Company XIV and The Saint At Large are announcing a one week extension for the critically acclaimed New York Premiere of Nutcracker Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by
Austin Mccormick, with a script adapted and written by
Jeff Takacs. Nutcracker Rouge's Off-Broadway run began on November 30, 2013 and now extends with six added performances through January 12, 2014 at the Minetta Lane Theatre, located at 18 Minetta Lane between MacDougal Street and 6th Avenue in New York City. The show officially opened on December 4.
The NY Times calls Nutcracker Rouge "dazzling," "genius" and an "eye-popping production," and on Live with Kelly & Michael,
Kelly Ripa raved that Nutcracker is "Incredible. You will love it...a feast for the senses!" The show is an NY Magazine Critics' Pick, TimeOut NY Critics' Pick, NY Post Hot Pick, NY-1 News Weekend Pick, Newsday NYC Pick, Village Voice Dance Pick and Flavorpill Editor Pick. Huffington Post calls Nutcracker Rouge "the greatest holiday homage ever" and Broadway World describes it as "an elegantly erotic holiday dance spectacle."
Performances are Mondays - Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 7pm. There are no performances on December 24 and January 1 and 6. Tickets from $49 to $79 with premium seats starting at $99. Visit
http://www.ticketmaster.com or call
1-800-745-3000. Running time: 1 hour and 45 minutes including intermission. The theater is accessible from the A, B, C, D, E, F, or V trains to West 4th St. or the 1 train to Christopher St. For info visit
http://www.NutcrackerRouge.com.
Nutcracker Rouge is a sparkling reimagining of the beloved Nutcracker tale told with erotic, sensual and opulent flair. From the celebrated director/choreographer
Austin Mccormick comes a Baroque-Burlesque confection of theatre, dance, circus and sumptuous design. Immerse yourself in a hedonistic display of gorgeous and decadent winter entertainment that includes opera performed by
Shelly Watson, text inspired by E.T.A. Hoffman's The Nutcracker and 19th century poetry. The show contains partial nudity - no one under 16 years old will be admitted.
The cast includes
Laura Careless as Marie-Claire,
Jeff Takacs as Monsieur Drosselmeyer,
Shelly Watson as Madame Drosselmeyer, circus artists Cassady Rose Bonjo,
Courtney Giannone and
Nicolas Maffey, and dancers
Marisol Cabrera,
Katrina Cunningham,
Molly Griffin,
Alexander Hille,
Jakob Karr,
Nicholas Katen,
Kana Kimura,
Tyler Phillips,
Davon Rainey and
Allison Ulrich.
The creative team includes
Zane Pihlstrom (Set and Costume Design),
Jeanette Yew (Lighting Design),
Austin Mccormick (Sound Design), John Starmer and Michael Givey (Technical Directors) and Nataliya Vasilyeva (Production Stage Manager). Company XIV is sponsored by
MAC Cosmetics.
Company XIV's work is a unique mash up of classical texts, Baroque choreography, eclectic music, pop culture, opera, burlesque, ballet, gender bending, high fashion, theatrical staging and sumptuous design that has wowed both audiences and critics. Company XIV shows are cutting-edge, yet extravagantly classical. Taking his cue from theatre/dance/opera under the reign of Louis XIV, Director/Choreographer
Austin Mccormick creates a compelling 360-degree experience for audiences.
The Players of Company XIV are theatrical libertines, who tempt, delight and fully immerse their audiences in the experience of their performances, inviting them to be seduced and liberated!
Austin Mccormick holds a BFA from the Juilliard School and is a graduate of The Conservatory of Baroque Dance. He is an alumnus of the Harid Conservatory and North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2006, he founded Company XIV, a dance/theatre troupe based in Brooklyn, hailed by Black Book Magazine as an 'Icon Of The Future.' The company works in the mediums of live dance/theater and film. The work is contemporary, yet Baroque inspired. In 2009, McCormick won a New York Innovative Theater Award for Best Choreography for The Judgment of Paris. Company XIV was nominated for a 2012 Bessie Award for Outstanding Visual Design for Snow White and was nominated for five 2010 New York Innovative Theater Awards for Le Serpent Rouge and Snow White.
In addition to performing in his own choreographed works, McCormick has worked professionally with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet of New York and has taught and lectured on Baroque dance as a guest of the Korean Government in Seoul. McCormick's work has been performed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center's Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Alice Tully Hall, Clark Studio Theater,
Symphony Space, The Flea,
Alvin Ailey Theater, Walter Reade Theater,
Mark Morris Dance Center, and internationally at the Biblioteca Palafoxiana in Mexico, the Roxy Art House in Edinburgh, and Usine C in Montreal. His work has been seen at the TED Conference, on Logo's New Now Next Awards and TLC's The Cake Boss.
