Karen Jolicoeur: Calendar

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Solo Recital

Program details TBA

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Golden Fleece Ltd. - Composers Chamber Theatre

June 24th through 27th, Karen plays Lizzie in the world premiere Thomas Carlo Bo's film noir opera "Shadows of the City." The first half of the program features a separate cast in scenes from Richard Peaslee's musical "Boccaccio."

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

Golden Fleece Ltd. - Composers Chamber Theatre

June 24th through 27th, Karen plays Lizzie in the world premiere Thomas Carlo Bo's film noir opera "Shadows of the City." Program is repeated at 8 p.m. on at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 27th. The first half of the program features a separate cast in scenes from Richard Peaslee's musical "Boccaccio."

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Golden Fleece Ltd. - Composers Chamber Theatre

June 24th through 27th, Karen plays Lizzie in the world premiere Thomas Carlo Bo's film noir opera "Shadows of the City." Program is repeated at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 26th and at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 27th. The first half of the program features a separate cast in scenes from Richard Peaslee's musical "Boccaccio."

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Center for Contemporary Opera

The evening will be hosted by WQXR's Midge Woolsey.

Ms. Jolicoeur will reprise music from her recent portrayal of Winnie in CCO's atelier performance of The Secret Agent by Michael Dellaira and J.D. McClatchy.

The evening will also feature scenes from other recent CCO productions as well as the New York premiere of the comic opera "Review" by Jeremy Beck and Patricia Marx, presented as part of CCO's outreach program by the very talented opera workshop at James Madison University in Virginia.

Goodie bags for he and she generously donated by Estée Lauder!

Ticket and donation information is available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/95717

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Prima le Parole - Center for Contemporary Opera

The Century for Contemporary Opera presents the Prima le Parole series to give lovers of opera and literature a first glimpse of exciting new works, and their writers a first hearing of their text. This 90-minute presentation offers non-musical readings from new opera libretti by noted playwright Terry Quinn and by well-known feminist, ethicist, and psychologist Dr. Carol Gilligan. Each libretto is based on a work by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Brenda Wineapple, author of Hawthorne: A Life, will provide context and commentary. Light refreshments will be served.

Karen reads the role of Hester Prynne in Carol Gilligan's PEARL: An opera inspired by The Scarlet Letter.

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Center for Contemporary Opera

October 22 & 23 - Karen will play Winnie in the premiere reading of Michael Dellaira & J.D. McClatchy''s "The Secret Agent." The opera is based on the Joseph Conrad 1907 novel of the same name, which is in turn based on a real-life attempt to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1896.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Center for Contemporary Opera

October 22 & 23 - Karen will play Winnie in the premiere reading of Michael Dellaira & J.D. McClatchy''s "The Secret Agent." The opera is based on the Joseph Conrad 1907 novel of the same name, which is in turn based on a real-life attempt to blow up the Greenwich Observatory in 1896.

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Movement Research - Open Performance

Karen will perform Karen's Vocalise, written by David Wolfson and choreographed by Julie Turner.

Movement Research is one of the world's leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms. Valuing the individual artist and their creative process and vital role within society, Movement Research is dedicated to the creation and implementation of free and low-cost programs that nurture and instigate discourse and experimentation.

Open Performance is a program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists at all stages of their development. The events are centered around an audience discussion moderated by a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence or an occasional guest, where we will experiment with different feedback methods to support and inform the artists' process.

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Bronx Arts Ensemble

Karen performed a Dutch lullaby on this program hosted by New York City Councilmember Oliver Koppell and attended by the Dutch Consul General and various New York City and State elected officials.

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Risking Innovation Conference

Co-facilitating a workshop on Experience Bryon's Integrative Performance Practice

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

Experience Vocal Dance Company

Workshop Facilitators
Artistic Director: Pioneer of Vocal Dance Theatre Experience Bryon
with EVDC's Principal Artist Karen Jolicoeur
& Associate Movement Facilitator Ros Philips

Integrative Performance Practice is a biodynamic practice rooted in the breath body designed to allow the performer the freedom to completely integrate unlimited movement and uncompromised bel canto singing. This workshop is for those who wish to step beyond training systems that isolate the disciplines of singing/sounding, dancing/moving and acting, and open their work to new possibilities.

Participants of this workshop will leave with:
· embodied experiences of an integrated instrument;
· clear strategies to coordinate and condition as an integrated performer; and
· a series of exercises emerging from the latest research into the physiology of the breath body and psycho-physical approaches to performance.

