Kulturspiegel November 4,2012: Cirque du Soleil: Interview mit Joerg Schlegel

                        Cirque du Soleil: Interview mit Joerg Schlegel

                                         

 Today’s show is all about circus. Susanne Nielsen tells you about Cirque du Soleil. This circus of acrobatics and fantastic

costumes comes to west Florida this November, with its show called Kooza,

the story of a lonely man. The show takes you back to the origins of Cirque du Soleil, acrobatics paired with beautiful costumes.

Susanne Nielsen spoke with Joerg Schlegel   , one of the Germans who is thrilled to be working for Cirque du Soleil, and traveling the world with this show.

He was the food and sales manager and gave Susanne a tour of the different areas back stage as it was setting up for the opening of Quidam  .

It was his dream job and he spoke about many aspects of this big show and his Cirque family.

                                                                         

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              Unser Interview: Joerg Schlegel ,
              ein Deutscher im Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil ist mit Kooza im Anzug auf Tampa. Dort gibt es bald wieder eine Auffuehrung voller Wagemut und Akrobatik.

The equipment is as simple as it gets: eight chairs and a pedestal. But in this act, the artist uses them to create a 23-foot tower on which to perform a balancing act that displays the human body at the very peak of condition and muscular control.

For the first time in 7 years Cirque du Soleil returns to St. Petersburg
With a big top production
KOOZA Opens November 8, 2012 for a limited engagement Under the white Big Top at Tropicana Field
St Petersburg, FL – Aug. 31, 2012- Cirque du Soleil is thrilled to return to St Petersburg with its big top production, KOOZA. The critically-acclaimed show opens Thursday, November 8 for a limited engagement under the white Big Top at Tropicana Field.
Since its premiere in April of 2007, KOOZA has charmed close to 4 million spectators in North America and Japan. KOOZA will be the 4th big top production to visit the area since 2002.
Tickets are available online at cirquedusoleil.com/kooza.
About KOOZA
Written and directed by David Shiner, KOOZA is a return to the origins of Cirque du Soleil that combines two circus traditions – acrobatic performance and the art of clowning. The show highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility, presented in a colorful mélange that emphasizes bold slapstick humor.
The name KOOZA is inspired by the Sanskrit word “koza,” which means“box,” “chest” or “treasure,” and was chosen because one of the underlying concepts of the production is the idea of a “circus in a box.”
“KOOZA is about human connection and the world of duality, good and bad,”Shiner said. “The tone is fun and funny, light and open. The show doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it’s very much about ideas, too. As it evolves we are exploring concepts such as fear, identity, recognition and power.”
The show starts with The Trickster bursting onto the scene like a jack-in-a-box right in front of The Innocent, and that is just the first of many surprises to follow. The Innocent’s journey brings him into contact with a panoply of comic characters such as the King, the Trickster, the Heimloss, the Pickpocket, the Obnoxious Tourist and his Bad Dog.
Between strength and fragility, laughter and smiles, turmoil and harmony, KOOZA is set in an electrifying and exotic visual world.                                                                         

Horen Sie unser Interview mit Joerg Schlegel im Audioteil unserer Sendung.
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       -  In 1853, a German immigrant, Johann Bausch joins another German immigrant, Heinrich Lomb.  They develop the Bausch and Lomb Optical in Rochester, New York.

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 Florida Orchestra’s Performances in November

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – October 15, 2012 – The Florida Orchestra has a full month of performances coming up in November, including a special concert with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

November 1: Music of the Homeland – Coffee Series

Stuart Malina conducts this morning Coffee Concert featuring select movements from Sibelius' Finlandia, Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances Nos. 7 & 3, and Enesco’s Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, among other works. Enjoy complimentary coffee and doughnuts as well as a pre-concert conversation one hour before the concert.

Show time: Thurs, Nov. 1 at 11am, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater

Tickets: $24, $29, $34, $42

November 2, 3 and 4: Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience – Raymond James Pop Series

Here to Stay is a multimedia concert celebrating the genius of George and Ira Gershwin with hits such as Rhapsody in Blue, I Got Rhythm, Strike Up the Band, The Man I Love, ‘S Wonderful and other favorites. Featuring leading Gershwin interpreter Kevin Cole, Grammy award-winning soprano Sylvia McNair, and tap dancing sensation Danny Gardner, this concert event also showcases rare audio and video footage, family photos and elegant, state-of-the-art visuals of the Gershwins. Guest Conductor is Sarah Hicks.

