Premiere World Premiere
Country of Origin France
Description By day, one of the most respected stage directors, actors, writers, and impresarios in Europe; by night, a cabaret chanteuse expunging life’s pain and love’s agony—this unusual artistic double identity comes together when the director of Festival d’Avignon Olivier Py makes a rare US stage appearance in Olivier Py Sings Les Premiers Adieux de Miss Knife. Since “she” first morphed into fully-bejeweled and boa-feathered glory in 1996, Miss Knife has become Py’s alter ego, allowing him to disregard gender conventions and express another side of himself. Working with long-time collaborator Stéphane Leach, Py pens a set of brand-new 2 songs about love and desire for this BAM engagement. Every night one guest artist—Joey Arias (Sep 20), Angélique Kidjo (Sep 21), Ute Lemper (Sep 22), and Jo Lampert (Sep 23)— joins Miss Knife’s soirée, delivering a cocktail mix of genres, genders, nationalities, and stories.
Identifier 2017f.00920