The completion of the workshop will qualify the participant to audition for a forthcoming London sister company to EVDC NYC if they so wish.

This emerging practice has, in recent years, been workshopped in Moscow, Toronto, Hanover, New York, London and Mexico and performed by Experience Vocal Dance Company at Westside Dance Project, The Embassy Studio, The Playhouse at the Abrons Arts Center, Staatsoper Hanover Ballet Studio as a part of the Tanz und Musictheatre conference, Dance Theatre Workshop, The New Dance Group, The Exchange, JanJus Church Composers Series and at the 92nd Street Y "Fridays at Noon" series.

To register email or call:
info@experiencevocaldance.org
Phone 0207 624 1663
**Places Strictly Limited**

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Zoë's Musical Fairy Tale, Upon A Time

Karen sings the lead role of Serafina in a concert version of 'Zoë's Musical Fairy Tale, Upon A Time' written and composed by Zoe Vandermeer. A New York City cast with Lars Woodul as the Cruel King and others.

Friday, February 27th, 2009

92nd St. Y Fridays at Noon

These free one-hour, mixed-bill events focus on the process of creating choreography. Three to four choreographers show finished or in-progress choreography with audience discussion following each work. Fridays at Noon is co-curated by Catherine Tharin and Krista Nelson and takes place on the 2nd floor of the 92nd Street Y, in Buttenwieser Hall.

Friday, July 18th, 2008

"Opera and the Undoing of Women"

See July 17th listing for details

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

"Opera and the Undoing of Women"

Details to follow!

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Uptown Arts Stroll / Make Music New York

Karen will be performing selections from "The Dream That You Wish" Details to follow.

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Alice in Wonderland by Peter Westergaard

See June 3rd listing for details

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Alice in Wonderland by Peter Westergaard

Karen played multiple roles (and bells and whistles - literally!) in the premiere of the first half of this opera with the Center for Contemporary Opera in June of '06 (see the Press page for the New York Times review). She has been asked back to join the cast of the complete opera, to be fully staged at Symphony Space in a joint production by the Center for Contemporary Opera and Princeton University. Details to follow!

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Alice in Wonderland by Peter Westergaard

Karen played multiple roles (and bells and whistles - literally!) in the premiere of the first half of this opera with the Center for Contemporary Opera in June of '06 (see the Press page for the New York Times review). She has been asked back to join the cast of the complete opera, to be fully staged at Symphony Space in a joint production by the Center for Contemporary Opera and Princeton University. Details to follow!

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Experience Vocal Dance Company at Movement Research

Karen's work as a Principal Artist with the Experience Vocal Dance Company will be featured at this program of experimentation and work-in-progress, followed by a moderated audience discussion.

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Experience Vocal Dance at Fielday-Doubled!

Excerpts from "Opera and the Undoing of Women" to be performed on the Fielday - Doubled! program at the Henry Street Settlement. Details to follow!

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Experience Vocal Dance Co. at New Dance Group's Exchange

EVDC performs "Time Treads Upon the Hands of Women," from the larger program in development called "Opera and the Undoing of Women" Come experience vocal dance and share your thoughts in the exchange of ideas afterwards. Admission $5. More info at http://ndg.org

Sunday, August 12th, 2007

Experience Vocal Dance Company - Video Shoot

at Merce Cunningham Dance Studio

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Experience Vocal Dance at Fielday - Henry Street Settlement

Premiere of "Edge II" with fellow soprano and Vocal Dancer Sara Paar. Created by choreographer Lynn Wichern with music by David Wolfson and text by Sylvia Plath. More info: http://www.thefield.org/c-6-fieldday.aspx

Monday, June 25th, 2007

CD Release!

Karen releases her long-awaited lullaby album, "The Dream That You Wish," on the What's Left Records label. Purchase through CD Baby at www.cdbaby.com/karenj

January 2007

Experience Vocal Dance on "Art or Something Like It" on CUNY TV

See Karen rehearse the Piangero from Handel's Giulio Cesare with the Experience Vocal Dance Company. If you missed it, you can watch it on Real Video here: http://tinyurl.com/333v35

December 2006

Vivaldi "Gloria"

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Experience Vocal Dance at Movement Research - Dance Theater

Performance of a selection from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Experience Vocal Dance at Fielday - Henry Street Settlement

Performance of a selection from Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Alice in Wonderland, Center for Contemporary Opera