The Grandel

Finley Frankfurter is a 15-year-old fisherwoman who is terrible at fishing. H.S. Crank is a grumpy old lighthouse keeper who has been sitting for 20 years in the dark. Together, this unlikely pair begins an adventure through the ocean to find the Elixir of Life, an elusive remedy that will save Finley’s father from a mysterious illness. On their journey, the pair encounter mermaids and pirates, whirlpools and their worst fears, and finally a new understanding of the meaning of family, friendship, and belief in yourself.

Guinevere “Gwenny” Govea began Spells of the Sea in quarantined isolation and, with Anna Pickett, developed it into a podcast during the pandemic. Now, this unique tale breathes new life on the stage in this world premiere!

Metro Theater Company
by special arrangement with Megan Ann Rasmussen Productions
presents the World Premiere of Spells of the Sea

Book, Music and Lyrics by Guinevere Govea with additional creative contributions by Anna Amelia Rose Pickett
Based on the podcast created by Guinevere Govea
Directed by Julia Flood
Music Direction by Deborah Wicks La Puma

Best enjoyed by ages 8 and up

Next Dance Social: March 4, 2023
“Dancing on the Wild Side”

7:30pm: Dance Lesson (Salsa) with Gabrielle Almgren
8-10pm: Open Dancing

$12 admission ($5 for students with valid ID)
CASH ONLY.

As with our other events, dancers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
in order to participate in the dance social.

Enjoy a night of standup comedy with actress / comedian Kym Whitley and her funny friends. You know Kym from Curb Your Enthusiasm, Next Friday, The Upshaw’s, Raising Whitley, and The NAACP Image Award winning podcast “Two Funny Mamas” (which she hosts alongside Sherri Shepherd). During this event, Kym will serve as performer and host. Attendees will also be treated to Comedy Central veteran B-Phlat, Two Funny Mamas favorite Andre Lavelle, and a few more of Kym’s comic friends. Stick around until the end of the show for a hilarious audience Q&A with the performers.

(Please note that Sherri Shepherd will NOT be performing on this show)

Starring David Payne
Presented by Emery Entertainment

The year is 1963 at Blenheim Palace near Oxford. President Kennedy has conferred upon Sir Winston Churchill Honrary Citizenship of the United States. He is unable to attend the White House ceremony, so The Oxford American Society has arranged a celebration in Churchill’s honor. At the dinner, Britain’s wartime leader gives an informal talk on the events and people that shaped his life.

Karlovsky & Company Dance Welcomes South African Guest Choreographers!

CONVERSATIONS: A USA/South Africa Concert Collaboration
March 24 – 25, 2023, 7:30pm
The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108

Karlovsky & Company Dance welcomes South African guest choreographers, Yaseen Manuel and Marlin Zoutman, for CONVERSATIONS, Part II of their international collaboration project that began in 2018. After a few setbacks due to the pandemic, this performance is back on track!

CONVERSATIONS: A USA/South Africa Concert Collaboration will feature the premier of “Rooted Within” – by South African guest artists, Yaseen Manuel and Marlin Zoutman.  Their new work explores the theme of two men in search of joy, forgiveness, and self-acceptance at same time unfolding scars from inheritance. In their own unique way, they have always tried fitting in to society.  They reflect on their past and on the realization that no man stands perfectly divine. “Rooted Within” allows for an unfolding of change and in search of a new chapter.

The second half of CONVERSATIONS features a re-staging of two works by Dawn Karlovsky, director of Karlovsky & Company Dance.  The company will present “And Everything Changed”, one of Karlovsky first evening-length works created for Karlovsky & Company Dance in 2013 and restaged and edited for their South Africa tour in 2019.  In celebration of the company’s 10th season, a remounting of this work seems appropriate to the times as this piece earnestly examines how we cope, adapt, and adjust to situations and experiences in our lives.  “And Everything Changed” is emotionally honest with rich, textural movement that communicates a universal experience.  The second work presented by Karlovsky is an excerpt from the company’s 2022 production of INTERWOVEN II – “United We Stand/Divided We Fall”, a work of contemporary dance inspired by the ecosystem of the forest. For this work, the company will be joined by local musician, Kalo Hoyle, who will perform an original sound score of percussive and electronic music created in collaboration with Tory Starbuck.

This concert will culminate with the collaboration piece, “Conversations” involving the performance of both companies onstage together.  This revised work continues the dialogue and movement exchange between the two companies that began back in 2019 during Karlovsky & Company Dance’s tour to Cape Town, South Africa.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see this dual-company performance of contemporary dance that transcends cultural differences and embraces the power of dialogue to understand one another and build trust.

Suitable for all ages. Running time is approximately 1.15 hours.

Support for this event is made possible in part by the Missouri Arts Council – a state agency, the Regional Arts Commission, the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, The Grandel Theatre, and private donors.

For more information, contact Karlovsky & Company Dance:
info@karlovskydance.org

Relevant Links
https://www.karlovskydance.org/