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Theatre Tout a Trac
Alice in Wonderland
Canada

Wednesday, January 18, 8:15-9:15 pm
The Paramount Theatre

Alice refuses to do her homework. She prefers to play and daydream in her father's study, where she stumbles across a strange rabbit that nibbles on books. Wanting to stop him from eating all the books, she follows him into his rabbit hole. She discovers Wonderland, a world inhabited by many strange characters. Adapted by Stage Director Hugo Belanger from the unbridled humour and madness of Lewis Carroll's novel, the production features an ingenious set, where each book becomes a door to the next adventure. An homage to reading, the play becomes a window into our imaginations.

Since 1998, Theatre Tout a Trac has been exploring theatre through various media, such as masks, tales, and puppetry, following its imagination wherever the creative process leads. The company is well known for its successful plays: Munchhausen; The Old Ladies; La princesse Turandot; L'Oiseau vert, commedia dell'arte. The 2008 Acadie-RIDEAU award winner, Alice in Wonderland has had 300 performances across Canada, Bahrain, and the United States.

Running Time:55 minutes
Age Range: 6-10 years
Suggested Audience Size: 400

Contact: Nadine Asswad, Booking & Communication
Address: Theatre Tout a Trac
104 St. Jude Street
Deux-Montagnes, Quebec J7R 3L5
Canada
Phone: 514-273-1313
Email: com@toutatrac.com
Website: www.toutatrac.com

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Toneelschap Beumer & Drost
The Man with the Sideburns
Netherlands

Wednesday, January 18
1:15-2:15 pm
Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center

De Man Met de Bakkebaarden (The Man with the Sideburns) is a playful theatrical spoof on tv crime series. Inspectors Babberich and Kleef are confronted with a series of murders in the world of miniature trains. Wild chases, intimidating interrogation methods, and a hilarious forensic investigation add up to a droll, exuberant show for young and old alike. The production blends theatre and film into a visual entertainment whose influences include 'canned' theatre (ingeblikt), Dick Bos (the fictional Dutch hard-boiled private eye), and the Game of the Goose (a board game). The Man with the Sideburns stars Maurits van den Berg and Peter Drost-- plus many other actors on film.

Toneelschap Beumer & Drost was established in 1997 by the actors Beumer and Drost. Their focus is on theatre productions for audiences from age 8 to 88 years old. The company reaches a large international audience with witty, poetical productions combining theatre with cinematic elements.

Running Time: 1 hour
8 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 300

Contact: Geraldine Verhoeven, Managing Director Address: Vredenburgersteeg 33 Amsterdam 1012 DZ Netherlands Phone: 0031625294396 Email: info@beumerendrost.nl Website: www.beumerendrost.nl

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Architects of Air
Luminarium Mirazozo
United Kingdom

Wednesday, January 18
3:00-4:00 pm (group A)
4:00-5:00 pm (group B)
The West Lawn at The Long Center

A luminarium is a sculpture people enter to be immersed in radiant colour. Since 1992 the luminaria designed by Alan Parkinson have enchanted over two million visitors around the world.

A luminarium is a dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes, where Islamic architecture, Archimedean solids, and Gothic cathedrals blend into an inspiring monument to the phenomenon of light. Once inside, the visitor may wander freely or simply sit back to enjoy the ambience of an art that is exciting and accessible to everyone.

"Upon entering you instantly notice vaulted ceilings that arch towards heaven, creating a sense of grandeur and almost limitless space. The air is washed in colours deepening from soft tints to lustrous jewel tones." - Los Angeles Times

Running Time: normally 6-8 hours per day, approximately 20 minutes per visitor
Age Range: All ages
Suggested Audience Size: 80 visitors at a time inside - up to 2,000 visitors per day

Contact: Mado Ehrenborg
Address: Egerton Street, Oldknows Factory
Nottingham NG3 4GQ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44115 941 3709
Fax: +44115 941 37 11
Email: mado@architects-of-air.com
Website: www.architects-of-air.com

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Theatre Motus / Figurat S.C.
Tiger by The Tail
Canada / Mexico

Thursday, January 19, 10:45-11:45 am

B. Iden Payne Theatre at The University of Texas

This morning, Mommy is in a real hurry, but Samuel just wants to play with his tiger teddy bear. As Mommy loses patience, she grows claws and begins to shrink, while her son turns into a huge, ferocious tiger. Looking for a solution, Samuel and his tiger hide under his bed and imagine the mythological story of a goddess of anger and a tiger hunter. Using puppets and live actors, Tiger by The Tail--an original work by Theatre Motus coproduced with the Mexican Company Figurat S.C.--will be available for touring both in an English and in a Spanish version.

