October 6, 2014 with Opera Lafayette
Opera Lafayette presents the Modern Staged Premiere of Jean Philippe Rameau’s
Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour, ou Les Dieux d’Égypte (1747)
Libretto by Louis de Cahusac
Opera Lafayette opens its 20th season with Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour, ou Les Dieux d’Égypte (The Celebrations of Marriage and Love, or the Gods of Egypt), the last of Rameau’s large-scale opéras-ballets to be revived and performed in recent times. Join an international cast on a mythical journey from conflict to unity though expressions of eternal love. Three critically acclaimed dance companies– representing Egyptians, Amazons, and Gods of the Nile–weave this romantic tale into seven magnificent ballets, complementing the musicality of cast and chorus. Grace and movement are prevalent throughout the evening, as each act is directed by one of the production’s three contributing choreographers:Catherine Turocy of the New York Baroque Dance Company, Anuradha Nehru of Kalanidhi Dance, and Seán Curran of the Seán Curran Company.
Performance Timing: Act I – 60 min.; Intermission – 15 min.; Act II – 80 min.
Performed in French, with English supertitles.
CAST:
Calire Debono – Orthésie, Ori
Jeffrey Thompson – Osiris, Aruéris
Ingrid Perruche – Mirrine, Memphis
François Lis – Canope, Un Égyptien
Aaron Sheehan – Le Plaisir, Agéris, Un Berger égyptien
Kelly Ballou – L’Amour, Une Égyptienne
Laetitia Spitzer Grimaldi – L’Hymen, Une Bergère égyptienne
William Sharp – Le Grand Prêtre, Un Égyptien
Kyle Bielfield – Un Berger égyptien
Opera Lafayette Orchestra & Chorus
Ryan Brown, conductor
October 9 Repeat Performance in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rose Theater, 7:30pm
October 12 with the Dallas Bach Society
La Danse: Hommage à Jean-Philippe Rameau
Sunday, 12 October 2014, 3pm — SMU Caruth Auditorium
We celebrate the 250th anniversary of the greatest French Baroque composer with a wide-ranging selection of his work, featuring the New York Baroque Dance Company and renowned soprano Ann Monoyios. Featured will be dances, chamber music, Pièces de clavecin, and two pieces of opera-ballet as performed at the Paris Opera during the Baroque period: La Danse from Les Fêtes d’Hébé, and the prologue to Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour, the latter a fresh realization direct from performances at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.
January 15, 2015 at 7pm Cosmography of the Spheres at the National Cathedral
Catherine Turocy directs Henry Purcell’s Saul and the Witch of Endor and his Dido and Aeneas for the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. NYBDC dancers Alexis Silver and Scott Weber will join students of the Washington School of Ballet for this special performance with Cathedra directed by Michael McCarthy. The concert is free, first come, first served. For more information Click Here
February 7: The “Aimable” Dances with Ani Udovicki at Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (corner of Flatbush Ave). www.markmorrisdancegroup.org/schoollocate.cfm.
Cost: only $16 per class! Time: 3-5pm This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people. Ages 13 and up are welcome to join us.
March 7: The Exotic Turk with Caroline Copeland at Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (corner of Flatbush Ave).
Cost: only $16 per class! Time: 3-5pm This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people. Ages 13 and up are welcome to join us.
March 22: Catherine Turocy in pre-concert Lecture at Columbia University with the Four Nations Ensemble. Location: Maison Française at Columbia University 116th Street between Broadway& Amsterdam on campus. Details
April 4: Spain VS. France, the Sarabande with Caroline Copeland at Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (corner of Flatbush Ave).
Cost: only $16 per class! Time: 3-5pm This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people. Ages 13 and up are welcome to join us.
April 9-11 Workshop with Catherine Turocy in La Coruna, Spain. Events link on Facebook
May 2: Virtuosic Phrases from Feuillet’s Apollon with Caroline Copeland at Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (corner of Flatbush Ave).
Cost: only $16 per class! Time: 3-5pm This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people. Ages 13 and up are welcome to join us.
June 6: “La Gelosia” from Terpsichore with Catherine Turocy at Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (corner of Flatbush Ave).
Cost: only $16 per class! Time: 3-5pm This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people. Ages 13 and up are welcome to join us.
July 5-27 Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, Henry Purcell’s Fairy Queen. Stage direction by Catherine Turocy and Conducted by James Richman Events link on Hawaii Performing Arts Festival
August 1: Baroque Dance Technique with Meggi Sweeney Smith at Mark Morris Dance Center at 3 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, New York (corner of Flatbush Ave).
Cost: only $16 per class! Time: 3-5pm This class is open to professional dancers, teachers, students, musicians, singers, actors and dance enthusiasts. Expand your circle of friends as you meet new people. Ages 13 and up are welcome to join us.
August 20-25, Santa Barbara Historical Dance Workshops in California Link to details
