Of Moving Colors & Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra present: The Tempest
The final performance in its thirtieth anniversary season, Of Moving Colors Productions partners up with Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra to present Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Manship Theatre 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
As the final performance of its thirtieth anniversary season, Of Moving Colors Productions partners up with Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra to present Shakespeare's The Tempest. True to OMC’s reputation for cross-disciplinary dance theatre, The Tempest represents a highly collaborative effort with several other artistic entities, local and beyond. Violist and composer Christian Frederickson offers an original score for the piece, and the Baton Rouge Symphony Chamber Players will appear live with Frederickson onstage alongside the dancers to perform the score. In addition, three world-class guest choreographers from New York City and Salt Lake City contribute work to the project, while Louisiana poet Xero Skidmore will perform voice excerpts from The Tempest and original works inspired by the play. Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts. 7:30 pm Friday; 2 pm & 7:30 pm Saturday. $13‒$35. manshiptheatre.org or (225) 344-0334. See our listing for the St Francisville performance at Hemingbough May 7.
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