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Nightclub Cantata

Apr 23, 2022 - May 22, 2022

PLAYING @

The Cell
338 W. 23rd St.
New York, NY 10011

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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
By Subway: A C E trains to 23rd/ 8th Ave 1 train to 23rd/ 7th Ave

Show Description:

Based on texts by Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda and other poets, Nightclub Cantata is a joyful song cycle of world poetry set to music and movement about what compels us back to life and to living as one. Created by innovator, activist and theatre icon Elizabeth Swados, the eclectic review of sound, literature, poetry, and bold physicality melds to intrigue, provoke, and engage the listener. Whimsical, intense, insightful and singular, Nightclub Cantata is a theatrical creation combining the seriousness of a cantata with the frivolousness of a nightclub. The ground-breaking work premiered at The Village Gate in 1977 and has not been seen on the NYC stage for over 40 years! It is born of the avant-garde tradition of the 1960s and 70s, yet it is fresh, vital and relevant to our lives today.

Nightclub Cantata is presented by Nightclub Cantata LLC (Jesse Manocherian, producer) and by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. Music Director: Miles Plant; Lighting Designer: Matt Lazarus; Costume Designer: Nicole Wee; Set Designer: Romello Huins Stage Manager: Arthur Atkinson; Assistant Stage Manager: Richard Urquiza; Dialect Coach Charlotte Cohn; Percussion Jessie Nelson; Casting: Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA; Public Relations: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR

COVID SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
Vaccination information, including booster shot info, will be screened at the door to ensure this performance meets safety regulations that match that of New York City's cultural establishments. All guests must wear masks unless actively eating or drinking.

FROM TDF: While we are doing our best to keep each show's COVID-19
protocols up to date, rules vary and change. Before purchasing tickets,
please double-check the COVID-19 rules on the show's official website so
you are prepared.

Performance Schedule:

Preview performances are April 23-May 1, 2022 - Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. (plus Sunday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m.). Opening Night is Monday, May 2, 2022 at 8:00 p.m.
Regular Performances are May 5-May 22, 2022 - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 p.m.

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Director

BILL CASTELLINO

Choreography

BILL CASTELLINO

Written By

ELIZABETH SWADOS

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Age Guidance: 16

REVIEWS

"AN ENTHRALLING TREASURE CHEST
OF MUSIC,SONG AND MOVEMENT"
"SPARKLES AND SHINES
WITH EXQUISITE EXUBERANCE"
-MARILYN LESTE NITELIFE EXCHANGE CONTINUE READING

"THE PRODUCTION IS
HYPNOTIC"
"PRECISE, IMAGINATIVE AND
EVOCATIVE"
-ALIX COHEN PLAYIN’ AROUND CONTINUE READING

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