Monday: Bermuda Festival Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts go on sale Monday, November 25 at 10.00am and this year the Festival is going green.
Since 1976, the Arts Festival has been inviting stellar performers from around the world to entertain the Island and this year the stars continue to shine brightly with everything from an iTunes featured artist to a festival of organ recitals, and plenty of theatre, dance and music to make the toes tap and the heart sing.
Chairman Ian Davidson notes that, “Each Festival is unique and I am excited about this year’s line-up which features something for everyone.
“To keep up with modern technology and to take our effort to be greener one step further, house programmes will only be available on our website and on our new Bermuda Festival App, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
“They can be read online a few days in advance of the event to enhance the audience experience, and if you feel a need to have it with you for the performance other than on your hand-held device, there is a print your own facility.”
Kicking off the 2014 Festival on January 16 is Pentatonix, iTunes sensation and winners of season three of NBC’s The Sing-Off as they perform their new compositions and covers of today’s popular numbers such as Fun’s “Carry On” and Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop”.
Pentatonix’ transformative performances will be followed by a debut visit from the UK’s Ballet Black, which will bring a variety of dance to the programme. Lovers of guitar, dance and the authentic flamenco culture will enjoy Noche Flamenca with Soledad Barrio, while guitar enthusiasts will also enjoy Dennis Cahill who appears with extraordinary Irish fiddler Martin Hayes.
Bermudian Timothy Lee will direct Eugene O’Neill’s famous play Long Day’s Journey Into Night and film star Julian Sands appears in a one man show celebrating the life of renowned British playwright and poet Harold Pinter. Children’s writer Julia Donaldson’s famous book The Snail and the Whale will be dramatized by UK theatre company Tall Stories in a delightful show for young children.
This year there will be a Festival-within-a-Festival which will feature the magnificent organs of several churches in a series of recitals. Local organist Lloyd Matthew will open the event in a recital which also showcases the Bermuda Chamber Choir, followed by recitals including celebrity organist John Scott, an organ duo, and an organ with flute accompaniment.
Local performers including Earl Leader, Stan Gilbert, Conrad Roach and vocalists Sheila Smith and Gita Blakeney Saltus will star in Bermuda Jazz, hosted by Tony Bari, and British vocalist Melanie Marshall will provide a mixed programme of jazz, spirituals, musical theatre and classical music.
Rounding up the events will be a night of nostalgia with American English with The Complete Beatles Tribute celebrating the boys from Liverpool in all their guises, giving everyone a chance to let their hair down and Twist and Shout.
Tickets go on sale on Monday, November 25 at 10.00am and will be available for purchase online at bdatix.bm, by local phone at 232-2255, from the U.S. and Canada at 1-888-611-8175, from other countries at 1-441-232-2255, or by visiting Sportseller in the Washington Mall or Fabulous Fashions at Heron Bay Plaza.
The Bermuda Festival was founded in 1976 to increase cultural awareness on the island and to share the performing arts with Bermuda residents and visitors.
This year’s festival will feature a wide range of artists and shows, including:
Pantatonix – January 16 – 18, 2014
Vocal sensations and winners of NBC’s The Sing-Off, Pentatonix are taking instrument-free music far beyond anyone’s wildest expectations. For a taste of what to expect check out their Evolution of Music video on YouTube.
Melanie Marshall in Concert – January 21, 2014
Fresh from her Broadway role in Fela!, stunning vocalist Melanie Marshall comes to Bermuda to present an evening of song in a widely varied programme with something to suit all tastes. The programme will be parcelled up with lively banter from the artist, whose sparkling personality permeates all she does.
Ballet Black – January 24, 25, and 26, 2014
Cassa Pancho’s Ballet Black highlights and celebrates the talents of black and Asian dancers from around the world. The Company is presenting a mixed bill including Ballet Black’s newest story ballet, War Letters, an episodic journey through relationships built during World War Two.
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill in Concert – January 28, 2014
The collaboration of fiddler Martin Hayes, regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music and Dennis Cahill, master guitarist with origins from County Kerry, Ireland is acknowledged as a major breakthrough for guitar in the Irish tradition.
Organ Festival Recital – Lloyd Matthew and Bermuda Chamber Choir – January 29, 2014
The first of our Festival-within-a-Festival organ recitals! Lloyd Matthew will be the featured organist and will be joined by the Bermuda Chamber Choir, conducted by Kate Ross.
Play – Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill – January 31 and February 2, 2014
Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Long Day’s Journey into Night comes to Bermuda in a production especially created for the Bermuda Festival, directed by Bermudian Timothy Trimingham Lee with a British and American cast and creative team.
Organ Festival Recital – John Scott – February 7, 2014
Celebrated organist John Scott, Organist and Director of Music at St. Thomas’ Church, Fifth Avenue, New York and former Organist and Director of Music of St Paul’s Cathedral, London will perform the second recital in the series.
The Snail and the Whale – February 8 and 9, 2014
The hit musical adaptation of the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler performed by Tall Stories. Storytelling, live music and lots of laughs in a show for everyone aged 4 and up.
Borromeo String Quartet – February 11, 2014
The Borromeo has grasped the digital age, replacing the sheet music of old, with laptop computers. The scores will be projected on a screen above the quartet, vividly illustrating the creative process and enhancing the audience experience.
Organ Festival Recital – Inversion – February 12, 2014
Organist Robert Smith [known to locals as a member of Voces8] pairs up with flutist Ruth Stockdale as duo Inversion, demonstrating the delightful combination of flute and organ, in the third recital in the series.
Noche Flamenca with Soledad Barrio – February 14 and 15, 2014
Hailed by critics everywhere for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances, Noche Flamenca is recognized as one of the most authentic flamenco touring companies in the field today: dance, song, and music – the very heart and soul of flamenco.
A Celebration of Harold Pinter by Julian Sands – February 18, 2014
Directed by John Malkovich, his co-star in the acclaimed film The Killing Fields, actor Julian Sands paints a vivid picture of the life of Nobel Prize-winning British playwright Harold Pinter in this one-man show.
Organ Festival Recital – Four Hands, Four Feet – February 19, 2014
Fresh from their recital in New York, organ duo Max Kenworthy and Nicholas Grigsby perform a thrilling programme of well-known and popular works, playing together on the organ at St.Paul’s Paget.
Bermuda Jazz – February 22, 2014
The broad depth of Bermuda’s talent is celebrated in this concert featuring Tony Bari and Friends. Tony will be joined by musicians Ronnie Lopes, Stan Gilbert, Conrad Roach, Earl Leader, Denton Leader, Denis Francis, Derek Simmons, Jade Minors and vocalists Gita Blakeney Saltus, and Sheila Smith.
Onyx Brass – February 25, 2014
Onyx Brass is a leading light in establishing the brass quintet as a medium for serious chamber music. Renowned for being utterly accessible to audiences their lively programmes are presented in an entertaining and articulate fashion and will include a short appearance by local workshop participants.
The Complete Tribute to the Beatles – February 28, 2014
Grab a Ticket To Ride on a colourful journey back in time, in this Complete Tribute to the Beatles, as the musicians of American English capture the very essence of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
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