Theatre Motus is a ten-year-old Quebec-based touring theatre company dedicated to children. Their productions employ puppetry, shadow theatre, acting, music, original work, and multicultural material. With close to 800 performances of six plays in seven countries and three languages, Theatre Motus has been awarded many prestigious prizes. Their acclaimed production, Baobab, has been performed frequently in the U.S. and will return next season.

Running Time: 50 minutes
Age Range: 5 and up
Suggested Audience Size: will vary according to group ages and visibility

Contact: Marie-France Bruyere, Director, Tour Marketing and Communications
Address:920 St-Jacques St
Longueuil, Quebec J4H 3E2
Canada
Phone: 450-616-1427
Fax: 450-616-1927
Email: mfb@theatremotus.com
Website: www.theatremotus.com

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Compagnia TPO & Insite Arts
Children's Cheering Carpet - Saltbush
Australia/Italy

Thursday, January 19
9:30-10:30 am (group A)
12 pm-1:00 pm (group B)
Oscar G. Brockett Theater at The University of Texas

Children's Cheering Carpet - Saltbush is a journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia. Performed on a touch-sensitive floor using infrared technology that triggers images and sound, the production centres on the journey of two Aboriginal friends as they cross the diverse Australian landscape. Children are invited to explore, play, and dance with the performers as the landscape unfolds around them. The show provides a unique immersive experience where children can become involved in this highly visual and beautiful journey.

Saltbush is performed on a white dance floor with painted images projected onto the floor, and employs infra-red imaging technology to trigger images and sound. A contemporary fusion of traditional Aboriginal and contemporary dance is supported by traditional Aboriginal sounds, melodic harmonies, and modern dance music.

Children's Cheering Carpet - Saltbush is a collaboration between TPO--the award-winning Italian theatre company known for their artistry in multimedia theatre for young people--the Australian production company Insite Arts, director Jason Cross, and acclaimed Australian Aboriginal artists Lou Bennett (Lyrics/Text/Instrumental music), Deon Hastie (Choreography), and Delwyn Mannix (Paintings). The work is a co-production with Teatro Metastasio Stabile della Toscana in Prato.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 3-9 years
Suggested Audience Size: 140 children, plus accompanying adults

Contact: Jason Cross / Lee Cumberlidge
Address:GPO Box 3249
Melbourne 3001
Australia
Phone: 0421 502 576
Email: jason@insitearts.com.au
lee@insitearts.com.au
Website: www.insitearts.com.au/current-projects/saltbush

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The Intergalactic Nemesis
Live-Action Graphic Novel
United States

Thursday, January 19, 3:00-4:00 pm (Act I only)
McCullough Theatre at The University of Texas

The year is 1933. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Molly Sloan, her intrepid assistant Timmy Mendez, and a mysterious librarian named Ben Wilcott face the most serious threat Earth has ever known: an impending invasion of sludge monsters from the planet Zygon. Are you ready for the adventure? Imagine 1,250 hand-drawn full-color action-packed images projected one-by-one onto a huge screen! Imagine three actors voicing dozens of characters! Imagine one Foley artist creating hundreds of sound effects before your very eyes! Imagine being swept away by incredible live music! Imagine a story that transports you from Rumania to Scotland to Tunis to the far reaches of outer space!

The Robot Planet premiered The Intergalactic Nemesis Live-Action Graphic Novel, a mashup of radio play and comic-book forms, in 2010, to an audience of 2,100 people. The show tours to more than 30 cities in the U.S. and Australia in 2011-12.

