POSTPONED: The Far-Out Prophecies of Nostradamus
Kanopy Dance Company
press release: With the serious threat of the coronavirus pandemic, and in the best interest of protecting our patrons, artists, Kanopy families and the larger community, we are joining our arts colleagues here and across the country who have already taken the first important steps in collectively doing the right thing and POSTPONING the April 17-19, 2020 run of our upcoming production, "The Far Out Prophecies of Nostradamus", at the Overture Center for the Arts.
We are in an enviable position of having some flexibility in rescheduling our show, because we are working exclusively with uber exceptional, local talent, Are We Delicious? as well as with Kanopy’s professional dancers/choreographers-- rather than featuring out of town guest stars -our normal course. That makes our logistics much less complicated. Our hope is to stage "The Far Out Prophecies of Nostradamus" either in mid -May or potentially in June—those dates should be clearer during the next several weeks.
Kanopy Dance Academy continues to operate its full schedule of (small) classes at our Studios at 341 State Street, and we have aggressively implemented health and safety initiatives in accordance with CDC guidelines and best practices. We are also monitoring the impact of the coronavirus with our local, state and federal health authorities including Public Health Madison Dane County (PHMDC) on an ongoing basis and are fully committed to following their recommendations as they are updated in this rapidly changing environment.
Thank you for being part of our treasured Kanopy family,
The Far-Out Prophecies of Nostradamus
A Collaboration with Are We Delicious?
April 17-19, 2020
Friday 7:30pm; Saturday 5:00pm & 8:00pm, Sunday 2:30pm
A Collaboration with Are We Delicious?
Coming Friday night? Join us for a reception post-show!
Post show talk back – meet the artists – join us in the theater after the Saturday 5 PM show.
In a wildly creative collaboration, Kanopy Dance will partner with Madison’s energetic, pick-up theater company, Are We Delicious?, to stage an evening of vignettes colored by a 1960’s vibe and exploring life’s unexpected journeys.The storyline is fueled by stanzas from the Prophecies of mysterious French astrologer, physician and poet, Nostradamus.
In The Far-Out Prophecies of Nostradamus, we will meet 5 protagonists who attended college in the late 1960s and performed in a band together. Actually, there were 6 friends, but one of them is dead, and their periodic get-togethers are on the pretense of memorializing the lost friend (very Big Chill). The play will take place at different periods during their life’s path, as they emerge from the innocence of college students/musicians to “professionals” with trajectories that may be different than what they imagined as "dreamers" in their dorm rooms.
Starting with a blank slate, multi-disciplinary teams of writers-composers-
Composers Sean Michael Dargan (Get Back Wisconsin) and Cat Capellaro and Andrew Rohn (VO5, Walmartopia, Temps!) will set the tone with an original soundtrack inspired by The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, the Moody Blues and by musical voices up to the present.
Dance fans should expect an amazing tale expressed through dance, spoken word, and onstage live music. Each choreographer comes from slightly different backgrounds--- modern, contemporary and ballet - but all are grounded by the modern Graham aesthetic. Quatrains chosen from the Prophecies of Nostradamus are full of powerful images to choreograph that will ignite the evening with dramatic and exciting dance…