PERFORMING ARTS: Theatre, Ballet, Modern Dance

This is neither a rant nor a reflection, but rather --

AN INVITATION.

Friends of the Circle of the Free Spirit are often engaged in the visual, performing, and literary arts.

Here is an upcoming performing arts event in which several Circle friends are involved:

SPRING 2008 CALENDAR

"THREE"

May 30 & 31 at 8 PM

June 1 at 3 PM

Organized by Cindy Bernier and Bernier Dance, and featuring the modern dance performances of Bernier Dance, Daniela Hoff Dance Company, and Vissi Dance Theater.

Our own Osamu Uehara and friends in Bernier Dance will perform their moving four-part "Notes from the Dead" - a dramatic and moving piece addressing the futility of the cycle of war and violence. The women of Bernier Dance will perform "Myth in Pink", a satiric look the the stereotypes that form our image of the custom of marriage and the bride.

Clark Studio Theater, Samuel B. and David Rose Building, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York City

Tickets: $20, Students/Seniors $15

212-868-4444

www.smarttix.com

Directions and Program Information:
www.bernierdance.org

+++

"The Sleeping Beauty"

Sunday, June 8, at 2:30 PM

Choreographed and directed by Osamu Uehara, with performances by the adults of The American Ballet Russe and the students of the Great Neck School of Dance. The performers include Mark as Court Chamberlain Catalabutte. Karina as the Lilac Fairy, John and Marcia as the King and Queen, Simon as the wicked fairy Carabosse, and Raoul and Roberta as Prince Desire and Princess Aurora. Although well-known as a fairy tale,

The Sleeping Beauty is a thinly disguised retelling of the myth of the fall and rescue of Sophia, the Goddess of Wisdom. In the tradition of Dostoyevsky and Russian Sophiologists, the world is saved by Love and Beauty.

Great Neck South High School
341 Lakeville Road, Great Neck, Long Island
(35 minute LIRR ride from Penn Station, Manhattan, then a cab from Great Neck station)
General ADmission $20
Info and tickets: 516-466-3515

+++

APRIL 12, 2008

Bernier Dance & Peace Action present

ARTISTS FOR PEACE 2008

DANCE - MUSIC - POETRY

David Beck, Bernier Dance, Janis Brenner, Kristina Erikson, tiffany Esteb, Marcus Ray Estrada, Rebecca Hart, Brian Tracy, Doug Wahlberg Band, and Readings from Maxine Hong Kingston's "Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace"

Saturday, April 12, 8 PM
Crystal Theater, Norwalk, Connecticut
(Not far from South Norwalk Metro North Train Station)

Proceeds to benefit Homes for the Brave
and Homeless Shelter for Vets

Tickets $15, $25, $50, $100
SmartTix: 877-238-5596
www.smarttix.com

Directions and Program Information:
www.bernierdance.org


Past Events

First Post: December 6, 2006

This Post: May 28, 2008