Performance calendar for our most recent Festival, held June 2011
Monday June 6, 7:00PM
Lecture: Jean Cocteau and Music
Robert Ainsley explores Jean Cocteau’s life-long involvement with music.
Tuesday June 7, 8:00PM
Chamber Music (Music of Cocteau’s Circle)
In this free concert, sponsored by the Greenwich Arts Council, ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble) will perform music by Cocteau’s circle: Poulenc, Stravinsky, Milhaud, Durey and Tailleferre.
Wednesday June 8, 8:00PM
The Human Voice & The Lady and the Unicorn
A double-bill featuring Poulenc’s opera, La voix humaine (The Human Voice), and a new dance, La Dame a la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn), based on the scenario Cocteau wrote for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1953.
Thursday June 9, 8:00PM
The Indifferent Lover (Starring Meow Meow)
Kamikaze cabaret diva Meow Meow, direct from a starring role in London’s West End, takes the stage in a tour-de-force monologue that Cocteau wrote for Edith Piaf.
Friday June 10, 8:00PM
The Human Voice & The Lady and the Unicorn
A double-bill featuring Poulenc’s opera, La voix humaine (The Human Voice), and a new dance, La Dame a la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn), based on the scenario Cocteau wrote for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1953.
Saturday June 11, 8:00PM
The Indifferent Lover (Starring Meow Meow)
Kamikaze cabaret diva Meow Meow, direct from a starring role in London’s West End, takes the stage in a tour-de-force monologue that Cocteau wrote for Edith Piaf.
Sunday June 12, 5:00PM
The Indifferent Lover (Starring Meow Meow)
Kamikaze cabaret diva Meow Meow, direct from a starring role in London’s West End, takes the stage in a tour-de-force monologue that Cocteau wrote for Edith Piaf.
Sunday June 12, 8:00PM
The Human Voice & The Lady and the Unicorn
A double-bill featuring Poulenc’s opera, La voix humaine (The Human Voice), and a new dance, La Dame a la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn), based on the scenario Cocteau wrote for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1953.