Join us May 22-26 for the world premiere of Snake's Riddle
After a crash landing in the desert, an unusual group of misplaced performers starts to prepare a piece on the world's creation. Featuring a friendly God, lonely musicians, Liliths, Adams, Eves, and a multiplying & shape shifting Snake, it does not take long before the journey takes stranger turns. Reality and imagination, science and mythos become entangled in a riddle of creation, gods, demons and the human story. Commented and edited by the Snake of original sin.
This multi-media concert performance ride is inspired by Genesis 1-3, Eve, the apple, and a missing Lilith.
Snake’s Riddle follows Moving Poets' unique format of highly creative, cross-pollinated contemporary story telling - with a satirical edge and no fear of the absurd. It is created and performed by 30 local, national and international artists, including dancers, actors, musicians*, singers and visual artists.
*Live original music of Snakes and Riddles starts 30 minutes before curtain and continues after the show.
Snake's Riddle sponsorship and regular tickets are available now!
Support the Poets & get VIP seating!
Snake's Riddle is created and performed in collaboration with:
performers:
Mickey Aberman – Adam - actor, musician, harmonica
Jeannie Fox - Snake - dancer
Katie Goforth - Eve - actor
Katherine Harrison – Eve - actor, script
Breanne Horne - Snake - dancer, choreography
Cynthia Farbman Harris – Lilith - actor, singer, soprano
Scott Helm – Adam - actor
Karola Lüttringhaus – Lilith - choreography, performance, dancer
Tanya McClellan - Snake - actor
Lane Morris - Lilith - actor, singer
Amber Rose - Angel - actor, singer, soprano
Gabriel Roush - Snake - dancer
Phillip Sprinkle - God - actor
Jonathan Stanford White - Snake - actor, singer, tenor
Gene Bledsoe - musician, piano
Jeff Chester – musician, drums & percussion
Sal Contrino – musician, classical guitar
Jason Herring – musician, keys, composition
Tommy Odom - musician, guitar, vocals
Till Schmidt-Rimpler - musician, guitar/bass, composition
George Tyree - drums
Joe Wilson – musician, sax, clarinet, composition
behind the scenes:
Barbara Berry - light design
MyLoan Dinh – creative design
Bunny Gregory - mural artist
Till Schmidt-Rimpler – artistic direction, concept, choreography, video
Mark Doepker - stage design
Nadine Barton – choreographic collaboration
Kit Kube - light sculpture
George Koraly – Stage design, technical direction
Jim Backman & The Moving Poets volunteers - front of house
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Snake's Riddle
VAPA Center 700 N Tryon St
May 22 - 26, 2024
Performances start at 7:30pm Wed-Sat and 7:00pm on Sunday.
Free event parking available at VAPA Center parking lot (entrance from College Street)and across the street at the Hal Marshall Building, 618 N. College Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Tickets are available now! @ $35 each.
Please support Moving Poets & Snake's Riddle by making a contribution now. Click HERE for more information or use the donate button below.
Thank you!
Special thanks to our Snake's Riddle program Sponsors!!!
Moving Poets Charlotte is supported, in part, by:
the Infusion Fund and its generous donors, the City of Charlotte,
the Foundation for the Carolinas, the Arts & Science Council, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Knight Foundation, the Charlotte Ballet Academy, Charlotte School of Ballet, Awedience Media, Moving Poets Berlin, and our friends and supporters.
