{"id":18837,"date":"2022-06-01T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/?p=18837"},"modified":"2022-06-02T10:21:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:21:29","slug":"foxy-a-contemporary-cabaret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/2022\/06\/01\/foxy-a-contemporary-cabaret\/","title":{"rendered":"FOXY: A Contemporary Cabaret"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Please join us for an intimate, studio showing of FOXY, a contemporary cabaret interpretation of Stravinsky\u2019s famed satirical opera-ballet, RENARD. Created in collaboration with acclaimed vocal chamber ensemble, Renaissance Men, KAIROS will premiere this project in Spring 2023.<\/p>\n

The June 22nd hour-long event will include a meet-and-greet with the audience, a showing of the first-draft of choreography (accompanied by a rehearsal recording of the music), and a post-performance discussion with artists from both KAIROS and RenMen.<\/p>\n

In collaboration with vocal chamber ensemble Renaissance Men, KAIROS Dance Theater will create\u00a0FOXY<\/em>, a contemporary cabaret interpretation of Stravinsky\u2019s famed satirical opera-ballet,\u00a0RENARD<\/em>. Featuring nine dancers and a 20-piece orchestra,\u00a0FOXY\u00a0<\/em>blends dance, theater, performance art, fashion, live music and theatrical lighting design into a one-act, Ballet Russes-inspired performance.\u00a0RENARD\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0text is based upon Russian folk tales by Alexander Afanasyev depicting stories of a cockerel who is repeatedly lured into danger by a hungry vixen (fox) in disguise. However, the vixen\u2019s dominance is short-lived, and she, in the end, receives a grisly comeuppance from the cat and the ram. The inspiration for this project is rooted in the desire to express the startling discord we are currently experiencing within our cultural and political spheres.\u00a0FOXY<\/em>\u00a0explores methods of deceit: utilizing promises and flattery; religion as weapon; and vanity as the ultimate defeat, highlighting the unfortunate connection between societal past and present. The moralizing fable is one struck with an uncanny relevance to modern day movements \u2013 social media models and influencers, televangelists, fake news, and reality TV politicians. The lesson is always the same: in the end, the deceiver will ultimately be deceived.<\/p>\n

Originally billed in 1922 at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra in Paris as a \u201cmerry performance\u201d,<\/em>\u00a0this colorful work draws on the irreverent Skoromokh tradition, a genre of popular Russian entertainment similar to cabaret, characterized by buffoonery, slapstick and satire.\u00a0FOXY<\/em>‘s Russian libretto has been translated into English, following Stravinsky\u2019s stipulation that the fable must be performed in the language of the country in which it is being staged.<\/p>\n

Led by conductor Eric Christopher Perry, Renaissance Men’s musicians will elevate Stravinsky\u2019s music to a level of marvel, using instrumentation that evokes the raw dissonances of a travelling circus band \u2014 nonsensical noises and animal outbursts of the vocalists echoed in the orchestra. Stravinsky\u2019s original text, staging directions, and clear intent for dance to be the main focus, provide historic context and inspiration for a boisterous, thrilling and truly inventive performance event.<\/p>\n

DATE & TIME:<\/b><\/p>\n

Wednesday, June 22nd<\/sup>, 6:30pm at Complex@Canal (650 EAST KENDALL STREET CAMBRIDGE)<\/p>\n

TO REGISTER:<\/b><\/p>\n

In-Person:\u00a0https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/318128339427<\/a><\/p>\n

Virtual:\u00a0https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/318129212037<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image Credit: Kairos Dance Theater<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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