The world of the chanson comes to Santa Fe for two nights of unparalleled song, dance, and story!
Jacques Brel, the master of the chanson (French for “song”) left a worldwide legacy following his short career half a century ago. An ecstatic New York Times review of his 1965 spectacle noted that his “versatile” and “extraordinary” singing “stirred a sophisticated audience at Carnegie Hall to explosive acclaim […] Mr. Brel does not preach in his songs. He lives them.” Sometimes called the French Dylan, Brel was a singer-songwriter of literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs about life, love, war, and death, and has inspired everyone from David Bowie to Frank Sinatra to Nina Simone. After his retirement, the English-language Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris premiered off-Broadway to celebrate his life and music, and has been a mainstay of the musical theater world ever since.
Performance Santa Fe is proud to present Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well, which will feature the musical line-up from the 2006 Off-Broadway revival. Small plates and drinks will be served.
Friday, October 9, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 7:30 pm
- Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe NM 87501
- Tickets: $60 general seating; $85 limited reserved seating
- Order tickets through PerformanceSantaFe.org or TicketsSantaFe.org
For Interviews/information/images:
Please contact Sandra Noë, 505 984 8759 or sandra@performancesantafe.org
Photos available upon request.
For season and other information, please visit www.performancesantafe.org
Press release as PDF: Press Release PDF
Performance Santa Fe’s 79th season in 2015-16 is funded by the City of Santa Fe and the 1% Lodgers Tax; New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Office of Cultural Affairs; the McCune Charitable Foundation; and donors, patrons, and sponsors from New Mexico and across the world.