Eage 4
March 21, 2001
(Ehe P ortiani* (©bseruer
Focus
Comes to the Rose Garden!
th in g is in th e
a ir. I f
y o u b re a th e in an d c lo s e y o u r
e y e s, y o u w ill see th re e d in o ­
sa u rs m a k in g th e ir w a y to th e
b ig c a stle . N o w , b re a th e in a
se c o n d tim e , w h ile h u m m in g
y o u r fa v o rite B a rn e y tu n e (a
h e lp fu l h in t: "I L o v e Y o u ”
a lw a y s w o rk s ), a n d th e c a s tle
w ill a p p e a r w ith a k in g an d
d a n c in g k n ig h ts . T h is is n o t
j u s t a n y c a s t l e , i t is
‘‘B a rn e y ’s M u sic a l C a s tle ,”
a n d B a rn e y a n d h is p a ls , B J
a n d B a b y B o p a lo n g w ith a
h o st o f o th e r c h a r a c te r s , w ill
b e tr a v e llin g w ith it th r o u g h ­
o u t th e c o u n try s o a ll o f th e ir
frie n d s c a n s h a re in th e a d ­
v e n tu re !
G e t r e a d y P o r tl a n d - th e
P u rp le O n e ’s S ta g e S h o w to u r
th e R o s e G a r d e n o n
W e d n e s d a y , M a rc h 21 a t 7 p .m .
w ith 6 a d d itio n a l p e rfo rm a n c e s
th r o u g h S u n -
d a y , M a rc h
25.
T h e n e w sta g e sh o w w ill fe a ­
tu re n o n -s to p fu n an d e x c ite ­
m e n t as B a rn e y a n d h is
frie n d s s e t o u t o n
q u e s t th a t ta k e s th em
th ro u g h
an
en­
c h a n te d fo re s t an d
e n d s u p at a re a l
c a s tle . C h ild re n
in th e a u d ie n c e w ill
b e in v ite d to sin g a n d
d a n c e to c l a s s i c
B a rn e y so n g s and
w ill b e in tro d u ced to
so m e n ew step s an d
tu n e s .
B a r n e y ’s M u s ic a l
C a s tle is B a rn e y th e
d i n o s a u r ’s s e c ­
o n d m u sic a l sta g e
s h o w to u r. S ta r ­
rin g B a rn e y a n d h is frie n d s
B a b y B o p a n d B J, B a rn e y ’s M u ­
s ic a l C a s tle is p r o d u c e d b y
L e a c h P r o d u c tio n s ,
a n e n t e r ta i n m e n t
u n it o f L y rick S tu ­
d io s.
B a rn e y ’s M u si­
c a l C a s t l e is a
w h im sic a l jo u r n e y
b o r n o f a c h ild ’s
im a g in a tio n .
T h ro u g h B a rn e y ’s
g e n tle g u id a n c e , a
d a y o f fu n b u ild in g
s a n d c a s t l e s tu r n s
in to a n a d v e n tu r e
th a t e n d s u p a t a re a l
c a s tle ! B a rn e y , B J
an d B a b y B o p , alo n g w ith th e ir
country’s greatest music halls and
theaters. A m ong their m any accom ­
plishments, They are featured on the
Golden Globe-nommated soundtrack
to the m ovie “ Seven Years in Tibet”
They perform ed at a live premiere
presentation o f the music and score
to the m ovie “K undun” with Philip
Glass at the Lincoln Center;
O n previous tours, they shared
the stage with perform ers who in­
clude Kitano, Paul Simon, Sheryl Crow,
Patti Smith, Natalie M erchant and the
Beastie Boys; Tw o o f their CDs have
achieved a top 10 listing on US N ew
Age music charts.
Each M ystical Arts o f Tibet tour
has three basic purposes: to make a
contribution to world healing and
peace through sacred art; to generate
an awareness o f endangered Tibetan
a n d d is c o v e r a
few n ew tu n e s
a n d d a n c e s.
T ic k e ts
tc
B a rn e y ’s
M u s ic a l/ \
C a s tle a re V
ori
s a le
th ro u g h
T ic k e tm a s te r
o u tle ts n e a r y o u .
F o r m o r e in f o rm a ­
tio n a b o u t th is e v e n t,
v is it
th e ir
w e b s ite
at
w w w .b a r n e y .c o m
n ew frie n d s - A n d y , J u s ­
tin , P e n n y a n d J e s s ic a -
Renowned Tibetan Monks to
Perform in Portland
For one night in May, Portland
residents will be able to see and hear
a perform ance by The M ystical Arts
o f Tibet, a group o f Tibetan m onks
who have perform ed w ith big-nam e
musical performers and been featured
on Hollyw ood m ovie soundtracks.
The m onks o f Drepung Lose ling
M onastery w ho m ake up T he M ysti­
cal Arts o f Tibet group perform sa­
cred music and dances originally used
in Tibetan spiritual festivals. Their
multiphonic singing - multiphonic
means the ability o fo n e individual to
intone three notes at one time, creat­
ing a single chord - has becom e
particularly famous in the West. Ti­
betans are the only cul ture on earth to
cultivate this extraordinary vocal
ability. The M ystical Arts o f Tibet
have perform ed in m any o f the
b e g in th e ir e x c u rs io n
th r o u g h a n e n c h a n te d
Barney and his friends
fo re st w h ere su n ­
take you on a journey
f lo w e r s d a n c e
through an enchanted
and a bunny,
fo x a n d b e a r a re
forest to find a real
o n h a n d to p a v e a
castle. Join them in the
p a th to a c a s tle o n
fun this week at the
th e h o riz o n . O n c e
Rose Garden Arena
t h e y r e a c h th e
c a s tle , B a rn e y
from Wednesday,.March
and
h is p a ls
21 through Sunday,
d a n c e w ith a r ­
March 25.
m o re d k n ig h ts ,
h a v e a c o s tu m e
p a ra d e an d put a
s m i le o n a k i n g ’s
fa c e .
The
70-
m in u te p ro d u c tio n
ta k e s th e c h ild r e n in th e a u d i­
e n c e o n a fa n c ifu l trip th a t
a llo w s th e m to sin g
a lo n g to c l a s s i c
B a rn e y so n g s
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culture and to raise support
for Tibetan refugees. The
monks o f The M ystical Arts
ofT ibet will also take part in
several o f the events in the
Pathways o f Peace festival
from May 13-15.
The Pathways o f Peace
festival celebrates the visit o f
the Dalai I^ama to Portland.
The monks from the M ys­
tical A rts o fT ibet perform in
Portland for one night only
on M onday, M ay 7 at the
aR lene S ch n itzer concert
hall. For m ore inform ation
on Pathw ays to Peace, call
503/222-7172, or visit their
w ebsite at w w w .nw tca.org
or
e m a il
th e m
at
info@ nw tca.org.
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