Running Time: 2 hours
Age Range: 7 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 400-2,500

Contact: Jason Neulander, Producer
Address: 2318 Canterbury Street
Austin, TX 78702
United States
Phone: 512-476-2533
Email: Jason@theplanetzygon.com
Website: www.theintergalacticnemesis.com

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Justin Roberts
Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players
United States

Thursday, January 19, 8:30-9:50 pm (20 minute showcase)
The State Theatre

Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players are one of the top acts in family music, delivering a highly interactive show with pop tunes that speak to today's families. Justin's latest CD, Jungle Gym (nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award), explores iconic moments of childhood memory: from trick-or-treating to gym class parachutes to the magic stillness of snow days. Along with his band "The Not Ready for Naptime Players," he creates a highly interactive musical concert for families, with hilarious sing-alongs, tons of dancing, and the occasional puppet.

Justin Roberts has been writing and performing for family audiences nationwide for over 13 years and has released seven award-winning CDs. Millions have seen him on the Today Show and Nick Jr. USA Today has called him "hands down the best songwriter in this genre." He has been compared to Buddy Holly, Weezer, and even Paul McCartney.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 2-10 & adults
Suggested Audience Size: 300-1,200

Contact: Mary Brabec
Address: Billions Corporation
3522 W Armitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
United States
Phone: 312-997-9999
Fax: 773-278-3721
Email: brabec@billions.com
Website: www.justinrobertsmusic.com

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Trout Fishing in America
My Best Day
United States

Thursday, January 19, 8:30-9:50 pm (20 minute showcase)
The State Theatre

Trout Fishing in America is an eclectic folk/rock duo best known for family music and kids' songs. Winners of Parents' Choice Awards, and four-time Grammy nominees, TFIA has been together since 1976 and has toured to 49 states, 5 Canadian provinces, France, Scotland, and the Caribbean. The band sings fun and engaging songs ("My Hair had a Party Last Night") as well as educational and topical songs ("Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks"). Their show also includes an interactive songwriting workshop, teaching youth the art of songwriting and music as transformative communication. My Best Day was created in 2006 and revised in 2011.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: ages 4-11
Suggested Audience Size: 500

Contact: Larry Kosson
Address: The Roots Agency
108 Glenray Ct.
New Freedom, PA 17349
United States
Phone: 717-227-0060
Email: larry@therootsagency.com
Website: www.therootsagency.com

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Oran Etkin's Timbalooloo
Wake Up, Clarinet!
United States

Thursday, January 19, 8:30-9:50 pm (20 minute showcase)
The State Theatre

Oran Etkin is an internationally acclaimed jazz/world artist and composer. In Wake Up, Clarinet!, he turns the spotlight on his innovative Timbalooloo method for enriching the innate musicality of young children, conveying sophisticated concepts in a fun musical language that kids of all ages can understand. In the show, a clarinet arrives at a concert in bed. As the audience helps wake it up, it calls its mother, Big Mama Tuba. Mama comes out, and the fun begins!

Oran Etkin has performed around the world with musicians ranging from jazz guitarist Mike Stern to rapper Wyclef Jean. He brings this uniquely diverse perspective to his music for children, which incorporates rhythms and melodies from Africa, South America, Asia and Europe. He has performed Wake Up, Clarinet! at NYC's Central Park SummerStage and LA's Skirball Center. The CD won Parents' Choice, NAPPA, Oppenheim and IMA awards. Oran is featured on a Grammy-nominated CD too!

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 2 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 50-5,000

Contact: Keith Ghion and Dan Strader
Address: Geodesic Management
2255 Fifth Ave. Ste 5B
New York, NY 10037
United States
Phone: 646-415-9234
Fax: 646-688-5606
Email: keith@geodesicmanagement.com
Website: www.geodesicmanagement.com

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Playing By Air Productions
Playing By Air
United States

Thursday, January 19
9:30-10:30 am (group B)
12:00-1:00 pm (group A)
Lab Theatre at The University of Texas

Playing By Air captivates public audiences with a symphony of action, comedy, music, juggling, and circus in which the traditional meets the absurd. The award-winning performers of Playing By Air share their sense of playfulness and breathtaking feats in a production enjoyed equally by adults, families, and children alike.

Playing By Air juggles entertainment, education, and outreach in the community, and is committed to working with presenters to develop a well-rounded program for students, families, and the public. The company's innovative model of using performance and interactive experiences to bring together the arts, corporate sponsors, and non-profit partners helps presenters grow their brand and develop audience while giving back to their local community.

