Acclaimed choreographer says that whether or not you love or hate The Beatles, his show 鈥溾�� is for you. While that may be a bold way to encourage audience members to attend the performance, it is not too far from what themselves have to say.
The hour-long show evokes Beatles songs and lyrics, but it is far from a nostalgic sing-along. The show was commissioned by the city of Liverpool in celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles鈥� 鈥淪gt. Pepper鈥檚 Lonely Hearts Club Band.鈥� It is on stage in Durham this week as part of the American Dance Festival, which co-commissioned the work. It features a chamber music ensemble performing an original score by composer Ethan Iverson.
'Mark is a master of complex emotion, and 'Pepperland' is a complex emotion. Mark and I felt Sgt. Pepper was so familiar ... we could scrub some varnish off and make our own piece out of it.- Composer Ethan Iverson
is a jazz pianist who is best known for his work in the group The Bad Plus. He joins host Frank Stasio to talk about his collaboration with Mark Morris and how he crafted original pieces and special arrangements to create an idiosyncratic take on the beloved Beatles album. Wednesday, June 19 at 7 p.m. and Thursday, June 20 at 8 p.m.
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