THE RUSALKA CYCLE: SONGS BETWEEN THE WORLDS, 1/4-6 San Francisco

briget — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:00:55 GMT

THE RUSALKA CYCLE: SONGS BETWEEN THE WORLDS A new vocal-theater project co-created by Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble, composer/music director Mariana Sadovska, and stage director Ellen Sebastian Chang ***Official Selection 2008 Revolutions International Theater Festival*** Friday, January 4, 2008 at 8 PM Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 8 PM Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 2 PM Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts at the JCCSF 3200 California St., San Francisco Tickets: $24 JCCSF Members | $28 General | $15 Students Reservations: 415.292.1233 or http://www.jccsf.org/arts General info: http://www.kitka.org (There will be a open dress-rehearsal/preview performance at the Friend Center on Thursday, January 3 at 8 PM. Sliding scale admission ($10-$20). Preview tickets can be reserved only by calling 415.292.1233) In Slavic Folklore, Rusalki are the restless spirits of women who have died unjust, untimely, or unnatural deaths. They inhabit the waters, forests, and fields, luring people to them with their mesmerizing songs and wild laughter. Performed by the nine powerful female vocalists of Kitka, together with percussionist Loren Mach and cellists Jessica Ivry and Myra Chaney, The Rusalka Cycle is a riveting, dream-like journey that weaves traditional Eastern European folk song and ritual together with original music by Mariana Sadovska in a haunting and evocative contemporary theater production directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang. Costumes by Valera Coble, Lighting Design by Jack Carpenter, Sound Design by Cuco Daglio Learn more about The Rusalka Cycle and read what the press and audiences have to say about the production at www.kitka.org. "Otherworldy, ethereal, feral, and immensely compelling" -Answers.com "A vocal performance unlike any I've seen... a vivid picture of womanhood... simply overwhelming." - Mindtangle Performance Review

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THE RUSALKA CYCLE: SONGS BETWEEN THE WORLDS, 1/4-6 San Francisco

Brass Menazeri's Debut CD, BRAZEN, now available on CD Baby