The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts today announced the performance calendar for its inaugural 2014-15 season, with a total of 33 productions, performing groups and individual artists - exclusive of September grand opening events and subscription performances by its resident companies. The initial schedule totals 73 performances. And, there are more to come.
Music soars to stunning new heights along with aerial fliers and acrobats, when they (plus contortionists, dancers, jugglers and strongmen) perform their death- and gravity-defying Cirque feats to popular classical masterpieces—all live, on stage and dramatically backed by a full orchestra for Pacific Symphony Pops. This jaw-dropping fusion of two art forms wows Symphony audiences of all ages for a third time, as the internationally recognized and award-winning artists of “Cirque de la Symphonie” take to the air and push themselves to the limit in a “spectacular event” that couples the “magical musical styling of Pacific Symphony” with the “playfulness of acrobats sharing the same stage,” according to A Taste of Dawn Magazine in a review that followed a performance in April 2012.
The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its 24th season of world-class performing artists. The season includes 51 performances of 31 shows from a wide range of genres including Broadway, classical music, dance, theater, world music and jazz, comedy, holiday performances, folk music and shows for families.
It was an exciting, interesting and surprising season in the Philadelphia/ South Jersey theater world. Here are some of my favorites picks with one additional New York entry worth remembering.
The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its 24th season of world-class performing artists. The season includes 51 performances of 31 shows from a wide range of genres including Broadway, classical music, dance, theater, world music and jazz, comedy, holiday performances, folk music and shows for families.
CIRQUE DREAMS shows have entertained over 50 million people since 1993 across thousands of cities worldwide in theatres, casinos, theme parks, cruise lines, and on Broadway. In 20 years, Cirque Productions has evolved into an enterprise of accomplished producers, directors and innovators, hand-picked by founder and Broadway director Neil Goldberg, that have transformed CIRQUE DREAMS into a global entertainment brand and business empire widely respected by critics, industry leaders and fans alike. In this groundbreaking 20th anniversary year, the company will open 7 shows, employ over 150 artists from over 15 countries and design, rehearse and produce every show component from within the company's 30,000 sq. ft. Dream Studios production complex in Pompano Beach, FL.
The Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced its 24th season of world-class performing artists. The season includes 51 performances of 31 shows from a wide range of genres including Broadway, classical music, dance, theater, world music and jazz, comedy, holiday performances, folk music and shows for families.
Throughout 2013, the company will introduce the world to 3 new Cirque Dreams shows including Cirque Dreams & Dinner - Jungle Fantasy onboard Norwegian Breakaway, Cirque Dreams Splashtastic at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and Cirque Dreams Rocks in partnership with Sony/ATV Music at Moon Palace Golf Resort & Spa in Cancun. Now in its 5th season, Cirque Dreams Holidaze will perform 3 simultaneous tours in 2013 throughout the United States and Mexico.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the 2010 holiday season when it transforms the Fabulous Fox Theatre stage into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief, December 21-29. Cirque Dreams, an American theatrical production company, brings its critically acclaimed entertainment brand to St. Louis for ten glorious holiday performances presented by Fox Associates. Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, creator of the groundbreaking Broadway hit CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is 'so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil' according to the New York Daily News and 'a delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleigh load.' The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle raves, 'even the Grinch would be impressed with this Christmas wonderland.' 'Stuffed with so much holiday cheer and audacious acts, Scrooge would exit with a big ol' smile on his face,' hails the Erie Times News about this 'Broadway-worthy spectacle.' 'The perfect way to come in from the cold, forget the holiday stresses and find the magic of the season' proclaims The Oakland Press.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZEis an original musical extravaganza of ornaments that come to life when costumed characters perform astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. An international cast of 30 artists transform into gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. Some holiday favorites accompany an original musical score with hundreds of spectacular costumes adorning a magical tree of dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot tall towering toy soldiers.
Says Creator/Director Goldberg, 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze follows in the spirit of the Cirque Dreams entertainment brand first established in 1993...to produce high quality, affordable family entertainment that blends multiple performance genres and Broadway theatrics with international talent, European and American circus artistry and limitless imagination.'
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZEis an original musical extravaganza of ornaments that come to life when costumed characters perform astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. An international cast of 30 artists transform into gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. Some holiday favorites accompany an original musical score with hundreds of spectacular costumes adorning a magical tree of dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot tall towering toy soldiers.
Says Creator/Director Goldberg, 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze follows in the spirit of the Cirque Dreams entertainment brand first established in 1993...to produce high quality, affordable family entertainment that blends multiple performance genres and Broadway theatrics with international talent, European and American circus artistry and limitless imagination.'
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the 2010 holiday season when it transforms the Fabulous Fox Theatre stage into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief, December 21-29. Cirque Dreams, an American theatrical production company, brings its critically acclaimed entertainment brand to St. Louis for ten glorious holiday performances presented by Fox Associates. Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, creator of the groundbreaking Broadway hit CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is 'so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil' according to the New York Daily News and 'a delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleigh load.' The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle raves, 'even the Grinch would be impressed with this Christmas wonderland.' 'Stuffed with so much holiday cheer and audacious acts, Scrooge would exit with a big ol' smile on his face,' hails the Erie Times News about this 'Broadway-worthy spectacle.' 'The perfect way to come in from the cold, forget the holiday stresses and find the magic of the season' proclaims The Oakland Press.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the 2010 holiday season when it transforms the stage at PlayhouseSquare's Palace Theatre beginning December 14th FOR 8 performances only.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, the first show of the Gas South Broadway Series, lights up the 2010 Holiday Season when it transforms the stage at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief, Tuesday, November 30 - Sunday, December 5, 2010. Cirque Dreams, an American theatrical production company, brings its critically acclaimed entertainment brand to Atlanta for eight glorious holiday performances. Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, creator of the groundbreaking Broadway hit CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE is 'so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil' according to the New York Daily News and 'a delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleigh load.' The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle raves, 'even the Grinch would be impressed with this Christmas wonderland.' 'Stuffed with so much holiday cheer and audacious acts, Scrooge would exit with a big ol' smile on his face,' hails the Erie Times News about this 'Broadway-worthy spectacle.' 'The perfect way to come in from the cold, forget the holiday stresses and find the magic of the season', proclaims The Oakland Press. Tickets are on sale now.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZEis an original musical extravaganza of ornaments that come to life when costumed characters perform astonishing feats that celebrate the holiday season with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams. An international cast of 30 artists transform into gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. Some holiday favorites accompany an original musical score with hundreds of spectacular costumes adorning a magical tree of dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot tall towering toy soldiers.
Says Creator/Director Goldberg, 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze follows in the spirit of the Cirque Dreams entertainment brand first established in 1993...to produce high quality, affordable family entertainment that blends multiple performance genres and Broadway theatrics with international talent, European and American circus artistry and limitless imagination.'