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ABOUT WENDY TAUCHER DANCE OPERA THEATER: 

Wendy Taucher Dance Opera Theater performs regularly in New York City with an annual summer residency on Martha's Vineyard. Recent tours include performances in Boston, Nantucket and Key West. Ms. Taucher's eclectic career includes individual Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and Jacob's Pillow for her concert dance choreography, award winning directing and choreographing for theater and opera companies around the country, collaborating with Blues Brothers Approved Ventures and Carly Simon and staging events at Chicago's State Street Christmas Parade and the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

ABOUT ERIC SILBERGER
Virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger is a prize-winner in the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in 2011. His performances have been described by critics as "spine-tingling...astonishing" (The Guardian), "dazzling virtuoso playing" (The Washington Post), "impeccable level of playing, a wonderful musician" (Heather Kurzbauer, The Strad), and " ....he has got everything in his favour, technique, composure and personality. We are on the eve of a great soloist" (El Pais, Spain). Mr. Silberger holds the distinguished position of an Arts Global Artist and plays a rare J.B. Guadagnini violin from 1757 on generous loan from the Sau-Wing Lam collection.

OF KEY WEST REVERIE, MS. TAUCHER SAYS
'It's a joy to match such a distinguished team of collaborators and performers with the island's history and the intricate beauty of the West Martello Gardens. For an artist like myself, who likes to combine genres, it's an ideal palette to draw upon for a performance piece.'

A WORLD-CLASS ROSTER OF ARTISTS
Starring a stunning lineup of talent including:
Karine Plantadit, Tony-award-nominated dancer and actress, soloist for Alvin Ailey and on Broadway, Twyla Tharp
Eric Silberger, virtuoso violinist, XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition winner
Stefan Szkafarowsky, featured bass opera singer at the Metropolitan Opera

THE CREATIVE TEAM WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH MS. TAUCHER
Ileana Perez Velazquez, award winning Cuban composer, currently in residence as a Professor of Music at Williams College
Justen Ahren, poet and Director of Noepe Center for Literary Arts on Martha's Vineyard
Larry Smith, one of Key West's most popular musician and composer
Phil Lee, sound designer, major motion film and television, Ken Burns documentaries, BAM, Off-Broadway

ALSO PERFORMING IN KEY WEST REVERIE
Donovan Dietz, NYC actor with many national commercials under his belt and whose recent credits include work with Tony Shalhoub, Andre De Shields, Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order and House of Cards
Stan Spinola, Miami based French horn player of the Frost School of Music
Stan Strickland, long-time fixture of the Boston music scene and Berklee School of Music
Celicia Slafter, of Key West, a frequent soloist with US Military bands
Adrian Rosas, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Michigan Opera Theatre, Juilliard

THE STUDIOS OF KEY WEST
Key West Reverie
April 13-15, 2017
Key West Garden Club at the West Martello Tower 1100 Atlantic Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040

CONTACT: Louisa Hufstader, louisahufstader@gmail.com, 508-560-1574