| Message in a Bottle at City Center | Apr 30 - May 12 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:49 am EDT 04/02/24 | |
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| NEW YORK CITY CENTER presents Message In A Bottle Directed and choreographed by Kate Prince and featuring 27 of Sting's most beloved songs April 30 through May 12; Tickets start at $45 (fees included) NEW YORK CITY CENTER presents Message In A Bottle (Apr 30 – May 12), the acclaimed dance-theater show by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning icon Sting. Initially inspired by "Desert Rose" and including "Every Breath You Take," "Roxanne," "Fields of Gold," and 23 more of Sting's most beloved songs, the score for Message In A Bottle features new musical arrangements by Alex Lacamoire and Martin Terefe, recorded by Sting and guest artists including Olivier Award-winner Beverley Knight. Message In A Bottle follows the imagined story of a family broken apart by civil war and three siblings who must leave their homeland on a journey to safer shores. A universal story of survival, hope, and love, this contemporary and street-dance influenced dance-theater sensation opened to rave reviews on London's West End and makes its New York debut at City Center as part of a North American tour. Five-time Olivier Award nominee Prince and her company have been celebrated for their dance-theater hits on the West End, and Prince received raves for her choreography for the film Everybody's Talking About Jamie. This latest acclaimed work features the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company. Tickets starting from $45 (fees included) can be purchased online at NYCityCenter.org, by calling 212.581.1212, or in person at the City Center Box Office. Access City Center Club is available to those 35 years of age and under and offers a limited number of $28 tickets (fees included) to City Center productions. For more information and to sign up, visit NYCityCenter.org/Access. For group sales, call 212.581.1212 or email Info@NYCityCenter.org. New York City Center is located at 131 W 55th St between Sixth and Seventh avenues. B-roll and rehearsal footage available here on Dropbox. Community Night for Message In A Bottle is Friday, May 3 at 6:30PM. Ticketholders are invited to RSVP for a free pre-show gathering in the Grand Tier Lobby to meet and mingle with artists, guest speakers, and each other. Leadership Support is provided by the Lynne and Richard Pasculano Fund for Programming and Education. Message In A Bottle is produced by Sadler's Wells and Universal Music UK co-produced with Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford. Major support for dance at New York City Center is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation and The Ford Foundation. Community Nights at New York City Center are made possible by Jerome L. Greene Foundation Fund in the New York Community Trust. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England. NEW YORK CITY CENTER 80th Season at the Center of the Arts Message In A Bottle Apr 30 – May 12, 2024 Tue – Fri 7:30pm Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2pm Tickets from $45 (fees included) Director and Choreographer Kate Prince Music and Lyrics Sting Music Supervisor and New Arrangements Alex Lacamoire Music Producer and Arranger Martin Terefe Set Designer Ben Stones Video Designer Andrzej Goulding Costume Designer Anna Fleischle Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers Sound Designer David McEwan Music Co-Producer and Mixer Oskar Winberg Dramaturg Lolita Chakrabarti Associate Choreographer Lukas McFarlane Music Associate and Additional Arrangements DJ Walde Resident Director/Choreographer Robia Milliner Brown Assistant Choreographers Tommy Franzen and Lizzie Gough Director, writer, and choreographer Kate Prince is the Artistic Director of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company which she founded in 2002. She is an Associate Artist at both The Old Vic and Sadler's Wells, where ZooNation is also a Resident Company. In 2005, Sadler's Wells commissioned the company's first full-length work, Into the Hoods, conceived and directed by Prince, which became the first hip hop dance show to transfer to the West End in 2008. Prince's further work with ZooNation includes Some Like It Hip Hop, Groove on Down the Road, ZooNation: Unplugged, The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Into the Hoods: Remixed, and SYLVIA. The company created special performances for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations and for the Olivier Awards in 2011. Prince's TV credits include Strictly Come Dancing, So You Think You Can Dance, The Royal Variety Show, Top of the Pops, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Take Away, CD:UK, Blue Peter, Strictly Dance Fever, Sport Relief, The Album Chart Show, Discomania, and PopWorld. Her film work includes choreography for Everybody's Talking About Jamie, StreetDance 3D, and The Holloway Launderette. Other theater work includes Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Ballyturk, Shoes, I Can't Sing: The X-Factor Musical, and A Mad World My Masters. With ZooNation she has also created choreography for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Handover Ceremonies (2008), the Opening Ceremony of the Tour de France (2007), and the IOC opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics at the Royal Opera House. In 2018, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company became an Arts Council National Portfolio Organization and a registered charity. In 2020, Prince was the subject of the BBC Imagine documentary series presented by Alan Yentob entitled Kate Prince: Every Move She Makes. She has been nominated for five Olivier Awards, a South Bank Sky Arts Award, a WhatsOnStage Award, and two Critics' Circle National Dance Awards. Prince has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Winchester and an MBE for services to dance. Composer, singer, author, actor, and activist Sting is one of the world's most renowned and distinctive artists. Throughout his illustrious career, he has received 17 Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, four Oscar nominations, a Tony nomination, and has sold 100 million albums from his combined work with The Police and as a solo artist. