AQUILA THEATRE COMPANY Aquila Theatre
Company Set against a classical Athenian Backdrop, Shakespeare’s play deals with the universal theme of love and its attendant complications: passion, lust, frustration, depression, confusion and, of course, marriage. Aquila ’s imaginative interpretation weaves a web of theatrical magic that takes the audience to the heart of an enchanted forest, the injustice of the Athenian court and the political strife of the fairy kingdom. Pre-performance talk Bermuda National Gallery Performance City Hall Theatre Aquila Theatre
Company in Rudyard Kipling's 17th and 18th January 2003 The Aquila Theatre Company’s production of Oscar Wilde’s classic play The Importance of Being Earnest, overflows with wit, elegance and romantic comedy! This amusing tale crammed with larger than life characters and memorable satirical humour, giving insight into the flamboyant lifestyle of the fashionable British upper classes, is given Aquila ’s characteristic staging. Pre-performance Talk Bermuda National Gallery Performance City Hall Theatre
WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN A scintillating combination of dance, stories, dramatized conversations, history, negro spirituals and gospel songs, performed by Ruth Thomas and Company. Featured performers include The Ensemble Singers (formerly WORD) under the direction of Lloyd Matthew, The National Dance Theatre of Bermuda and Rejoice directed by Darryl Simons. Also appearing are Gary Burgess, Marcelle Clamens, Sophia Ebanks, Wendell “Shine” Hayward , Grace Landy, Edrene Malcolm, Leo Mills, Gary Phillips, Grace Rawlins and Philip Spencer. Performance City Hall Theatre
YING QUARTET This youthful, highly talented string quartet has maintained, in its ten year career, a constant quest to make artistic and creative expression an essential part of everyday life. Their infectious enthusiasm and approachable stage presence draws the audience into their performance as they present two innovative and exciting programmes: 22nd January 2003
23rd January 2003 Quartet, Op. 11 Barber 2 recent LifeMusic commissions* Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 Rasumovsky Beethoven *In the LifeMusic project, the Ying Quartet commissions one established composer and one emerging composer, to write a quartet that is inspired by some dimension of the American experience. Performance City Hall Theatre
CHANTICLEER A review in The Boston Globe described Chanticleer’s singing as “…breathtaking in its accuracy of intonation, purity of blend, variety of color and swagger of style”. This Grammy award-winning, a capella ensemble of twelve male voices, takes us on a trip through the world of American music. We are transported from seventeenth century Mexican polyphony, through eighteenth and nineteenth century church music to the varied compositions of the twentieth century. A selection of jazz, folk and gospel features traditional American folk songs, music by Gershwin, Ruby and Coates and new arrangements of African American music. Performance City Hall Theatre
HEY GRINGO!
Hey Gringo! Through Peru
28th January 2003 The journey across Bolivia, in search of a mystery cave rumoured to hold the last of the cosmic secrets, introduces us to illegal loggers, Brazilian dancers, drug enforcement agents, lawless cities, seedy bars and jungle night-clubs. It is an odyssey that finally leads to a lost world in the shadow of Cerro Amboro, the sacred mountain, shrouded in mist and myth. 29th January 2003 Peter Searles takes us through some of the more gruelling parts of his South American travels as he passes through Chile, encountering fascist police, Marxist priests and a beautiful young revolutionary, along the way. A journey through shanty towns and smog-laden cities to a world of forests, lakes and volcanoes, which turns into a quest for truth and meaning in a land torn apart by years of military dictatorship. Performance Daylesford Theatre
ARTURO SANDOVAL Celebrated Cuban trumpet player Arturo Sandoval sets Bermuda alight with his gravity-defying riffs and piercing high notes. Accompanied by his band, this multi Grammy award-winner displays his wide-ranging virtuosity in a broad programme, injected with humour, spontaneity and high spirits, that promise to raise the roof. Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
IF I SHOULD DIE Devised and Directed by Jane McCulloch With Gemma Jones
as The Friend
