The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
About the Center
Box Office
Press
Join Our Mailing List
Support
Tour
Travel Information
Technical Specs
Contact Us
HomePage
PRESS
Events CalendarBard SummerScapeBard Music FestivalBard Theater ProgramBard Dance ProgramRomeo and Juliet
(image)
(head)

view last season's press

Press Releases

19th Annual Bard Music Festival "Prokofiev and His World" — August 08, 2008
View this release

08/08 New Albion at SummerScape: A Festival within a Festival — August 01, 2008
View this release

Bard SummerScape Presents Of Thee I Sing, the Gershwin’s Delightful Political Satire, a Red-White-and-Blue-Blooded American Romp in Bard’s Celebration of “Prokofiev and His World” — August 01, 2008
View this release

Bard SummerScape Continues its Trailblazing Productions of Rare Operas with Double Bill of Sumptuous Stage Works By Polish Composer Karol Szymanowski Opening July 25 — July 25, 2008
View this release

Bard SummerScape Produces Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" with Erica Schmidt's New Staging and Peter Dinklage in the Title Role, July 9-20 — July 09, 2008
View this release

Bard’s Spiegeltent is Back by Popular Demand for Its Third Colorful Season at SummerScape 2008, July 5–August 17 — July 05, 2008
View this release

Bard SummerScape 2008 Season Announcement — July 04, 2008
View this release

Bard SummerScape 2008 Opens on July 4 with the Historic World Premiere of Prokofiev's Original Version of His Ballet Romeo & Juliet, with Choreography by Mark Morris — July 04, 2008
View this release

Bard Conservatory Orchestra Class Offers a Public Performance at the Fisher Center on May 14 — May 14, 2008
View this release

Bard's Music Program Presents Vocal Concert on Tuesday, May 6, at the Fisher Center — May 06, 2008
View this release

Bard's Fisher Center Presents American Symphony Orchestra Concerts in the Acoustically Superb Sosnoff Theater on April 25 and 26 — April 25, 2008
View this release

Bard Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Chinua Achebe's Internationally Acclaimed Novel Things Fall Apart — April 11, 2008
View this release

Dramatic Reading of Sophocles' Tragedy Philoctetes On March 22 — March 22, 2008
View this release

Bard Conservatory's Graduate Program in Vocal Arts Presents Two One-Act Operas at the Fisher Center — March 21, 2008
View this release

Bard Theater Presents the Play Terrorism from March 4 to 8 — March 04, 2008
View this release

Leon Botstein Conducts the Conservatory Orchestra at the Fisher Center on March 1 — March 01, 2008
View this release

The Fisher Center Presents the American Symphony Orchestra Concerts on February 1 and 2 — February 01, 2008
View this release

Bard's Fisher Center and the Mark Morris Dance Group Announce the Historic World Premiere of the Original Version of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet — January 06, 2008
View this release

Commissioning Partners Anounced for Bard's Fisher Center and Mark Morris Dance Group's Historic Production of the Original Version of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet — January 01, 2008
View this release

 

Articles

 

But Soft! Less Woe for Juliet and Her Romeo
appeared in New York Times on January 1, 2008
“My expectation is it will be a shock for some who are aficionados,” Mr. Botstein said. What is remarkable about “Romeo and Juliet,” he added, is how great the score is despite having gone through the censors. It is like asking, “How can you do better version of ‘Hamlet’?” he said." >> View Full Article

  
Press Releases

High resolution (300 dpi JPEGs) press photos from our opening performances are available for download by clicking on the images below.

Bard SummerScape Dance: Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare

Romeo & Juliet, on Motifs of Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet, on Motifs of Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet, on Motifs of Shakespeare

Bard SummerScape Drama: Uncle Vanya

<i>Uncle Vanya</i> <i>Uncle Vanya</i> Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya

Bard SummerScape Film Festival

Film Festival Cinéma Transcontinentale: America, Russia, and France in the 1930s Film Festival Cinéma Transcontinentale: America, Russia, and France in the 1930s

Bard SummerScape Musical Theater: Of Thee I Sing

<i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i> <i>Of Thee I Sing</i>

Bard SummerScape Opera Double Bill: Karol Szymanowski's Harnasie

Karol Szymanowski: Opera Double Bill Karol Szymanowski: Opera Double Bill Karol Szymanowski: Opera Double Bill

Bard SummerScape Opera Double Bill: Karol Szymanowski's King Roger

Karol Szymanowski: Opera Double Bill

Bard SummerScape SpiegelTent 08/08 New Albion

SpiegelTent SpiegelTent

Bard SummerScape SpiegelTent: Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent

Bard SummerScape SpiegelTent: Red Bastard

SpiegelTent SpiegelTent

Bard SummerScape SpiegelTent: Slavic Soul Party

SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent

Bard SummerScape SpiegelTent: Venue

SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent

Bard SummerScape SpiegelTent: Wau Wau Sisters

SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent SpiegelTent

Bard Music Festival: American Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Baritones

Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Cellists

Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Ensembles

Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Pianists

Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Sergey Prokofiev

Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Sopranos

Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Violinists

Prokofiev and His World

Bard Music Festival: Vocal Soloists

Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World Prokofiev and His World

Other Events
Revisiting Chinua Achebe Revisiting Chinua Achebe Revisiting Chinua Achebe Revisiting Chinua Achebe

The Frank O. Gehry designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts: Building Exterior

The Frank O. Gehry designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts The Frank O. Gehry designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts The Frank O. Gehry designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts The Frank O. Gehry designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts The Frank O. Gehry designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

   
   
   
   
  
 

 

Background

The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College

A Symbol of Creative Freedom and Vitality for a Progressive Center of Learning

Interview with Architect Frank Gehry and Acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota, Collaborators in the Design of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College

Architectural Fact Sheet for the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Biographical information on Leon Botstein, President of Bard College

Biographical information on Frank O. Gehry, Architect, The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Biographical Information on Yasuhisa Toyota, Acoustician, The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

 

Photo of Fisher Center by ©Peter Aaron/Esto
Fisher Center Bard College