Sonnets and The Self
‘Sonnets and The Self’ @ FLY NYC.
A POETIC FUSION OF BEBOP AND THE BARD.
Sonnets are for Big Feelings, Kites let us fly without Ceilings!
Let ‘Carlotta-B-from-1593’ clownish chanteuse & expert on Elizabethan nonsense syllables- take you through Shakespeare’s sonnets with the help of a Bebop Band!
Sonnets are for big feelings; Carlotta will use the Sonnet to expound on the higher virtues in life – such as jealousy, greed, sleep and death. Then she will tackle the tangled web of life’s intriguing mysteries – such as beauty, love and loss.
Shakespearean Cabaret invites you into a world of Elizabethan Bebop unlike anything you’ve ever heard before.
Hold on to your Derry-Down, there ain’t no lack-a-day here!
FREE FOR ALL AGES!
SATURDAY AUGUST 15th, 2026; 2:15 – 3pm
Pier i, W70th st, Riverside Conservancy
Details: https://riversideparknyc.org/event/fly-nyc/
Webpage: https://www.shakespeareancabaret.com/sonnet
Starring
Carlotta-B-from-1593 aka Carla Kissane
Music composition & arrangements by Isaac Raz on piano
Ben Wolstein on bass
Isaac LaVigne on drum
Presented by Riverside Conservancy & Shakespearean Cabaret as part of Summer on the Hudson 2026.