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ROB BECKER’S DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN The show has played to sold-out audiences across the USA and Canada . The New York Times calls Caveman “A comic phenomenon.” The Washington Post says Caveman is “Hilarious!” Performance City Hall Theatre
LISITSA & KUZNETSOFF Alluring performances filled with “voluptuous sensuality” (New York Times) and emotional intensity will be the order of the day.
Programme 18th January Andante Cantabile, from Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47 Schumann/arr. Gottlieb La Valse Ravel Reminiscences de Don Juan, S656 Liszt Programme 19th
January Fantasy in F minor, Op.103, D940 Schubert Rondo in C major, Op.73 Chopin Performance City Hall Theatre
MCCOY TYNER TRIO 21st and 22nd January 2005 The McCoy Tyner Trio is joined by virtuoso flute player Dave Valentine for both concerts. Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
GREAT MEN OF GOSPEL Filled with “God
and good music…” (Tritano Evans) the National Black
Touring Circuit Inc.’s lively production traces the history
of Written and directed by Elizabeth Van Dyke, director of last year’s moving biography of Marian Anderson, this production by Woodie King, Jr.’s renowned company, is sure to bring the audience to its feet. Performance City Hall Theatre
ALONZO KING’S LINES BALLET “Hip and hot, looking good, and dancing deliciously on the edge…” San Francisco Chronicle. Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
AMICI forever Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
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THE UNEXPECTED MAN With Charles Shaughnessy
and Judy Kuhn Performance City Hall Theatre
MICHAEL MOSCHEN Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
FLAMENCO IN CONCERT Performance City Hall Theatre DON GIOVANNI Performance City Hall Theatre
MOSCOW CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Two exciting programmes demonstrate the “subtlety and verve” (Daily Telegraph) and “luminous” sound of this remarkable orchestra. Programme 14th February
Pezzo capriccioso for cello and strings Tchaikovsky Alexander Zagorinsky,
cello
Programme 15th
February Chamber Symphony Op. 110a Shostakovich Chamber Concerto for
Piano and Strings Bridge Arr. Orbelian
Symphony No.49 La Passione Haydn Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
MOMIX Bermuda was captivated when MOMIX made its first visit to the Island in 2003. This performance, a combination of illusion, theatrical experience and dance athleticism, is sure to entrance every member of the family. Performance Ruth Seaton James Centre
SHOW STOPPERS! Performance City Hall Theatre |
The longest running solo play in Broadway history, Rob Becker’s Defending the Caveman, starring Chris Sullivan, opens the 2005 season of the Bermuda Festival. The show is a humorous exploration of the differences between men and women and how those differences make them misunderstand each other. 
Two
Steinway pianos and the four dextrous hands of a dazzling husband
and wife team from Kiev, Ukraine combine to create a powerful evening
of pianistic fireworks. Dubbed a “matched pair of firebrands”
by critic John Ardoin, Valentina Lisitsa and Alexei Kuznetsoff display
unanimity of approach and technical brilliance in their mastery
of duo-piano playing. 
From his early associations with saxophonist John Coltrane, to the present day, the legendary pianist, McCoy Tyner, has shaped and swayed modern jazz and been the inspiration for a whole generation of contemporary jazz pianists. He has an easily identifiable blues-based piano style, replete with sophisticated chords, fleet, lyrical gestures and an explosively percussive left hand, which first filtered, then transcended, bebop and other conventional styles to become one of the most ubiquitous in improvised music today. 
Gospel
Music from its origins in the struggles of African slavery to the
glittering concert hall performances of contemporary gospel artists.
Embracing such favourites as Wade in the Water, Didn’t
My Lord Deliver Daniel?, We shall Overcome and Oh Happy
Day, the talented all male ensemble delivers its story with
passion, in a soul-stirring performance of dramatic word song and
dance. 
