The Woman I Am: A Celebration of Dorothy Livesay and Her Poetry

April 21 & 22, 2006

harbourfront centre theatre, toronto

Originally produced and presented by the CBC, this is a theatrical ‘portrait’ of Canadian poet Dorothy Livesay, written by Cindy Bisaillon. 

Performed by actor Jennifer Dale and set to music of Beethoven, Brahms, Weill, Ginastera, Albeniz, Rzewski and many others performed live by Andrew Burashko.

Repertoire/Credits/Media

🔈 Prelude in B Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 2, Alexander Scriabin

🔈 Text 01

🔈 Danza de la moza domosa, Alberto Ginastera

🔈 Text 02

🔈 Capetown Necklace, Jonathan Goldsmith

🔈 Text 03

🔈 Excerpt from Theme and Variation (uber “Ah, vous diraie-je Maman” KV 267), Wolfgang A. Mozart

🔈 Text 04

🔈 Chanson Triste Op. 40, No. 2, Pyotr Tchaikovsky

🔈 Text 05

🔈 Sonata in C minor, Op. 27 . No. 2 (1st movement), L. van Beethoven

🔈 Text 06

🔈 Danza de la moza domosa with reading, Alberto Ginastera

🔈 Youkali Tango, Kurt Weill

🔈 Text 07

🔈 Je Ne T’Aime Pas, Kurt Weill

🔈 Text 08

🔈 Excerpt from ‘Paganini Personal’, Toshi Ichianagi

🔈 Text 09

🔈 Valse Criollo, Pedro Saenz

🔈 Text 10

🔈 Excerpt from ‘People United Will Never Be Defeated’/text, Frederic Rzewski

🔈 Excerpt from ‘People United Will Never Be Defeated’/text, Frederic Rzewski

🔈 Excerpt from ‘People United Will Never Be Defeated’/text, Frederic Rzewski

INTERMISSION

🔈 El Albacin, Isaac Albeniz

🔈 Text 11

🔈 Prelude in G Sharp Minor, op. 11, Alexander Scriabin

🔈 Text 12

🔈 Prelude Op. 18, Cesar Franck

🔈 Text 13

🔈 …a visitor: Satie (from Walk Beauty)/text, Peter Garland

🔈 Text 14

🔈 Traditional African/text

🔈 Text 15

🔈 Prelude in B Flat Major, Op. 11 No. 2/text, Alexander Scriabin

🔈 Text 16

🔈 Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118 No. 2, Johannes Brahms

Jennifer Dale actor, Andrew Burashko piano, Cindy Bisaillon writer, Ted Dykstra director

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