THE NIGHT THE MUSIC DIED: A Shadows Tribute Show
On a snowy night Feb. 2, 1959 a plane took off from Clear Lake IA with three rock and roll stars who had just played a concert at the Surf Ballroom. The plane, carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper crashed, killing all on board. This event is known as "The Day the Music Died" made famous by a song by Don McLean.
The group had been headed to Moorhead, MN to play a scheduled concert on Feb. 3, 1959 at the Moorhead Armory. A local Fargo-Moorhead Band called the Shadows, including 15 year old singer Bobby Vee, took their place and went on to world wide fame in the '60s.
This concert, "The Night the Music Died," commemorates the music of that period and these three stars by performing the hits of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, as well as other artists like Bobby Vee and Roy Orbison, who were heavily influenced by Holly.
The ensemble features two original living members of the Shadows, and a violin ensemble from the F-M Symphony will play the original scored versions of several of the million-seller hits penned, performed and made popular by these three ground-breaking artists.
It's a fabulous night of music and memories!
LCT's WOKASHI
That Wokashi is Japanese for "amusing" or "witty" will be obvious in this presentation in English translation, from the repertoire of classic humorous sketches known as kyogen.
The fanciful and earthy world of kyogen is peopled with dim-witted demons, talking animals, hen-pecked husbands with their domineering wives, clever servants who outwit their clueless masters, bungling Buddhist priests, clumsy Shinto gods, and a host of other amusing and memorable character types.
The LCT production of this kyogen sampler will feature authentic traditional staging - including costumes, masks and properties - and will be mounted under the expert guidance of guest artist, Ms. Tokuro Miyake of Tokyo, whose family has been performing kyogen for 600 years and who is only the second woman to perform professionally in this sparkling, witty and universally appealing art form.
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LCT's TREEFALL
MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY: Mild physical violence, use of the "F-word."
This futuristic-thriller is set in the Pacific Northwest, drastically altered by climate change. Doing their best to survive without adult guidance, three boys attempt to keep their makeshift family unit together. The arrival of a stranger unhinges the life they knew and the vestiges of civil behavior crumble.
Treefall examines how American culture sees and instills gender, identity and family stereotypes - even in a future where these structures have eroded.
THE MIKADO
The most popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera, and arguably the most popular opera ever written, this opera has delighted audiences for more than a century, and spawned a number of imitations. But none were nearly as good as the original, which represented both Gilbert and Sullivan at the height of their creative geniuses.