Now in its third decade, this vivacious San Francisco-based contemporary dance company redefines classical ballet through innovative collaborations with musicians from diverse backgrounds and traditions. Renowned for his unique vision of movement, music and rhythm,
Sexy, alluring and talented, AMICI forever has taken the world by storm. With a clever blend of pop and classical, dubbed “arias with attitude” (Classic FM Magazine), this vivacious vocal quintet has firmly placed its mark on the contemporary music scene. Nominated for the 2004 Classical Brit Award with their CD, The Opera Band, these sensational singers are rapidly reaching pop cult status. Ranging from Presley to Puccini, the programme will include excerpts from The Pearl Fishers, Turandot, Zadok the Priest and Requiem For A Soldier from Band Of Brothers.
In this sparkling, suspenseful story of two strangers on a train, what begins as a lonely, silent journey becomes the adventure of a lifetime. Traveling from Paris to Frankfurt a woman, by chance, ends up sitting opposite her favourite novelist. What will she do? Will she speak to him? Will she get out the novelist’s latest book from her bag and start reading it and see if he reacts? The play takes us inside their minds as they ride in the carriage together. Both wallow in memories of their respective lives as they look for ways to break the ice and speak to one another. This sharp, funny and sexy play, staged especially for The Bermuda Festival, is certain to delight.
One of the world’s most visionary performing artists, Michael Moschen, juggler without compare, has revolutionized this ancient circus art and turned it into a mesmerizing form of theatre. Critically acclaimed by such leading media as The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times who have called his work “genius”, “exhilarating virtuoso entertainment” and “flawless purity.” Incorporating the rich beauty of art, science, physics and mathematics, this MacArthur Fellow has, for the first time, added audience participation to a show of creative, fantastic and impossible feats of manipulation and illusion. With appeal across the generations, this is the perfect event for the whole family.
Highlighting the power and passion of Southern Spain ’s song, dance and music, one of the world’s finest flamenco guitarists, Paco Pena, brings his Flamenco Dance Company to Bermuda . Flamenco In Concert, featuring guitarists, singers and dancers captures the essence of the true flamenco tradition. Showcasing the rhythmic versatility of the guitars, the emotional outpouring of the singing and the sinuous seduction of the dancing, this show transports you to the Andalusian Gipsy society from which the art form primarily emerged.
Due to the generosity of a group of private sponsors, The Bermuda Festival is delighted to welcome The Opera A La Carte Company – Director Nicholas Heath, to present Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Set in the eighteenth century, Nicholas Heath’s interpretation is a raunchy romp through this popular opera. Drawn from the UK ’s most famous opera houses, the singers in this chamber opera company demonstrate true dramatic talent to complement their towering voices.
Under the baton of conductor Constantine Orbelian, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra makes its first appearance in Bermuda , en route for a performance at Carnegie Hall. Founded in 1956 and known in Russia as the Russian State Academic Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra was an inspiration to important composers, such as Shostakovic who declared “This must be the greatest chamber orchestra in the world.” Under Orbelian’s direction, since 1991, the Orchestra has entered a new era of international recognition and acclaim. 
The Festival is thrilled to include this remarkable Company in the 2005 season, with a new show entitled Opus Cactus. The show takes its inspiration from the flora, fauna and simple magic of the American Southwest. Moses Pendleton’s ingenuity, theatricality and cunning imagination create vivid images of the desert in “strange vignettes.”(Clive Barnes , New York Post ) 
Closing the 2005 season, the ever popular Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Bermuda presents SHOW STOPPERS! Audiences are taken on a wonderful journey through the many years of Musical Theatre in Bermuda. Rousing reprisals of the Society’s past glories are guaranteed to delight audiences with memories of days gone by. Excerpts from well known shows not yet produced by the Society and songs from current Broadway hits, such as Hairspray, Thoroughly Modern Milly and Mamma Mia thrill the audience culminating in a finale that will leave even the most sophisticated theatregoer with a song on their lips and a bounce in their step. Prepare to be captivated!