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S51E4

Message In A Bottle

Premiere: 11/3/2023 | 0:30 |

Experience five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler's Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.

About the Episode

Great Performances presents Message In A Bottle, featuring the hits of 17-time Grammy-winning artist Sting with choreography by five-time Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince. The dance-theater production from London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre tells the story of a family forced to leave their homeland and embark on a perilous journey to freedom. With musical arrangements by Alex Lacamoire (Broadway’s “Hamilton,” “Dear Evan Hansen”), and a mix of dance styles performed by Kate Prince’s ZooNation dance company, Great Performances: Message In A Bottle relays a quest for humanity and hope. Recorded in August 2022, the show features Sting’s chart-topping hits including “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne,” “Walking On The Moon” and more.

For more information about Message In A Bottle on tour, visit the tour’s website.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

For Great Performances: Message In A Bottle, Kate Prince is director and choreographer, with Marcus Viner directing for screen. Music and lyrics are by Sting. Produced by Austin Shaw, Desara Bosnia and Florent Trioux, executive producers are Eliza Lumley, Suzanne Walker, Alice Webb, Joshua Andrews and Stuart Galbraith. A Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK production, Message In A Bottle is co-produced with Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford.

For Great Performances, Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.
SERIES OVERVIEW

For more than 50 years on PBS, Great Performances has provided an unparalleled showcase of the best in all genres of the performing arts, serving as America’s most prestigious and enduring broadcaster of cultural programming. Showcasing a diverse range of artists from around the world, the series has earned 67 Emmy Awards and six Peabody Awards. The Great Performances website hosts exclusive videos, interviews, photos, full episodes and more. The series is produced by The WNET Group. Great Performances is available for streaming concurrent with broadcast on PBS.org and the PBS App, available on iOS, Android, Roku streaming devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO.

FUNDING CREDITS

Great Performances: Message In A Bottle is funded by the Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund. Series funding for Great Performances is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation LLC, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Jack Lawrence Trust, Seton J. Melvin, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Leni and Peter May, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith and Ellen and James S. Marcus.

TRANSCRIPT

♪♪ Every little thing she does is magic... ♪♪ Treat yourself to the great performances in “Message in a Bottle ” based on the songs of Sting.

It's an extraordinary and compelling dance show choreographed by the brilliant Kate Prince.

♪♪ Don't miss this remarkable message in a bottle.

♪♪ Message in a bottle ♪♪ on Great Performances.