MY CYRANO
THEATER MEETS HEAVY METAL & BAROQUE MUSIC, TOLD IN RUSSIAN
June 11 & 12, 2021
At the Center at West Park (165 W. 86 St.)
My Cyrano, part of Salon Z’s “Inspired By Baroque” Series, is an improvisation featuring extracts from Edmond Rostand’s classic heroic comedy Cyrano de Bergerac and extracts from the poem “My Cyrano” by Tanya Lebedinskaya. Presented in Russian with English supertitles, My Cyrano blends musical, dance, and theatrical performance in the style of Rock-Baroque.
Showcasing music from the heavy-metal band “The Blackfires” and Baroque legend Jordi Savall, My Cyrano is directed by Russian star Mariya Kotlova. The Blackfires’ front man Andrey ‘Cheggi’ Chegodaev leads the cast as Cyrano with Marina Wonder as Roxanne, and also features Leo Grine, Carlo Maria Velardi, Gala Orlovskaya, Zeyna Gagne, Badimir, Lev Grzhonko, Vadim Kroll, Valentina Kvasova, Nina Ros, and Anna Zinenko.