Nora Armani
Relaxing on a beautiful day in New York
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Nastassia Many and Max Van Bel
The Lady of the Camellias in French in New York City
WHEN: April 14-25, 2010. Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm. Sunday at 6:30pm.
WHERE: Arclight Theater. 152 West 71st Street. New York, NY
TICKETS: www.smarttix.com (212) 868-4444 (group rates available)
General Admission: $30-100 - Discount tickets available through APRIL 5th
Wed & Sun use code: LADACA - Thurs use code: DAME
The Lady of the Camellias
This tragic love story between a 19th century courtesan and a young man from a good family is based on Alexandre Dumas fils' own life experience. In this classic drama, the Parisian "cocotte" Marguerite Gautier is pushed to sacrifice herself for the sake of social
conventions.
This production uses a recent adaptation by René de Ceccatty and is directed by the Parisian director Gérard Cherqui.
The novel by Alexandre Dumas fils has been adapted into a play, an opera 'La Traviata' by G.Verdi, a ballet 'Marguerite and Armand', a film 'Camille' and has been performed by almost every great actress, dancer and opera singer since its creation.
Performed in the French original with a synopsis and translation (check Web site for details). Runs 1h40 minutes
Show's website: http://pemart.org/la_dame_aux_camelias
Reviewers are invited.
Press release:
The Lady of the Camellias in French in New York City
April 14-25 2010
For the first time in New York City, a team of francophone actors will perform the new adaptation of “The Lady of the Camellias” by René de Ceccatty. More intimate and intense than the original play, this modern version was written in 2000 at the request of French movie star Isabelle Adjani. De Ceccatty takes his inspiration from the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils and focuses on the internal struggles of the characters.
Director Gérard Cherqui, who is the head of programs at the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, will give life to this mythical love story between a Parisian courtesan and a respectable young man. Cherqui usually specializes in contemporary work – his productions have been shown at the Petit-Odéon in Paris and the Antoine Vitez theater of Aix-en-Provence – but this time, he is reinterpreting a timeless classic.
The Lady of the Camelias is Marguerite Gautier, a 19th century socialite trying to change her life, a woman deeply in love who will be sacrificed for the sake of social conventions. “In these times in France, women could either be cocottes, bourgeois wives or aristocrats,” Cherqui says. “Marguerite’s opportunities are extremely limited: She is caught in a net.”
Nastasia Many, who performed regularly in New York (in both French and English) with Ubu Repertory Theater and Studio Dramatique, will take on this tragic role: “In spite of her extraordinary strength of character, destiny always seems to punish Marguerite,” she says. The diverse cast of actors comes from the United States, Belgium, France and Quebec.
The producer of the show, Nora Armani of Pemart Productions, has produced feature films presented in the official selections of Cannes and Rotterdam festivals and at London’s FIAF (Ciné Lumière), as well as plays performed at the Public Theater and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Two gala evenings on April 16 and 24 will benefit the Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation (PCCHF), which sends doctors to remote areas of the developing world. www.pcchf.org
Arclight Theater. 152 West 71st Street. New York, NY.
April 14-25, 2010. Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm. Sunday at 6:30pm.
A synopsis in English will be available, as well as projected subtitles on certain evenings (check Web site for details).
Tickets with www.smarttix.com (212) 868-4444
Web site: http://pemart.org/la_dame_aux_camelias
Press relations: Claire Levenson – cclevenson@gmail.com (646) 403-0709
WHEN: April 14-25, 2010. Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm. Sunday at 6:30pm.
WHERE: Arclight Theater. 152 West 71st Street. New York, NY
TICKETS: www.smarttix.com (212) 868-4444 (group rates available)
General Admission: $30-100 - Discount tickets available through APRIL 5th
Wed & Sun use code: LADACA - Thurs use code: DAME
The Lady of the Camellias
This tragic love story between a 19th century courtesan and a young man from a good family is based on Alexandre Dumas fils' own life experience. In this classic drama, the Parisian "cocotte" Marguerite Gautier is pushed to sacrifice herself for the sake of social
conventions.
This production uses a recent adaptation by René de Ceccatty and is directed by the Parisian director Gérard Cherqui.
The novel by Alexandre Dumas fils has been adapted into a play, an opera 'La Traviata' by G.Verdi, a ballet 'Marguerite and Armand', a film 'Camille' and has been performed by almost every great actress, dancer and opera singer since its creation.
Performed in the French original with a synopsis and translation (check Web site for details). Runs 1h40 minutes
Show's website: http://pemart.org/la_dame_aux_camelias
Reviewers are invited.
* * *
Press release:
The Lady of the Camellias in French in New York City
April 14-25 2010
For the first time in New York City, a team of francophone actors will perform the new adaptation of “The Lady of the Camellias” by René de Ceccatty. More intimate and intense than the original play, this modern version was written in 2000 at the request of French movie star Isabelle Adjani. De Ceccatty takes his inspiration from the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils and focuses on the internal struggles of the characters.
Director Gérard Cherqui, who is the head of programs at the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, will give life to this mythical love story between a Parisian courtesan and a respectable young man. Cherqui usually specializes in contemporary work – his productions have been shown at the Petit-Odéon in Paris and the Antoine Vitez theater of Aix-en-Provence – but this time, he is reinterpreting a timeless classic.
The Lady of the Camelias is Marguerite Gautier, a 19th century socialite trying to change her life, a woman deeply in love who will be sacrificed for the sake of social conventions. “In these times in France, women could either be cocottes, bourgeois wives or aristocrats,” Cherqui says. “Marguerite’s opportunities are extremely limited: She is caught in a net.”
Nastasia Many, who performed regularly in New York (in both French and English) with Ubu Repertory Theater and Studio Dramatique, will take on this tragic role: “In spite of her extraordinary strength of character, destiny always seems to punish Marguerite,” she says. The diverse cast of actors comes from the United States, Belgium, France and Quebec.
The producer of the show, Nora Armani of Pemart Productions, has produced feature films presented in the official selections of Cannes and Rotterdam festivals and at London’s FIAF (Ciné Lumière), as well as plays performed at the Public Theater and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Two gala evenings on April 16 and 24 will benefit the Paul Chester Children’s Hope Foundation (PCCHF), which sends doctors to remote areas of the developing world. www.pcchf.org
Arclight Theater. 152 West 71st Street. New York, NY.
April 14-25, 2010. Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm. Sunday at 6:30pm.
A synopsis in English will be available, as well as projected subtitles on certain evenings (check Web site for details).
Tickets with www.smarttix.com (212) 868-4444
Web site: http://pemart.org/la_dame_aux_camelias
Press relations: Claire Levenson – cclevenson@gmail.com (646) 403-0709
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