Glass, Wilson, et al. to Participate in Lincoln Center Festival 2007
(© Michael Portantiere)
The complete schedule for Lincoln Center Festival 2007, which will run July 10-29 and include 93 performances and events by artists and ensembles from 14 countires, has been announced. Among the highlights:
- Philip Glass’s Book of Longing, based on Leonard Cohen’s poetry, in N.Y. premiere
- Chile’s Compañía Teatro Cinema’s production of Gemelos, a free adaptation of the novel The Notebook by Agota Kristof
- Kabuki troupe Heisei Nakamura-za in two classic plays to be presented in Avery Fisher Hall, which will be transformed into a Kabuki theater
- La Comédie-Française in U.S. premiere of Robert Wilson’s production of Les Fables de la Fontaine
- World premiere of Slow Dancing , a large-scale outdoor video installation by David Michalek
- Divinas Palabras, by Spain’s Centro Nacional Dramatico
- Argentina’s Proyecto Chejov’s Un Hombre que se Ahoga
- Mexico’s Teatro de Ciertos Habitantes’ De Monstruos y Prodigios: La Historia de los Castrati
- The Full Monteverdi: Britain’s I Fagiolini vocal ensemble performing Monteverdi madrigals in the site-specific theatrical setting of the Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center’s Rose Building
- Contemporary Legend Theatre of Taiwan in N.Y. premiere of one-man version of King Lear
- Mongolia: Music, Dance & Ballad in eight-hour epic The Secret History of the Mongols
- Valery Gergiev & Kirov Opera, Wagner’s Ring Cycle, co-presented by Lincoln Center Festival and the Metropolitan Opera
Festival director Nigel Redden commented, “As in our past seasons, the Lincoln Center Festival will be a mix of music, dance, drama, and visual art — but, by and large, great stories from all over the world have inspired the programming this year. From the vastness of Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle to the pithy and exquisite animal fables of Fontaine as enacted by the esteemed Comédie-Française, these tales will be realized anew in fresh visions by some of today’s most insightful creative artists.”
For a complete schedule of events, including all dates and performance times, visit www.linconcenter.org
