Barnes & Thornburg LLP / Irwin Union Bank present

The French Connection

March 20-23, 2008

IRT Mainstage

Vive la France' with Wien by former Martha Graham dancer and artistic director of the Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre, Pascal Rioult, Au Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, the songs of Edith Piaf set the stage for the tale of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and the bohemian lifestyle of Paris in the late 1800's. Tangled Web a premiere by choreographer Cynthia Pratt set to the music to the music of French avant-garde composer Yann Tiersen. Plus the World Premiere of David Hochoy's Afternoon of a Faun set to Debussy's dream-like fantasy.

Purchase tickets online

Thursday, March 20, 2007 at 12:00pm (All tickets $6.00)
Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 7:00pm (Dress Rehearsal, Tickets $20.00, Students $15.00)
Friday, March 21, 2008 at 8:00pm (Tickets $36.00, Students $15.00)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 8:00pm (Tickets $34.00, Students $15.00)

Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 2:30pm (Tickets $34.00, Students $15.00)

Complete Program

Wien
Choreography by Pascal Rioult
Ravel’s "La Valse" creates a darkly dramatic scenario of a society "on the brink" and uses the beautiful Viennese waltz as the very symbol of its disintegration.

Afternoon of a Faun - World Premiere
Choreography by David Hochoy
Dancer George Salinas appears as the Faun in French composer Debussy's dream-like fantasy.

Au Moulin Rouge: La Gouloue
Choreography by David Hochoy
The decadent and melancholy world of painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the bohemian Paris of the late 1800s. Kenoth Shane Patton as Toulouse-Lautrec.

Tangled Web – World Premiere
Choreography by Cynthia Pratt
The beautifully haunting music of French avant-garde composer Yann Tiersen weaves a tale of secret lives and relationships. (For Mature Audiences)