"Kafka Shorts" with music of Ray Luedeke, Matthew Davidson, and more, Tenri Institute, Friday, May 30th

Fri - May 30, 2014, 7:30 pm

 

"Kafka Shorts" with music of Ray Luedeke, Matthew Davidson, and more, Tenri Institute, Friday, May 30th

 Voice Afire’s March
production, The Art of Love / Into the Labyrinth, garnered
great reviews:

“…an evening of artistry, one which
presented the best possible qualities of musicianship and theatrical
performance…” and “…What’s better than spending an evening enjoying Italian
wines and live music?”

Their next show is on
Friday, May 30, 7:30 pm at the Tenri Cultural Institute, and features musical theatre for string quartet and two actors.

Ray Luedeke’s Kafka Shorts for 2 actors and
string quartet uses as its text the amusing, terrifying, perplexing Parables
of Franz Kafka
.

Directed by Dan Swern of CoLAB Arts and
co-sponsored by the American Composers Alliance, Kafka
Shorts
 will also feature a sampling of string quartets by Kenneth
Fuchs, Matthew Davidson, and John S. Gray.

Performers include actors Eric Gravez
and Paula Llapur. The Voice Afire String Quartet includes top NYC violinists
Artur Kaganovsky and Julianne Klopotic, violist Ann Roggen, and cellist
Lawrence Zoernig.

Voice Afire's wine tasting precedes the show
will feature the wines of Portugal.

Tenri Institute
43 A W. 13th Street (just east of 6th avenue)
New York City

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in advance online at www.AlfamaArts.com.