About this Event
Join us at IAHM for a night of poetry, music, and mysticism - celebrating the life of Ireland's greatest poet, William Butler Yeats. Composed by Joseph Sobol and originally performed in 1993 at Chicago's Bailiwick Repertory, In The Deep Heart's Core tells the story of Yeats' life through his own poetry. Not merely recited, these selections are brought to life through an authentically Irish musical score.
In the Deep Heart’s Core is a musical event of transcendent power, which will be a particularly unforgetable experienced here at the Irish American Heritage Museum's Flanagan Theater, Albany's most intimate venue. In the Deep Heart’s Core is a brilliantly autobiographic and deeply moving telling of the journey of W. B.Yeats - truly one of Ireland's most beloved and iconic poets - through his romantic imagination and the national soul of Ireland. Yeats moved through dreams and heartbreaks; he ultimately arrived at a place of spiritual triumph.
In the Deep Heart's Core features a stunning original musical presentation of many of the best-loved lyrics in the English language - with the brilliant singing, playing, and storytelling of composer Joseph Sobol, original pianist Beth Falcone, and a new band of extravagantly talented young singers and string players, Elisa Winter on vocals and cello, Isabella Simon on vocals and fiddle, and Steven Czajkowski on vocals and guitar.
ABOUT THE SHOW
In the Deep Heart's Core ran for eight months at Chicago's Bailiwick Repertory Theatre to unanimous critical acclaim, receiving a Joseph Jefferson Award for Outstanding Original Score. The show has been featured at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D. C., a four-week run at Virginia's nationally-known Barter Theatre, a four-week run at Philadelphia's Movement Theatre International, and a national tour.
Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun-Times described In the Deep Heart's Core as ". . . a rapturous weave of the irresistible sounds of Irish music and the steely but lyrical magic that animates the words of one of Ireland's most celebrated poets, W. B. Yeats." The Chicago Tribune called In the Deep Heart's Core, "A joy - poetry to the ears, alternately tender and rousing." The Irish-American News said In the Deep Heart's Core was "simply not to be missed."
IAHM is grateful to sponsors of this event: Metroland Now, Common Roots Brewing Company, ParkAlbany, and Michael Flanagan Irish Music Heritage, Inc.
Show your ticket the day of the show at Common Roots Brewing Company and get the Common Roots’ special “IAHM Buy One / Get One” beverage deal!!!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Irish American Heritage Museum, 21 Quackenbush Square, Albany, United States
USD 33.42
