OUTDOOR ARTS FESTIVAL 2021

Featuring Excerpts From

SHAKESPEARE CLASSICS, BARD-INSPIRED BALLETS & MUSICALS

All performances outdoors at Bell Works

101 Crawfords Corner Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733

Just in time for William Shakespeare’s 457th birthday, the Axelrod brings you The Bard at Bell Works, a three-weekend outdoor performing arts festival celebrating the greatest writer and dramatist in any language, taking place on the outdoor rooftop deck at Bell Works in Holmdel, beginning April 11.

 

Playgoers (and balletgoers!) can enjoy three unique performances including the Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater’s encore presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed and choreographed by Gabriel Chajnik; an original musical revue The Bard on Broadway, featuring the students from the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy, performing selections from Shakespeare-inspired musicals like West Side Story, Something Rotten! and Kiss Me, Kate; plus a special presentation of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s traveling company Shakespeare LIVE, directed by Brian B. Crowe.

Sat, APRIL 10

Primary Show, 12 pm

 

Sun, APRIL 11 (in the Atrium)

Primary Show, 11 am

‘Bard On Broadway’, 2:00 pm

AXCBT’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet, 4:00 pm

 

Fri, APRIL 16

AXCBT’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet, 6:00 pm

The Shakespeare Theater of NJ’s ‘Midsummer’ Play, 7:30 pm

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Sat, APRIL 17

‘Bard On Broadway’, 3:00 pm

AXCBT’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet, 6:30 pm

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Sun, APRIL 18

The Shakespeare Theater of NJ’s ‘Midsummer’ Play, 12:00 pm

‘Bard On Broadway’, 2:30 pm

AXCBT’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet, 4:30 pm

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Fri, APRIL 23

‘Bard On Broadway’, 5:30 pm

The Shakespeare Theater of NJ’s ‘Midsummer’ Play, 7:30 pm

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Sat, APRIL 24

AXCBT’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet, 3:00 pm

‘Bard On Broadway’, 5:00 pm

‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Movie, 6:30pm

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Sun, APRIL 25

'Gnomeo and Juliet' Movie, 1:00 pm

‘Bard On Broadway’, 3:00 pm

AXCBT’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet, 5:00 pm

The Bard at Bell Works includes excerpts from

the West Side Story ballet suite performed by the

AXCBT professional ballet company

and a breathtakingly beautiful pas de deux

from “Romeo and Juliet”

Image by Forever Young Photography of Howell