The story may be more popular than the other two-a medieval legend and a tale of biblical times-because it has greater immediacy for the modern reader. Woman who had been a servant of fond memory in Flaubert's own family. The story is set in his native Normandy during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, and the protagonist, a humble servant named Félicité, was modeled on a Although it was the second of the three stories to be completed, Flaubert chose to place it first in the published volume, perhaps because it was in subject matter the closest of the three to his private life and feelings. The CSC season began with Waiting for Godot, starring Christopher Lloyd and John Turturro and continued with the recent modern adaptation of Moliere's The Misanthrope, starring Uma Thurman in her stage debut.Ĭall (212) 677-4210 for more information on A Simple Heart.'A Simple Heart' ('Un coeur simple') is by far the best known and most often reprinted of the trio of stories Gustave Flaubert published in 1877 in the small volume Three Tales ( Trois contes). He is currently performing in Richard Maxwell's Cowboys and Indians at Soho Rep. Along with his work with Parson, Lazar is an associate member of the Wooster Group, appearing in that troupe's Brace Up! and The Hairy Ape.

BDT recently premiered Mac Wellman's latest, Girl Gone at The Bat Theatre Company, with the show transferring to The Kitchen in February 1999. The two investigate the connections between the two title mediums, with work presented in a variety of places, including: Dance Theatre Workshop, CSC ( Don Juan Comes Back From the War), the Ontological Theatre, Lincoln Center, and the EXIT and VIA Festivals in France.

The CSC production will include new music and a new cast, featuring Tymberly Canale, Stacy Dawson, Molly Hickok, Cynthia Hopkins and David Neumann.įlaubert is the author behind such classics as 'Madame Bovary.' A Simple Heart tells of a French servant-girl and her affections for her family and her pet parrot.īig Dance Theatre was founded in 1990, by Parson and Lazar. It later premiered at the Gift Festival in Tblisi, Georgia, and then played at New York's Dance Theater Workshop in the fall of 1997. A Simple Heart began life in the summer of 1997 at The Yard, a dance colony in Martha's Vineyard.

Heart will begin previews March 30, open April 8 and continue through April 25.Ī Simple Heart is the third production of new CSC artistic director Barry Edelstein's first season and is a bit of a departure for the theatre, which usually presents classic plays and almost never showcases dance based pieces. The dance-theatre piece is directed by Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar, with choreography by Parson. A story by French novelist Gustave Flaubert is the inspiration behind A Simple Heart, the latest offering from Off-Broadway's Classic Stage Company.

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