Now in its ninth year, APASSIONATA Europe's most successful live entertainment show, featuring more than 40 horses and seen by more than five million fans in over forty cities will make its North American debut on April 27, 2012 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The new show entitled THE BEGINNING will kick off an eighteen month, sixty-six city arena North American tour.
For almost a decade this theatrical sensation with original music scored specifically to work with the horses has enchanted families and horse lovers alike with the finest equestrianship including magnificent dressage and exhilarating stunt riding. The natural elegance, nobility, speed and agility of these animals is something to behold. Different breeds - from Shetland ponies to Friesians - have been brought together from Europe and North America to create this evocative, thrilling theatrical event, where everything from the courageous to the compassionate, and complex to the comic is observed. APASSIONATA is also proud to be a sponsor of the annual Kentucky Derby Festival as part of the US launch.
The show's success in Europe has been so remarkable and consistent, that its producer-creator Peter Massine and his American producing partner
Tanya Grubich, were motivated to bring the experience and excitement of APASSIONATA to North America, which boasts the largest equine interest in the world.
Starting in 2003, APASSIONATA became an immediate sensation wherever it played. Soon after in 2004, the show began receiving accolades honoring creative and business endeavors including last year's PRG Live Entertainment's "Best Show" award, among the highest honors in live entertainment on the European continent. In January 2011, on the occasion of the APASSIONATA's engagement at London's The 02 arena, the London Sunday Express said, "You have never seen a horse show like it. APASSIONATA is the Royal Variety on four legs ... the result is pure magic."
"Although showmanship is an important component of APASSIONATA," Massine said, "this isn't just a show about what kind of tricks humans can train horses to do, or how fast they can be ridden, or how high can they jump. This is a show about a very deep kind of joy, happiness and contentment that our cast and audience experience with these animals."
In addition the producers have brought together an award winning, critically acclaimed, Broadway creative team to be announced for its North American debut tour. This team is lead by director
Scott Faris, working with Holger Ehlers, Author, Artistic and Musical Director of the European tour, to bring all the elements together for the North American production. Faris has staged a dozen productions of the Broadway musical CHICAGO, EFX! at MGM Grand,
Bette Midler - THE SHOWGIRL MUST GO ON at Caesar's Palace,
George Lucas' LIVE ADVENTURE in Japan, and WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - THE ARENA SPECTACULAR" which played a record-breaking forty month North American arena tour. He was a veteran of the "SIEGFRIED AND ROY" team at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.
Visit
www.apassionata.com/usa for more information.
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