The Chevalier- Coming to Catalyst Circle Rock’s Kehrein Center for the Arts on February 18th
We are excited to celebrate Black History month with the premier of a new play that focuses on 18th-century Black composer, Joseph Bologne, also known as The Chavelier de Saint Georges.
Bologne was a virtuoso violinist, a friend of Mozart and Marie Antoinette, general of Europe’s first Black regiment, and a crusader for the abolishment of slavery. A concert play on his life, The Chevalier, will be presented at Catalyst Circle Rock’s Kehrein Center for the Arts on February 18, 2022, at 7:30 pm.
The performance was highlighted in this week's edition of Streetwise, linked here and on Chicago’s classical music stationWFMT 98.7, linked here.
A link to free tickets and 3-minute trailer can be found here: Tickets & Information
Additional information on The Chevalier, Joseph Bologne can be found here: The story of a Black 18th Century Composer.
Commissioned by The Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2018
Debuted at the Tanglewood Learning Institute in 2019
Finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference in 2020
Recipient of a National Endowment of the Arts Grant in 2021