"Playing By Air completely surpassed our expectations." -Tennessee Performing Arts Center

"I just spent an hour laughing my face off like a little kid." -Wendy Remington Bowie, nytheatre.com

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 5 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 200-2,000

Contact: Robin Klinger
Address: Robin Klinger Entertainment
80 Knights Bridge Road
Great Neck, NY 11021
United States
Phone: 516-472-7130
Fax: 516-472-7129
Email: robin@robinklingerentertainment.com
Website: www.robinklingerentertainment.com
www.playingbyairshow.com

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Teatro Paraiso
In The Garden
Spain

Wednesday, January 18
3:00 pm-3:45 pm (group B)
4:15-5:00 pm (group A)
Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center

In the Garden uses theatre, video, shadows, and drawings in a highly active and visual theatre experience for very young children. A woman sits in her garden, dreaming. A man arrives and invites her to travel with him through a world of images. Among the trees they discover a cloth, which transforms into a blank page--a surface for creating scenes that young children can easily identify with, laugh at, wonder about, feel excited over, be curious about, and explore with their heart and five senses.

Located in Spain's Basque region, Teatro Paraiso Antzerkia creates and tours theatre for young audiences. In addition to programming and managing three venues, the company produces the Theatre Comes to School program and the international Proyecto Bebes Festival. Teatro Paraiso celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007.

Running Time: 45 minutes
Age Range: 1-3 years
Suggested Audience Size: 100

Contact: Carolina Ramos, Agent
Address: KATARSIS Education y Teatro S.L.
c/Teixeira Pascoaes, 3 bajo
15010 A CORUNA - GALICIA
Spain
Phone: 34 - 981 977746 / 34 - 610 804595
Email: info@katarsiseyt.com
Website: www.katarsiseyt.com
www.teatroparaiso.com

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The Galilee Multicultural Theater
Sofia's Drawings
Israel

Friday, January 20
11:30 am-12:30 pm (group A)
2:30-3:30 pm (group B)
Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center

Written and staged by: Pablo Ariel
Set design and acting: Efrat Hadany, Pablo Ariel
Puppets design: Efrat Hadany
Props design: Maayan Iungman, Yair Meyuhas
Original Music: Lito Zilberstein
Graphic Animation: Alexey Golibi
Drawings: Sofia Langer

Sofia's Drawings is based on a series of drawings made by Sofia, a 16-year-old girl, while she was hiding from the Nazis in Holland during World War II. Inspired by the drawings, the show tells Sofia's life story, evoking the fairytale world she created to imagine a different reality, far from the war. The production uses acting, puppet theatre, and blacklight theatre, and includes the creation of a video right in front of the audience. The performer is Sofia's real-life daughter, the actress, puppeteer, and sculptress Efrat Hadany. Sofia's Drawings was awarded first prize for best play and music at the Haifa International Children Theatre Festival 2007.

The Galilee Multicultural Theater creates a very personal stage language: visual theater in which the actors use objects, puppets, and their bodies, but almost no words. The group includes actors, musicians, artists, Jews and Arabs, and human rights activists. The company has performed in theaters, festivals, and schools all around Israel and the world.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 12 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 150

Address:
Contact: Pablo Ariel, Theater Director
The Galilee Multicultural Theater
Mitzpe Abirim
D.N. Merom Hagalil 25183
Israel
Phone: 972-504-401-605
Fax: 972-498-720-17
Email: Pablo@thegalilee.org
Website: www.thegalilee.org

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Axis Theatre Company
The Number 14
Canada

Friday, January 20, 8:30-9:30 pm
The Paramount Theatre

The Number 14 is a fast-paced, satirical look at a day in the life of a downtown bus. Six accomplished and versatile performers strut, swing, sing, and talk their way in and out of adventures aboard Vancouver's #14 bus. This theatrical tour-de-force is part Monty Python, part Mr. Bean, and wholly engaging. Developed from a series of improvisational skits, this slice-of-urban-life has been wowing audiences around the world since its debut in 1992. The Number 14 earned a 1998 New York Drama Desk nomination in the Unique Theatrical Experience category.