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors as well as honorary Doctorate of Music degrees from Northumbria University, Berklee College of Music, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, and Brown University. Sting, managed by The Cherrytree Music Company, has appeared in more than 15 films and authored two books, including The New York Times best-selling memoir Broken Music. Sting's latest album, The Bridge, showcases his prolific and diverse songwriting prowess. Representing various stages and styles from throughout his unrivaled career and drawing inspiration from genres including rock n' roll, jazz, classical music, and folk, the eclectic album features Sting's quintessential sound on pop-rock tracks such as the album's opening rock salvo "Rushing Water" and new indie-pop sounding "If It's Love." Sting's support for human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Live Aid mirrors his art in its universal outreach. Along with wife Trudie Styler, Sting founded the Rainforest Fund in 1989 to protect both the world's rainforests and the indigenous people living there. sting.com Alex Lacamoire is a four-time Grammy, three-time Tony, three-time Olivier, and Emmy award winner for his work on Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights, and FX's mini-series Fosse/Verdon. Lacamoire was also the recipient of a first-of-its-kind Kennedy Center Honors for his contribution to Hamilton. Other credits as music director, arranger, and orchestrator include: Sweeny Todd (2023 Broadway Revival), Bring It On, Wicked, Bat Boy, and Godspell. He served as the Executive Music Producer for the films: The Greatest Showman, In the Heights, VIVO, Dear Evan Hansen, and Tick, Tick...Boom! Martin Terefe has been making music for over thirty years as an artist, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is the owner of the legendary Eastcote and Kensaltown Studios in West London, and a founding member of the multi-disciplinary art collective Apparatjik. Terefe's writing collaborations and productions have won multiple Grammy, Brit, and Juno awards, and in 2009 he was named one of the top 10 most successful music producers of hit songs on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Terefe has also been involved in the early careers and development of many artists. Sadler's Wells is a world-leading dance organization which strives to make and share dance that inspires everyone. Their acclaimed year-round program spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, Bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance, and tango to tap. Since 2005, Sadler's Wells has helped to bring more than 200 new dance works to the stage, produced 64 new full-length works, and performed to audiences of more than two million, touring to 51 countries. Each year, over half a million people visit their three London theaters: Sadler's Wells Theatre, Lilian Baylis Studio, and Peacock Theatre. Millions more attend their touring productions nationally and internationally or explore their digital platforms. Sadler's Wells has associate artists and companies, which nurture some of the most exciting talent working in dance today including the National Youth Dance Company. Sadler's Wells Breakin' Convention runs professional development programs to champion and develop the world's best hip hop artists, as well as producing, programming, and touring groundbreaking hip-hop performances. They support schools local to their theaters in the UK, designing experiences for young people to engage with the arts. Sadler's Wells also runs Company of Elders, a resident performance company of dancers aged over 60 who rehearse with renowned artists to make new work for public performances. Sadler's Wells is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organization. sadlerswells.com NEW YORK CITY CENTER (Michael S. Rosenberg, President & CEO) has played a defining role in the cultural life of the city since 1943. The distinctive Neo-Moorish building was founded by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia as Manhattan's first performing arts center with the mission of making the best in theater, dance, and music accessible to all audiences. This commitment continues today through celebrated dance and musical theater series like the Fall for Dance Festival and the Tony-honored Encores! series; the annual season by Principal Dance Company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; and new dance series Artists at the Center. City Center welcomes audiences to experience internationally acclaimed artists including Kyle Abraham, Matthew Bourne, Ayodele Casel, Manhattan Theatre Club, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Twyla Tharp, on the same stage where legends made their mark. Dedicated to a culture built on the values of curiosity, collaboration, accessibility, and inclusivity, City Center's dynamic programming, art exhibitions, and studio events are complemented by education and community engagement programs that bring the performing arts to thousands of New York City students, teachers, and families every year. NYCityCenter.org |
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