Show times: Fri, Nov. 2 at 8pm, Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Morsani Hall; Sat, Nov. 3 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, Nov. 4 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

November 7: The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba

The Florida Orchestra presents the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba. The concert will feature Cuban pianist Ignacio “Nachito” Herrera on a program of Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, Jorge López Marín's Danzón “El Médico de Pianos,” Nachito Herrera’s arrangement and Tribute to Lecuona, López-Gavilán’s Guaguancó and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5.  Parts of the program will be conducted by the NSOC’s Music Director Enrique Pérez Mesa and some works will be conducted by composer and conductor Guido López-Gavilán. There will be a Pre-Concert Conversation at 6:30pm with Roberto Chorens, General Manager of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba. 

Show time: Wed, Nov. 7 at 7:30pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

November 9, 10 and 11: Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7 – Tampa Bay Times Masterworks Series

Immerse yourself in Vaughan Williams’ touching prayer and plea for peace, Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace), with its angelic and gossamer hymn-like moments contrasting with the surging and percussive passages reflecting the threats of the world around us...on a program with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Guest Conductor is Gerard Schwarz.

Show times: Fri, Nov. 9 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Morsani Hall; Sat, Nov. 10 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater ; Sun, Nov. 11 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

November 23, 24 and 25: Magical Movie Magic – Raymond James Pop Series

Experience the drama, excitement and thrill of fabulous film favorites performed live from both silver screen classics and more recent blockbusters... Casablanca, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Harry Potter and more. Conductor is Jeff Tyzik.

Show times: Fri, Nov. 23 at 8pm, David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Ferguson Hall; Sat, Nov. 24 at 8pm, Progress Energy Center for the Arts, Mahaffey Theater; Sun, Nov. 25 at 7:30pm, Ruth Eckerd Hall

Tickets: $15, $30, $45

Tickets to all performances are on sale at 800-662-7286 and online at www.floridaorchestra.org.

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About The Florida Orchestra

Performing nearly 100 concerts annually in the tri-city area of Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg, The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the most vibrant orchestras in the United States. With live performances including the Tampa Bay Times Masterworks, Raymond James Pops, Coffee Concerts, Progress Energy Florida Morning Masterworks, new Rock Concert series, as well as Youth Concerts and Free Pops in the Park Concerts, The Florida Orchestra offers a vast scope of concerts each year. The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the 

human spirit.

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Sarasota Youth Opera to present the world premiere of

Little Nemo in Slumberland 

Sarasota, FL – Sarasota Youth Opera is proud to present the world premiere of a brand new work, Little Nemo in Slumberland, with music by Daron Hagen and words by J.D. McClatchy, commissioned by the Sarasota Opera Association.  This will mark the Sarasota Youth Opera and Sarasota Opera Association’s 5^th commission since the programs inception in 1984.  The child principal roles will be performed by members of the Sarasota Youth Opera program and the adult principal roles will be performed by members of the Sarasota Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists Program.  In addition, singers and performers from Booker High School, Out of Door Academy and Sailor Circus will help to round out the cast making for a total of 107 Sarasota young people on the stage of the Sarasota Opera House.     

Little Nemo in Slumberland  Synopsis:

Based on Winsor McCay's early-twentieth-century comic strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland is a 60 minute, two-act magic opera.  The story recounts the adventures of a boy over the course of two nights on a quest to save Slumberland from the evil Emperor Sol who wants it to be bright all night and all day.  Nemo's adventures along the way include encounters with a crystal enchantress, menacing giants, a floating bed and a balloon ride, dizzying changes of scale and a palace that turns upside down.

                                                                                                 

  Katherine Powell as Little Nemo, Adriana Fernandez as the Princess and Natalie Almeter as Flip in the world premiere of Little Nemo in Slumberland.  Photo by Rod Millington

The Creators:

Daron Hagen, the composer, has established himself as one of the most prolific American composers writing today.  His music enjoys more than a hundred performances a year and has been recorded on over two dozen CDs.  In addition to Sarasota Opera, Mr. Hagen has been commissioned by The Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, The National Symphony, both the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera, and the Buffalo Philharmonic. 

J.D. McClatchy is one of America's foremost librettists, authors and, poets.  His five collections of poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize-shortlisted Hazmat, are widely acclaimed for their formal ingenuity, coupled with their fluency of thought and feeling.  His opera librettos have been performed in opera houses around the world including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala and Covent Garden.  Mr. McClatchy has served as Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and is currently Professor of English at Yale where he edits The Yale Review. 

SCRIBE Technology:

Little Nemo in Slumberland will utilize a new leading edge, innovative theater technology, SCRIBE (Self-Contained Rapidly Integratable Background Environment), which was piloted at the University of Kentucky.  This technology, which has been successfully used in productions at the University of Kentucky Opera Theater and The Atlanta Opera, will help meet the creative challenge presented by bringing such a fantasy based story to life.

There will be two performances on Saturday, November 10 at 5:30pm and again on Sunday, November 11 at 12:30pm.  Tickets are available for purchase online at www.sarasotaopera.org or by calling the box office at (941) 328-1300.      

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