 TITLE OF SHOW: A Christmas Gift
LENGTH OF SHOW: 90-minutes, plus intermission
Intermission:15-minutes
THEME [one sentence description]: This show is a multicultural celebration of Christmas!
CONTENT [brief description]: A Christmas Gift is a look at many stories, dances, carols, poems and theatre pieces from around the world, mostly the Western, European World, but none-the-less international in scope. A Rat, the only one in or from Alberta, dances a wild Trepak; “The Legend of Old Befana” romps through the audiences with her frantic broom dusting even the heads of unsuspecting audience-members; a Jingle-Bell Horse dances its clip-clop way into the audiences’ hearts. It’s a show for and about Christmas and what it means to give, not tangible things, but the intangible gifts of enjoyment, caring and sharing.
GOAL [the purpose of this show]: To put a real meaning back into Christmas without preaching.
POINT OF VIEW OF ARTISTS: That Christmas is fun, an optimistic time for real sharing of feelings and hopes and dreams, a time for feeling good about everyone.
PRESENTATION [skills used to present show]: Magnificent costumes, lively dances, singing, theatre skills, story-telling, projections [depends on version on tour], a Victorian-like, pop-up Christmas-card-like set in deep green velvet hung with garlands of silver and holly, topped with a sparkling globe of twinkling Christmas lights, handsome animal masks, beautifully detailed hand props -- all go into making this show a visual and heart-warming experience.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Festival and Family audiences, young people and all those young at heart. We have noticed, over the years, that seniors greatly love this show. Also available in school version of 50-minutes.
CAST: Robert Greenwood (actor) and [Mr.] Dana Luebke (dancer-actor)
LANGUAGES IN WHICH SHOW IS PERFORMED: English; songs in French, German and Spanish
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE:
Poster blanks
Coloured slides
Video-clips [VHS-NTSC and PAL formats]
Black and White photos
Preview articles
Reviews
Letters from sponsors
Letters from children
Teacher evaluations
Evaluations
Letters of reference
Video excerpts
CD Roms
WHERE SHOW HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED OR WORLD PREMIERE, ETC.: This show was premiered in Calgary during Sun.Ergos’ Subscription Seasons and has been maintained as a Calgary tradition for 12 years!. It has been performed for several seasons at HORIZON STAGE in Spruce Grove, Alberta, has performed at the BANFF FINE ARTS CENTRE, for ARTS JASPER, for ALLIANCE ARTS COUNCIL, not to mention literally hundreds of school shows, community presentations and televised clips.
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WORDS WHICH HAVE BEEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE SHOW:
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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Administrative Assistant
Sun.Ergos, A Company of Theatre and Dance
130 Sunset Way
Priddis, Alberta, CANADA T0L 1W0
TEL 403-931-1527 TOLL FREE 1-800-743-3351
FAX 403-931-1534
e-mail: waltermoke@sunergos.com
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