA Opera.
“From the Blue Ridge to San Francisco and from the Great Lakes to Miami, every community across this country possesses its own mosaic of artistic expression, and only PBS stations bring the rich diversity of these stories to the national stage,” said Paula Kerger, PBS President and CEO. “PBS invites everyone — regardless of geographic or economic situation — to take a front-row seat and enjoy a backstage pass to the world of music, theater, dance, art and cultural history.”
“With these arts presentations, our local viewers can sit back, relax and enjoy performances by renowned artists in first-rate presentations — no high prices, crowds or parking hassles,” adds WSRE General Manager Sandy Cesaretti Ray.
The broadcast programs, which originate from cities around the country, will be introduced by well-known hosts connected to the regions and themes of the programs.
The PBS Arts Fall Festival broadcast schedule on WSRE is listed below.
Oct. 14, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from Minnesota: THE GUTHRIE THEATER PRESENTS H.M.S. PINAFORE
Oct. 21, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from Seattle: AMERICAN MASTERS “Pearl Jam Twenty”
Oct. 28, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from Miami: GREAT PERFORMANCES “Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp”
Nov. 4, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from the Blue Ridge Mountains: GIVE ME THE BANJO
Nov. 11, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from Chicago: AMERICAN MASTERS “Bill T. Jones: A Good Man”
Nov. 18, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from Cleveland: WOMEN WHO ROCK
Nov. 25, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from Los Angeles: GREAT PERFORMANCES “Il Postino From LA Opera” with Plácido Domingo
Dec. 2, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from New York: GREAT PERFORMANCES “Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park”
Dec. 16, 8 p.m. – PBS Arts from San Francisco: GREAT PERFORMANCES “The Little Mermaid From San Francisco Ballet”
