The 45th anniversary production of Elizabeth Swados’ Nightclub Cantata, an eclectic and heralded theatrical creation rarely seen since its inception decades ago, will be staged from Saturday, April 23 to Sunday, May 22 at Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre. Bill Castellino directs and choreographs a cast of six.
Based on texts by Sylvia Plath, Pablo Neruda and other poets, Nightclub Cantata is a joyful song cycle of world literature about survival: what compels us back to life and to living as one. Created by innovator, activist and theatre icon Elizabeth Swados, the evening offers sound, literature, poetry and bold physicality. Nightclub Cantata is a theatrical creation combining what Swados called “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.
Tickets are $35-$75 and can be purchased by visiting: https://www.thecelltheatre.org/nightclubcantata
Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre is located at 338 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 1
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