NAPOLEON, IT’S REVOLUTIONARY
Greenville Chautauqua’s Winter Festival
No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he a monster, driven by an endless, ruinous quest for military glory? Or a social and political visionary brought down by petty, reactionary kings of Europe?
The French Revolution had taken a dark turn when a 23-year-old Corsican second lieutenant arrived in Paris and saw Louis XVI dethroned. By 30 he was head of the most powerful country in Europe. At his death at 52 in exile, Europe had been changed forever.
One of the first truly modern politicians, he fashioned himself as a hero who successfully dragged France back from the edge of the abyss. Master of media manipulation, this idealized image of Napoleon has endured to this day.
Napoleon’s complex and violent legacy seeded totalitarian regimes in the 20th century and sounds an alert to us in the 21st.
Napoleon portrayed by Mark Schneider
Mark Schneider tours nationally as Napoleon and has appeared in films as well as performing more “American” historical figures in Colonial Williamsburg. Here in Greenville, for one weekend only you can see him as Napoleon. History comes alive as “The Little Corporal” takes the stage and reflects on his life, his military strategies, his social prowess and more. Then following his performance, you get to ask him the questions you’ve always wanted to ask!
Opening Night Gala – An Evening with Napoleon. $50 – Presented By Southern Benefit Systems. Friday | February 1, 2019, 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Younts Center for Performing Arts, 315 N Main St, Fountain Inn, SC 29644
Winter Chautauqua Show – Napoleon, It’s Revolutionary. Free. Saturday | February 2, 2019, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, Wade Hampton High School Auditorium, 100 Pine Knoll Dr, Greenville, SC 29607
Winter Chautauqua Show – Napoleon, It’s Revolutionary. Free. ASL Sign interpreted. Sunday | February 3, 2019, 2:00 – 3:30 pm, Wade Hampton High School Auditorium, 100 Pine Knoll Dr, Greenville, SC 29607
These free shows are funded in part by the Metropolitan Arts Council which receives support from the City of Greenville, BMW Manufacturing Company, Michelin North America, Inc, SEW Eurodrive and the South Carolina Arts Commission.
Questions, tickets or reserved seats for members contact us at 864-244-1499 or at [email protected]
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