From Friday April 18th, 2008 To Sunday May 25th, 2008
A WORLD PREMIERE FLAMENCO MUSICAL written by the great Spanish genius PABLO PICASSO. Original music by BASILIO GEORGES. Original choreography by AURORA REYES. Produced, Designed and Directed by ANGEL GIL ORRIOS. FLAMENCO MUSIC, SINGING and DANCE fuse with PICASSO'S POETIC TEXT "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz", PROJECTIONS of his paintings and Picassoesque MASKS to create an unforgettable "TOTAL THEATRE" EXPERIENCE. PERFORMANCES IN ENGLISH: Fridays 8pm & Saturdays 3pm. ***PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SATURDAY MAY 17 3PM PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT.*** PERFORMANCES IN SPANISH: Saturdays 8pm & Sundays 4pm.
The BILINGUAL WORLD PREMIERE of
a haunting FLAMENCO musical
PICASSO FLAMENCOunt of Orgaz
Written by the Spanish genius PABLO PICASSO
English version by JEROME ROTHENBERG Original Music by BASILIO GEORGES Choreography AURORA REYES
Projections RUBEN DARIO CRUZ Masks & Big Feet JANE STEIN "Guernica" Effigies ELIZABETH LIPTON Costumes SOLEDAD LOPEZ & AMERICA BARRERA
Designed, Produced & Directed by ANGEL GIL ORRIOS
with AURORA REYES, ERIKA DE JULIA,
SILVIA SILLER, KATHY TEJADA,
ANGELA PEREZ, WALTER GUZMAN,
and the special collaboration of
dancer YLOY YBARRA and actor HECTOR LUIS RIVERA as PICASSO’S BIG FEET.
Guitarists: BASILIO GEORGES and JED MILEY Keyboard: OCTAVIO BRUNETTI Percussion-Bass:SEAN KUPISZ
Six weeks only! APRIL 18 to MAY 25, 2008
THE SATURDAY MAY 17 3PM PERFORMANCE IS SOLD OUT.
TICKETS $30 STUDENTS & SENIORS $27
Special group rates
Sponsored by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, The Henry & Lucy Moses Fund, The Tourist Office of Spain, The Consulate General of Spain in New York, and The Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain's Ministry of Culture and U.S. Universities.
