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‘Cirque Inc.enieux’ combines theater wmi THE CIRCUS FOR A CONTORTED NIGHT OE ENTERTAINMENT By Bryan Petersen Oregon Daily Emerald Bo you ever get that teeling that you've done it all when it comes to entertainment in this town? That you have seen it all? “Cirque Ingenieux” may be for you. What, you ask, is “Cirque Inge nieux”? “Cirque Ingenieux” is touted by its producer, cast and crew as a to tally new form of entertainment. It combines the European “cirque” tradition of a one-ring circus with the style and technical expertise of a Broadway play, held together against an actual plot. Think “Alice in Wonderland” meets “The Wizard of Oz" meets Barnum and Bailey crossed with a Las Vegas show — all peppered with a dose of rock and roll spirit. The presentation was conceived by Neil Goldberg, who has devel oped entertainment produc tions for two Superbowls, two Miss America pageants and the Walt Disney World com pany, where he was a creative consultant before setting out on his own to expose Ameri ca to the cirque experience. With “Cirque Ingenieux,” Goldberg has brought togeth er a multi-talented group of experienced choreographers, production designers and tech nicians from Broadway as well as an assortment of contortionists, jugglers, acro bats, singers, dancers, aeri alistsand nearly every other type of performance artist you can Courtesy Jtboti. Courtesy f)boto Sarah, the young heroine of the show Cirque Ingenieux,’ is guided by an angel. What Cirque Ingenieux Whan: April 5at8 p.m. Wham: Hult Center Tickets: $19.50-$39.50 imagine. The action is set to a musi cal score that was specially arranged and composed by the world-famous New Age composer Kitaro. “‘Cirque Ingenieux' is a totally unique experience. It’s not just about performance, artistry, or wowing the audience; it’s about discovery," Goldberg said. "It’s re ally a journey into the subcon scious — into a delightfully exu berant dream world.” At the center of all of this stun ning visual stimuli lies the plot, which goes like this: At the turn of the last century, a young girl named Sarah and her brother attend a trav eling circus. Sarah is enthralled and enchanted by what she sees, espe cially by the star of the show, a young trapeze artist named Tatiana. She goes back to the empty tent alone later that night and dreams of being a star I i ke Tatiana. As she reached out to touch the trapeze ring, she finds herself pulled into a mystical dream world, where familiar faces from the circus as well as from her daily life reappear in wildly surreal, comic proportions, and she makes a journey into this unknown realm, which becomes a lesson of adven ture and discovery. She moves through solar systems and empty streets and experiences the feats of some of the world’s greatest cirque performers. At the end of her travels, she is reunited with her brother and finds the strength and inspiration to fol low her own dreams. Goldberg stressed that this new entertainment is for the whole fam iiy • “While the show has some com plexity to it — some layers — at the core it remains incredible family entertainment. After all, the person we most relate to on stage is the child. Sarah." So come one, come al 1. This fanci ful production will make its way to the Unit Center’s Silva Concert Hall for a special one-night-only presen tation on Monday, April 5, at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the Hult Cen ter box office as well as at local Fred Meyer Fasttixx or by phone at 682 5000 or 1-800-992-8400. To earn a 4.00 in Brewology all you need to know is STEELHEAD. □ 9 Award Winning Micro Brews □ Soups, Salads □ Ribs □ Fresh Pizza □ Sandwiches □ Pastas □ Burgers □ Spirits □ Home Made Rootbeer TAKE A BREW HOME IN STEELHEAD'S BOX O BEER Steelhead Brewing Company 199 East Slh Avenue Fuqene, OR Phone 686 2739 Eugene, OR, - Burlingame, CA - Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, (A, - Irvine, (A 006133 Nominate your GTF for the Graduate Teaching Fellow Award Nomination forms are available at your department, the Graduate School or just fill out the form below. Nominations due Monday 5:00 PM, April 19, 1999 I nominate_from the Dept/School/College of_for the GTF Award for excellence in teaching and academic guidance for 1998-99. My reasons for doing so are: Signature Address Phone Number These awards are presented by the University of Oregon and Mortar Board
