Local acts named for Bermuda Festival

News Staff

Published Oct 10, 2018 at 1:17 pm (Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 1:17 pm)

Heather Nova (File photograph)

Heather Nova, Sheila Smith and Gita Blakeney-Saltus will be among the local acts at the Bermuda Festival in January.

They will be joined by Rebecca Faulkenberry, The Queen’s Six, Frisson Ensemble, Paul Taylor 2 Dance Company and Tony nominee Mary Bridget Davies’ tribute to Janis Joplin.

Funk superstar Chaka Khan and jazz vocal group The Manhattan Transfer were previously named as star acts for the festival, which will have the theme “Empowerment of Women”.

Organisers noted today that Chaka Khan, whose hits include I’m Every Woman, has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2019.

Executive director T.J. Armand said: “We are delighted to receive the news that Chaka Khan, our 2019 featured international artist, is once again nominated for one of the highest honours in the world of music.

“She is a true legend and she’s nominated among other artists such as Radiohead, Janet Jackson, The Cure and Todd Rundgren.”

The 44th Annual Bermuda Festival for the Performing Arts will take off with The Manhattan Transfer on January 19.

Other entertainment includes Christina Ham’s play Nina Simone — Four Women, Terrence McNally’s Tony-winning play Master Class, and the Shakespeare On The Rock series’ feature A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Family entertainment includes The Amazing Bubble Man, the hit comedy Next Hit Musical and the On Stage Competition.

The Festival will take place between January 19 and March 9. For tickets, dates, venues and membership information, visit www.BermudaFestival.org.

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