Eidolon Ballet presents
For Immediate Release contact: Melanie Cortier 212-946-1275
Eidolon Ballet Premiers The Beatitudes
The New York International Fringe Festival
Eidolon Ballet premiers The Beatitudes, a one-act dance play exploring the origins of the Beat Generation during FringeNYC, August 13-20, 2010.
Set to poetry and music from the Beat Generation, The Beatitudes contemplates the post-war splintering of American values, and the birth of wild new ideas about what’s holy, sacred… Beat. Through the eyes of a two young lovers, one newly returned from the war, the other just out of college, we meet the ‘hep-cats’ and ‘gone-chicks’ of this new hip society, and watch as they alternately embrace and reject everything they have previously known, while striving to find a new America. Inspired by the prose of Jack Kerouac, the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, and jazz from such virtuoso composers and performers as Louis Jordan, David Amram, King Pleasure and Billie Holiday, The Beatitudes pays homage to one of the major 20th century threads in American literature, music, art and social consciousness, reminding us once again of just how far we have come.
Led by Artistic Director Melanie Cortier, Eidolon is a chamber-sized contemporary ballet company located in New York City. Since its inception in 1999, Eidolon has earned a reputation for developing an accessible, unorthodox and fun-loving form of dance. Eidolon contrasts ballet and modern dance with ethnic, modern and classical music creating a universal dance experience. Eidolon brings together dancers, choreographers, and other artists to create new and innovative works.
Story by: Justin Allen
Choreography: Melanie Cortier
Dancers:
Ray: Jerry “Chip” Scuderi
Dean: Alfredo Solivan
Alvah: Maureen Duke
Maggie: A.Temple Kemezis
The Subterraneans: Danielle Cortier, Valerie Cortier, A. Temple Kemezis, Caitlin Maxwell, Meaghan Maxwell, Duke Mitchell,
Mark Maestranzi, Ericka Richerick, Ashley Talluto, Bethany White (Swings: Jessica Bracy, Claire McKeveny).
Show Times:
Saturday, August 14, 1:45-2:20 pm
Sunday, August 15, 11:00- 11:35 pm
Wednesday, August 18, 3:30-4:05 pm
Thursday, August 19, 9:15-9:50 pm
Friday, August 20, 8:00-8:35 pm
* Free Sneak Preview Performance Saturday, August 14, 10:25 am. Fringe Opening Ceremonies at the Fringe NYC Stage at SummerStreets. Located at Spring Street and Lafayette.
For Information/Tickets visit:
www.fringenyc.org
or call 866-468-7619
Venue Information:
FringeNYC Venue #1: Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street (between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY
Subway: F/V to 2nd Avenue, B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Broadway
Bus: M103 to Bowery & Delancey or M15L to Allen & Delancey
The New York International Fringe Festival
A Production of The Present Company
Eidolon Ballet in Concert
PO Box 939, Lenox Hill Station, New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212-946-1275, Email: [email protected], Website: www.eidolonballet.org
To set up press comps, contact Melanie Cortier at [email protected]
Eidolon Ballet Premiers The Beatitudes
The New York International Fringe Festival
Eidolon Ballet premiers The Beatitudes, a one-act dance play exploring the origins of the Beat Generation during FringeNYC, August 13-20, 2010.
Set to poetry and music from the Beat Generation, The Beatitudes contemplates the post-war splintering of American values, and the birth of wild new ideas about what’s holy, sacred… Beat. Through the eyes of a two young lovers, one newly returned from the war, the other just out of college, we meet the ‘hep-cats’ and ‘gone-chicks’ of this new hip society, and watch as they alternately embrace and reject everything they have previously known, while striving to find a new America. Inspired by the prose of Jack Kerouac, the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, and jazz from such virtuoso composers and performers as Louis Jordan, David Amram, King Pleasure and Billie Holiday, The Beatitudes pays homage to one of the major 20th century threads in American literature, music, art and social consciousness, reminding us once again of just how far we have come.
Led by Artistic Director Melanie Cortier, Eidolon is a chamber-sized contemporary ballet company located in New York City. Since its inception in 1999, Eidolon has earned a reputation for developing an accessible, unorthodox and fun-loving form of dance. Eidolon contrasts ballet and modern dance with ethnic, modern and classical music creating a universal dance experience. Eidolon brings together dancers, choreographers, and other artists to create new and innovative works.
Story by: Justin Allen
Choreography: Melanie Cortier
Dancers:
Ray: Jerry “Chip” Scuderi
Dean: Alfredo Solivan
Alvah: Maureen Duke
Maggie: A.Temple Kemezis
The Subterraneans: Danielle Cortier, Valerie Cortier, A. Temple Kemezis, Caitlin Maxwell, Meaghan Maxwell, Duke Mitchell,
Mark Maestranzi, Ericka Richerick, Ashley Talluto, Bethany White (Swings: Jessica Bracy, Claire McKeveny).
Show Times:
Saturday, August 14, 1:45-2:20 pm
Sunday, August 15, 11:00- 11:35 pm
Wednesday, August 18, 3:30-4:05 pm
Thursday, August 19, 9:15-9:50 pm
Friday, August 20, 8:00-8:35 pm
* Free Sneak Preview Performance Saturday, August 14, 10:25 am. Fringe Opening Ceremonies at the Fringe NYC Stage at SummerStreets. Located at Spring Street and Lafayette.
For Information/Tickets visit:
www.fringenyc.org
or call 866-468-7619
Venue Information:
FringeNYC Venue #1: Dixon Place
161A Chrystie Street (between Rivington & Delancey), New York, NY
Subway: F/V to 2nd Avenue, B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Broadway
Bus: M103 to Bowery & Delancey or M15L to Allen & Delancey
The New York International Fringe Festival
A Production of The Present Company
Eidolon Ballet in Concert
PO Box 939, Lenox Hill Station, New York, NY 10021
Tel: 212-946-1275, Email: [email protected], Website: www.eidolonballet.org
To set up press comps, contact Melanie Cortier at [email protected]