Jane McCulloch’s popular English Chamber Theatre returns to the Festival with a cameo production, celebrating the life of Rupert Brooke, in poetry, prose and music. In his short life, Brooke, best known for his poem Grantchester and for his War Sonnets, captured the imagination of a whole generation. His story is told through the eyes of a woman who knew him from his early days at Rugby , to the heady days at Cambridge , his fated love affair with Katharine (Ka) Cox, and through his war experiences, cut short by his untimely death, on his way to the Dardanelles , in 1915. We are left wondering what might have been, had his life been spared. Performance City Hall Theatre
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NATALIE CHOQUETTE Operatic tour-de-force, Natalie Choquette, presents the lighter side of opera with a unique blend of high opera and hilarious comedy. With a sense of fun, she provides an amusing programme whilst giving full value to the operatic arias with her stunning coloratura soprano voice. A light-hearted introduction for those new to the world of opera; and for the well-versed, a chance to hear live, some of the best-loved pieces. Performance City Hall Theatre
TROMBONES DE COSTA RICA The musicianship and flawless technique of these young artists is certain to blow you away! The talented ensemble, from Costa Rica, comprises four trombones and percussion, and presents a varied programme ranging from Bach and Bernstein to Lloyd Webber and Costa Rican composers. The programme features the world premiere of a piece specially commissioned for the Ensemble’s performance at the Bemruda Festival, and a highlight of each performance is a guest appearance by Bermuda ’s renowned tuba player, Kenneth Amis. Performance City Hall Theatre
DANCERS FROM THE ROYAL BALLET featuring Wayne Sleep Former Royal ballet dancer, Andrew Ward, presents dancers from the Royal Ballet in a Gala Evening of Dance. The evening comprises a night of Star Turns with dancers from the Royal Ballet. The Festival is proud to announce that the Company is joined by the legendary Wayne Sleep, who features in the gala evenings which celebrate the beauty, passion and splendour of dance. Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK This African-American a capella sextet has wowed audiences with its extraordinary harmonies, for almost thirty years, and still its popularity grows! Some of the music of this Grammy award-winning sextet derives from old spirituals, some of the sixties civil rights movement, some touches on gospel and some has its roots in jazz and blues; all of it is sung with passion, commitment and showmanship. These performances are signed for the deaf and hard of hearing. Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
MOMIX MOMIX IN ORBIT MOMIX invites you to revolve in a stratosphere of cosmic pleasure, while dreams, light, shadow and motion whisk you away from time and space. In an endless search for another gravity, Artistic Director Moses Pendleton and his award-winning company create a spectacular blend of physical theatre, circus, athleticism and humour. Don’t trust your senses – this show is supernatural! Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
BOOTHBY GRAFFOE & ANTONIO FORCIONE Stand-up comedy at its best, with the added bonus of a brilliant guitarist. Supported by the musical talents of Antonio Forcione, British comedian Boothby Graffoe’s gags flow seamlessly, in a relaxed stream of comedy. Bolstered by his comic songs, he delivers his humour with a wonderfully expressive face and impeccable timing. The banter between the two artists results in amusing comedic duels, and Forcione’s guitar interludes are nothing short of remarkable. This show contains strong language and adult humour. Performance Daylesford Theatre
THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH JAMES EHNES, violin Conductor RALF GOTHONI The Bermuda Festival has been fortunate in engaging once more, the English Chamber Orchestra (of which HRH The Prince of Wales is Patron) to close this year’s Festival. This remarkable orchestra has found a place in the hearts of Bermudians in its many visits over the Festival’s history, and will undoubtedly bring much pleasure to audiences both new and old. Programme:
Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
JAMES EHNES Eduard Laurel
Piano Programme:
Performance City Hall Theatre
THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH RALF GOTHONI
Conductor/Piano Programme:
Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA With STEPHANIE GONLEY Director/Viola And OFFER FALK Violin
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