Acis and Galatea
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – Muriel Kauffman Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri — United States
Performances Times
February 06, 2015
7:30 pm
February 07, 2015
7:30 pm
Works Performed
Acis and Galatea
Music - George Frideric Handel
Synopsis
Acis is in love with Galatea.
The monster, Polyphemus, also loves her.
In a jealous rage, and spurned by Galatea,
Polyphemus hurls a boulder at Acis and mortally wounds him.
Galatea uses her magic powers to change her dead lover
into a stream that will flow eternally.
– Mark Morris
Four soloists join the Mark Morris Dance Group in the on-stage action.
Accompanied by a full orchestra plus a chorale comprised of professional singers and students of the William Jewell College.
Acis and Galatea was selected in the Top 5 of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Best of 2014 and the New York Times’ 2014 Best Dance
Musicians
Colin Fowler
conductor
Thomas Cooley
Acis
Yulia Van Doren
Galatea
Douglas Williams
Polyphemus
Isaiah Bell
Damon