Over its 35-year long and richly creative history, Axis Theatre Company has developed world-class original theatre, incorporating many theatrical disciplines including dance, acrobatics, puppetry, mask, and clowning. Stretching the boundaries of live theatre, Axis has amused, inspired, moved, and sometimes startled thousands of children, families, and adults with over 50 original works.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 8 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 250+

Contact: Kent Martin
Address: Axis Theatre Company
1405 Anderson Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R5
Canada
Phone: 604-669-0631
Toll Free: 1-866-294-7943
Fax: 604-669-0635
Email: gm@axistheatre.com
Website: www.axistheatre.com

Booking (U.S. only): Cheryle Hansen
Address: Kids' Entertainment
500 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 808
Toronto Ontario M6C 1A8
Canada
Phone: 416-971-4836
Fax: 416-971-4841
Email: cheryle@kidsentertainment.net
Website: www.kidsentertainment.net

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Paige Hernandez
Paige In Full
United States

Friday, January 20, 9:45-10:45 am
The Paramount Theatre

Paige in Full fuses theatre, poetry, dance, and hip hop music into a visual mixtape to tell Paige's autobiographical story-- from pre-conception to present day. Part comedy, part pain, and part retrospective on growing up multicultural in the late 80's and early 90's, the show portrays Paige trying desperately to fit in, until she finds her voice and learns to accept herself. Paige in Full taps into important societal issues-- bullying, multiculturalism, abusive love, and unwavering family support--inviting the audience to interact and relate on a personal level. This one-woman performance brings Paige's story to life through more than a dozen characters, plus poems and dance routines.

Paige Hernandez (writer and performer) and Nick tha 1da (musician) worked with Danielle A. Drakes (director) and Bryan Joseph Lee (dramaturg) to develop a unique coming-of-age story that speaks to a dynamic generation.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 12 and up
Suggested Audience Size: up to 500

Contact: Simon Shaw
Address: Shaw Entertainment Company
PO Box 688
Great Barrington, MA 01230
United States
Phone: 413-274-0038
Email: simon@shawentertainment.com
Website: www.shawentertainment.com

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Destins Croises
Near Future
Canada

Saturday, January 21, 10:45-11:45 am
McCullough

Near Future is an athletic, expressive, and dynamic spectacle where the dancers playfully deform time. Inspired by the inventions and the events of the 20th and 21st centuries that transformed our world, the show comments on the way that, with ever-so-faster technologies, our lives are now played out live. Acceleration and deceleration games, a huge clock: all of these elements testify to the passage of time and the high speed at which our lives unfold. The series of brief vignettes depicting imaginative events share a common denominator: the tick-tock of time slipping by.

Established in 2000 by Ismael Mouaraki, Destins Croises continuously pushes the limits of dance by confronting images, conventions, and social issues as reflected in diverse cultures. His works generate passion, spontaneity and raw energy. The mixture of genres, the accessibility, and contagious energy of their performances position Destins Croises between contemporary dance and a variety of urban dance forms.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 6 and up
Suggested Audience Size: 300+

Contact: John Claassen, Producing Director
Address: Fusionworks
65 West 106th Street, Suite 1C
New York, NY 10025
United States
Phone: 212-666-2587
Email: john.fusionworks@gmail.com
Website: www.fusionworksprojects.org
www.destins-croises.com

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Drums United
World of Rhythm
Netherlands

Saturday, January 21, 3:45-4:45 pm
B. Iden Payne Theatre at The University of Texas

Drums United is an explosive and exciting world-percussion group that brings together rhythms and percussionists from all directions. Led by drummer Lucas van Merwijk, the Drums United ensemble comprises nine percussionists from seven different countries: Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Surinam and Venezuela. Their show, World of Rhythm, combines drums, dance, hip hop, and much more, tapping into African, Latin, Spanish, and Indian drum traditions, western drumming, and the contemporary electronic options open to the DJ. Drums United is much more than just a drum group. This smoking live band not only offers the audience an opportunity to listen and watch top players, it also demonstrates that people from widely varying nationalities can work well together.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: all ages
Suggested Audience Size: 400+

Contact: Cheryle Hansen
Address: Kids' Entertainment
500 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 808
Toronto Ontario M6C 1A8
Canada
Phone: 416-971-4836
Fax: 416-971-4841
Email: cheryle@kidsentertainment.net
Website: www.kidsentertainment.net

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The Ark and Theatre Lovett
The Girl who Forgot to Sing Badly
by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Ireland

Saturday, January 21
1:15-2:15 pm
McCullough

Peggy O'Hegarty and her parents are packers. They squeeze fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even bikes into brown paper bags. All the while Peggy sings with the voice of an angel--a grossly unfortunate angel, who can't sing at all. One day, work stops working and the jobs stop coming. Peggy steps outside to find winter has arrived--and everyone in her city gone! Ingenious performer Louis Lovett leads the audience on an adventure that crosses snowy lands and wild seas. As Peggy desperately tries to save the day, we learn about love, loss, the reassurance of goats, and the courage to sing gloriously on- or off-key.

