Date & Time
6:00pm EDT - 8:00pm EDT
About This Event
When: Friday, May 8, 6-8pm at the McColl Center.
About:
What's a flop house? And what does the famously provocative 1928 'ThreePenny Opera' got to do with it? Why is the timing of this world premiere cabaret significant now?
Why does the work of the critically acclaimed artistic trio Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya and Bertolt Brecht, who impacted music and theatre from Berlin to Broadway - and stood up to the fascist movements of their time, still resonates today? Be the first to see the in-progress costumes created in the McColl Center on-site print lab. Meet the artists behind the Moving Poets and McColl Center collaboration. See sneak peak performances of the multi media production featuring dancers, actors, singers and live music. be curious. be there.
Info about the show:
FlopHAUS Cabaret, Ballads of A Dark Horse is an edgy, cabaret style social satire. It is inspired by the famously provocative 'ThreePenny Opera' and the legendary Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya and Bertolt Brecht. Defiantly sharp as Mack the Knife's blade, this raw dark comedy includes nineteen original and contemporary adaptations of Weill's works such as 'Pimp Ballad’, 'Moon of Alabama', ' Je ne t'aime pas', and ‘Pirate Jenny’. In the tradition of the witty yet politically dissonant 'ThreePenny Opera', FlopHAUSCabaret not only entertains, but cunningly challenges hypocrisy, corruption and moral ambiguity in society, with a sharp sense of humor and a wink and nod “Happy End”.
Expressed through theater, dance, jazz and opera, this multi-media music production is performed by over 35 national, regional and Charlotte-based actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. For the FlopHAUS Cabaret the McColl Center will be turned into a two-stage cabaret theater/club, traveling through time from 1925 until today, making use of the unique visuals and atmosphere the building has to offer.
June 17-20, Wednesday – Saturday 7:30pm. House opens at 7pm.
Tickets available at the McColl Center website and the door.
Intended for mature audiences.
Presented by Moving Poets in collaboration with McColl Center.
About This Event
When: Friday, May 8, 6-8pm at the McColl Center.
About:
What's a flop house? And what does the famously provocative 1928 'ThreePenny Opera' got to do with it? Why is the timing of this world premiere cabaret significant now?
Why does the work of the critically acclaimed artistic trio Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya and Bertolt Brecht, who impacted music and theatre from Berlin to Broadway - and stood up to the fascist movements of their time, still resonates today? Be the first to see the in-progress costumes created in the McColl Center on-site print lab. Meet the artists behind the Moving Poets and McColl Center collaboration. See sneak peak performances of the multi media production featuring dancers, actors, singers and live music. be curious. be there.
Info about the show:
FlopHAUS Cabaret, Ballads of A Dark Horse is an edgy, cabaret style social satire. It is inspired by the famously provocative 'ThreePenny Opera' and the legendary Kurt Weill, Lotte Lenya and Bertolt Brecht. Defiantly sharp as Mack the Knife's blade, this raw dark comedy includes nineteen original and contemporary adaptations of Weill's works such as 'Pimp Ballad’, 'Moon of Alabama', ' Je ne t'aime pas', and ‘Pirate Jenny’. In the tradition of the witty yet politically dissonant 'ThreePenny Opera', FlopHAUSCabaret not only entertains, but cunningly challenges hypocrisy, corruption and moral ambiguity in society, with a sharp sense of humor and a wink and nod “Happy End”.
Expressed through theater, dance, jazz and opera, this multi-media music production is performed by over 35 national, regional and Charlotte-based actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. For the FlopHAUS Cabaret the McColl Center will be turned into a two-stage cabaret theater/club, traveling through time from 1925 until today, making use of the unique visuals and atmosphere the building has to offer.
June 17-20, Wednesday – Saturday 7:30pm. House opens at 7pm.
Tickets available at the McColl Center website and the door.
Intended for mature audiences.
Presented by Moving Poets in collaboration with McColl Center.
Date & Time
6:00pm EDT - 8:00pm EDT