Old Man Dancing Herman Sebek

About This Show

Realizing some of his behaviors don’t demonstrate the ‘gracefully’ aging performer he would like to be, Herman imagines himself as an old man looking back over his life. This exercise reveals questions about the way he has viewed his life as well as passions that were abandoned in the past and left unfulfilled. Old Man Dancing is Herman’s investigation of the best he can imagine himself to be confronting the worst that is within him and whether he can control and guide it to a more balanced expression.

about the artists

Herman Sebek’s credits include Broadway’s West Side Story 1980 revival, original Cats – both while earning a BFA in dance from Juilliard – Song & Dance, Shogun, and Miss Saigon starring as The Engineer. He reprised the role internationally and regionally winning him the 2011 Carbonell Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Other roles include Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar and The King in The King & I. Herman has directed and choreographed productions in the Hudson Valley and provides coaching for singing, performance and audition preparation.

Andy Paluselli – directed Herman Sebek’s cabaret (My Private Broadway) which toured the Hudson Valley in the early naughts and Co-Directed/Choreographed with Sebek at the Rhinebeck Center of Performing Arts (Music Man, Oliver!), for Golden Stone Productions (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Seussical) and at the 2010 Ars Nova ANT FEST (The Continuing Story of Carla Rhodes). Through these directorial endeavors this duo has learned to create a mutual vision in an innovative yet diplomatic fashion.  Paluselli also has artistic credits in film, television, event planning, illustration and has been recognized by The New York Times Sunday Styles Section for his designs.

Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30pm

General Admission

$15 in advance

$18 at the door

Stu./Sen./idNYC

$12

Estimated Runtime
60 minutes

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Credits

Directed by

Andy Paluselli

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