The Ark is dedicated to raising the standard of culture for children. In a unique building designed specifically for them, children aged two to twelve explore everything from theatre, music, and literature to painting, film, dance, and more. There's no better way to nurture hungry young imaginations, or to inspire a lifelong journey through culture.

Theatre Lovett, Purveyors of Fine Theatre for Men, Women and Children, offer you theatre as adventure. Playfully dangerous theatre that can amuse, involve, and sometimes scare.

"Chock full with playfulness and rich ideas... Lovett makes the experience seem as natural and interactive as a warm hug" - The Irish Times

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: 6 years and up (families) 7 years and up (schools)
Suggested Audience Size: 200

Contact: Muireann Ahern, Producer
Address: Theatre Lovett
Six in the Attic
Irish Theatre Institute
17 Eustace Street
Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Ireland
Phone: 0035314020916 / Mobile: 00353868223377
Email: muireann@theatrelovett.com
Website: www.ark.ie
www.theatrelovett.com

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Parallel Exit
Exit Stage Left
United States

Saturday, January 21, 8:45-9:45 pm
The State Theatre

Exit Stage Left, as described the Lincoln Center Institute: "Parallel Exit Physical Comedy Theatre has made an international name for itself while bringing its unique brand of physical comedy to festivals around the world. Following in the footsteps of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, Parallel Exit has created a vaudevillian revue featuring rubber chickens, balancing ladders, clowning, and, oh yes; a balloon-o-phone. There's even a bit of tap dancing thrown in for good measure. This ensemble brings together multitalented performers, each of whom is a master of the art of making the incredibly difficult look ridiculously easy."

Parallel Exit was formed in 1997 to create original and innovative works of physical theatre inspired by the films of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. Our mission is to create work that engages our audience on visceral, intellectual and emotional levels. Our goal is to create moments of simple magic for audiences of all ages.

Running Time: 1 hour
Age Range: all ages
Suggested Audience Size: 200-800

Contact: Mark Lonergan
Address:Parallel Exit
175 Eastern Parkway, #1K
Brooklyn, NY 11238
United States
Phone: 917-407-7537
Email: mark@parallelexit.net
Website: www.parallelexit.net

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Susanna Hamnett
Nearly Lear
Canada

Saturday, January 21
9:20-10:30 am
Oscar G. Brockett Theater at The University of Texas

What if the great and tragic story of King Lear were to be told by the King's closet companion - his own fool? Seen through the eyes of the Lear's devoted clown, Norris (who, in good Shakespearean tradition, is actually Noreen disguised as a boy), the story is poignant and tragic, but also mischievous, tender, and achingly funny. Nearly Lear confounds expectations of what a Shakespeare play 'should' be and uses exuberant storytelling, music, and film-as well as Shakespeare's magnificent text-to take its audience firmly into the heart of this great story.

Over the past years, Susanna Hamnett has pursued an eclectic line of artistic inquiry, working and training with extraordinary artists such as Patsy Rodenburg, Yoshi Oida, Anatoly Vassiliev, associates of Theatre Gardziniesce, Emma Rice and Mike Shepherd of Kneehigh Theatre, John Turner, Mike Kennard, Dean Gilmour, and many others. Through performance and teaching, she has continuously sought to find and define her own unique theatrical voice and to find a way of working that could bring together various and disparate passions and disciplines: Shakespeare, clown, storytelling, vaudeville, the serious, and the mischievous.

Running Time: 70 minutes
Age Range: 9 and up
Suggested Audience Size: up to 650

Contact: Cheryle Hansen
Address: Kids' Entertainment
500 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 808
Toronto Ontario M6C 1A8
Canada
Phone:416-971-4836
Fax: 416-971- 4841
Email:cheryle@kidsentertainment.net
Website: www.kidsentertainment.net

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