- Title: Farm Fantasia
- Date: 22nd December 1995
- Summary: A bizarre ballet featuring a mixed cast of humans and animals that has been conceived, choreographed and performed on a working farm in the west of England as part of the xmas festivities. LITTLE ASH is an 80 acre farm at Throwleigh on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon run by MARTHE KILEY-WORTHINGTON and her partner CHRIS RENDLE. She is an animal behaviouralist and each year as part of her research, gives a concert for her neighbours with selected animals that have been trained to sit, beg, roll over, gallop in unison stand on boxes etc. Prog followes thee fortunes of the farm's community as the animals are trained throughout November in basic movement to music, their rehearsal with the animals in the week before their public performance, and the day itself. The b dancers are RACHEL LOPEZ de la NIETA and MICHAEL KEEGAN-DOLAN and both were trained at the Central School of Ballet.
- Description:Quirky story about a working livestock farm where the annual highlight is a musical performance by the animals.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Unspecified
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:22/12/1995
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s