Company XIV presents the World Premiere of Rococo Rouge, conceived, directed and choreographed by Austin McCormick. Rococo Rouge runs from today, September 9 to November 2, 2014 in a limited 8-week engagement at Company XIV's new intimate, 100-seat theatre-lounge home, XIV, located at 428 Lafayette Street, between Astor Place and East 4th Street in New York City. Previews begin tonight, September 9 for a September 20 opening.
Performances are Tuesdays - Sundays at 8pm. The Friday 9/12, Saturday 9/13 and Saturday 10/25 shows are at 10pm, and there is no show on Tuesday 10/28. Check website for latest updates and specific show times. Tickets from $55 to $125. Visit
CompanyXIV.com or call 212-677-1447. The show contains partial nudity - 21 & over admitted. The running time is 90 minutes. XIV is accessible from the N, R train to 8th St., or #6 train to Astor Place. For info visit
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Join the extraordinary artists of Company XIV as they entertain you in their new Manhattan home, an intimate theatre-lounge space in NoHo. With their latest production, Rococo Rouge, Company XIV invites you to enjoy a titillating evening of decadent divertissement, featuring opera divas, can-can girls, dancing boys, live music, circus, ballet, burlesque, and much more. Sip a delicious cocktail whilst you experience a thrillingly unique fusion of nightlife and theatre.
XIV is located across the street from
The Public Theater in Colonnade Row, a historic landmarked building originally built in the early 1830s. The Bar @ XIV will open at 5pm Tuesdays - Sundays for cocktails before, during and after the show.
The cast includes
Laura Careless,
Katrina Cunningham,
Courtney Giannone, Lea Helle, Rob Mastrianni, Cailan Orn,
Davon Rainey,
Steven Trumon Gray,
Allison Ulrich, Brett Umlauf and
Shelly Watson.
The production team includes Drama Desk nominee
Zane Pihlstrom (Costume & Set Design), Jeanette Yew (Lighting Design), Austin McCormick (Sound Design) and Nataliya Vasilyeva (Production Stage Manager).
Company XIV and Artistic Director Austin McCormick continue to garner critical acclaim. The New York Times calls McCormick's work "inventive and brainy, a high-entertainment mix of music-hall, cabaret, theater and dance" and praised Le Serpent Rouge as a "sensuous marvel." Company XIV's critically acclaimed Nutcracker Rouge was called "dazzling and genius" (The New York Times), "the perfect hot date" (TimeOut NY Critics' Pick) and the year's "sexiest dance performance" (Paper Magazine). Both Nutcracker Rouge and Snow White were
New York Magazine Critics' Picks. Metro NY says the company has "world-class talent" and Flavorpill calls the group "magical and sexy." The Herald (UK) states, "McCormick's company are an accomplished, versatile ensemble with serious circus, dance and singing skills."
Company XIV was nominated for a 2014 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience for Nutcracker Rouge, a 2012 Bessie Award for Outstanding Visual Design for Snow White and five 2010 NY Innovative Theater Awards for Le Serpent Rouge and Snow White.
Company XIV's work is a unique mash up of classical texts, Baroque choreography, eclectic music, pop culture, opera, burlesque, ballet, gender bending, high fashion, theatrical staging and sumptuous design that has wowed both audiences and critics. Company XIV shows are cutting-edge, yet extravagantly classical. Taking his cue from theatre/dance/opera under the reign of Louis XIV, Director/Choreographer Austin McCormick creates a compelling 360-degree experience for audiences. The players of Company XIV are theatrical libertines, who tempt, delight and fully immerse their audiences in the experience of their performances, inviting them to be seduced and liberated!
Austin McCormick holds a BFA from the Juilliard School and is a graduate of The Conservatory of Baroque Dance. He is an alumnus of the Harid Conservatory and North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2006 he founded Company XIV, hailed by Black Book Magazine as an 'Icon Of The Future.' The company works in the mediums of live dance/theater and film. The work is contemporary, yet Baroque inspired. McCormick won a 2009 NY Innovative Theater Award for Best Choreography for The Judgment of Paris. His work has been performed at the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center's Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Alice Tully Hall, Clark Studio Theater,
Symphony Space, The Flea,
Alvin Ailey Theater, Walter Reade Theater,
Mark Morris Dance Center, and internationally at the Biblioteca Palafoxiana in Mexico, the Roxy Art House in Edinburgh, and Usine C in Montreal. McCormick's work has been seen at the TED Conference, on Logo's New Now Next Awards and TLC's "The Cake Boss."
