Edgar Allan Poe at the ballet
by Oline H. Cogdill
April 8th, 2009
The 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday has not gone unnoticed among mystery readers.
A plethora of short story collections, novels, tributes and more have honored the man considered the father of the American detective story.
While Poe’s work has been adapted for film and stage, the New York City-based Dances Patrelle has a new approach.
Dances Patrelle’s 20th Repertory Season kicks off April 16 to 19 with a world premiere of Murder at the Masque: The Casebook of Edgar Allan Poe, which may be the world’s first true mystery ballet.
The ballet will be performed at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 68th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues in New York City.
The ballet will feature characters and settings drawn from Poe’s stories and poems. At the ballet, Lord Roderick Usher (danced by Royal ballet alum Matthew Dibble) has been murdered, everyone at the Masquerade is a suspect, and world famous detective Auguste Dupin (danced by Movin’ Out alum Alex Brady) is on the case.
Will the audience be able to figure out the murderer before Dupin does?
Murder at the Masque: The Casebook of Edgar Allan Poe is choreographed by Francis Patrelle to a commissioned score by Patrick Soluri (Madame X), based on an original story by Justin Allen (Slaves of the Shinar), with sets by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith, costumes by Rita B. Watson, and lighting by David Grill, according to Justin Allen of Dances Patrelle.
Judging from the beautiful poster that accompanies this blog, the ballet should be quite interesting.
The company is also reviving fan-favorite Come Rain/Come Shine featuring songs sung by Judy Garland, a ballet for three couples set inside a boxing ring. OK, so Come Rain/Come Shine isn’t mystery oriented, but it sounds interesting.
Dances Patrelle’s 20th anniversary performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday April 16; 8 p.m. Friday April 17 and Saturday April 18; and at 3 p.m. Sunday April 19.
Tickets are $20 for all performances with a few special patron tickets at $100.
Tickets are on sale now. Call the Kaye Playhouse at 212-772-4448.
PHOTO: The basic design for the scrim for The House of Usher;
design is by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith.
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