For our newest Etherbound project, we’ve teamed with writer/director Bill Barclay and local documentary filmmaker Gregg Jamback of Swiftwater Media to bring you The Chevalier: A Voice to be Heard. This 15-minute film captures the essence of our cross-genre collaboration with Concert Theatre Works, the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, and Authoring Action as we produce The Chevalier, Bill Barclay’s newest play-with-music premiering at the 2021 National Black Theatre Festival.
The Chevalier chronicles a period during the life of 18th-century Black violinist, composer, swordsman, and activist, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Bologne, the archetypical Renaissance man, a gentleman of the nobility revered during his time for his prowess as a musician and as a fencer, has long since been forgotten by history if only for the color of his skin.