SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
Renowned puppeteer Basil Twist’s aquatic extravaganza Symphonie Fantastique became an overnight sensation when it debuted in a 500-gallon water tank at the 78-seat HERE Arts Center in Soho in 1998.
One-of-a-kind entertainment, the show combines the magic of puppetry with the powerful suggestions of dance, film and art, set to the five movements of Hector Berlioz’s hour-long 19th-century classic composition. Out of view of the audience, five puppeteers swirl fabrics and feathers, glitter and vinyl, plastic, dyes, bubbles, fishing lures and flashlights through the water tank to create an utterly original work that is alternately funny, romantic, joyful, haunting and whimsical.
Beginning September 17, Symphonie Fantastique returns to New York as the inaugural production of the new Dodger Stages on West 50th St. The revival will feature a 1,000-gallon water tank.
