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for material in creating press stories or advertising copy of your
own. Our aim, as yours surely is, is to do all necessary to insure
a full house for this attraction.
GOOD LUCK!
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OF EACH PRE-PERFORMANCE STORY AND EACH REVIEW PUBLISHED IN LOCAL
PAPERS ABOUT THE SHOW, AS WELL AS ANY ADVERTISEMENT IN LOCAL PRESS.
INCLUDE A NOTE IF YOU WILL, DESCRIBING YOUR OWN REACTIONS TO THE
PERFORMANCE.
IMAGO PRESS EXCERPTS
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
"Hopping, slithering, jiggling, undulating, waddling, strutting,
rolling"inspired fun!"Giggles galore!"Very Funny!
Captivating!"
PROVINCIALE ZEEUWSE COURANT (The
Netherlands): "Can"t really be described,
you have to see them!"
SUNDAY MORNING POST:
(Hong Kong) "...remarkable... innovative... impressive
and funny..."
THE STRAIGHT TIMES
(Singapore): "...amazingly evocative...with their
masks, costumes and superbly subtle limbs...we wander willingly
into their wild, weird and whimsical world...The curious thing about
the visual tricks of IMAGO is that although your brain can see how
they are done, your eyes think otherwise."
THE OREGONIAN:
"FROGZ is the kind of stuff Samuel Beckett might
have done if he"d gotten interested in children"s theater"
"a blend of acute observation and whimsy, lightly overlaid
with the discovery of the metamorphoses of biological and cultural
life."
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IMAGO FEATURE STORY #1
"FROGZ" is the production that made IMAGO known worldwide.
The show has appeared on television specials, on stages in practically
every city and town in Oregon, through all fifty states and in three
continents. It began in 1979 when Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad
began to collaborate combining their skills and interest in visual
and performing arts.
Why is "FROGZ" IMAGO's most popular production?
Why is a show that combines amphibians with abstract shapes such
a worldwide hit? Jerry Mouawad, co-creator says, "It's vaudeville.
I saw a movie in which a depressed suicidal comic-tragic character
went to a Marx Brothers film and from laughing at the Marx Brothers
he reawakened to the whimsy and lighter side of life. It changed
his life and he was able to return to his tragic laden world.
Comedy, especially physical comedy, is reawakening. It reawakens
our bodies to a giggly, uplifting sensation. A physical connection
between performer and the audience can be delightful and life altering.
Seeing the finest of physical and clown theatre has changed my own
life."
Triffle and Mouawad's most skillful and deceptive creation is the
"Larvabatic." The challenge of the "Larvabatic"
was to create an illusion of a worm performing acrobatic feats.
In designing the "larvabatic" they were trying to integrate
the human form with a mask worn on a special part of the human body
- the bottom. Triffle and Mouawad began by studying one position
of the human form and its locomotive maneuvering. After considering
line, form, weight of the position as it moved, the image of the
creature emerged. Several prototypes were first created before
settling on the final entity. One prototype was even a two-headed
creature.
"Orbs" began as Triffle's dream in which gigantic billiard
balls took the stage. After she discovered a material that
gave the creature it's anthropomorphic life (which remains an IMAGO
secret) the Orb became more than just a ball. The Orb changes
as the actor within changes. With rhythmic change and voice
work, the Orb responds accordingly to his partner, the actor.
Triffle describes it this way, "the Orb is like a giant mask.
Here at IMAGO when one performs in partnership with a mask, the
actor and mask join to bring a new creature to life, we call this
'to carry a mask.' Both the actor and the mask metamorphose
into something new. That is, the actor and the mask have both
entered a new world, a pretend-yet-real-other world."
It is this "other world" that draws the masses to this
acclaimed production and why it appeals to such a wide age range.
This pretend-yet-real-other world is something all humans, each
and every one, no matter how old or different, strive to enter.
IMAGO
PRESS RELEASE #2
IMAGO, THE MASK MAGICIANS, TO PERFORM
Come see for yourself what the New York Times called "...a madcap
revue". IMAGO, the theatre mask ensemble, will be presenting
their unique and nationally known style of mime, movement and mask
at (location) on (dates and times). Tickets are available at (location)
or by calling (phone number).
A spectacular program of unique images and creative critters, IMAGO's
presentation will surprise kids from 3 to 103. Arms are really legs,
up is down and back is front in this presentation. Entertaining since
1978, co-founders and directors Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad draw
upon their training in the Jacque LeCoq method to create characters
that are both fantastic and touchingly human.
In addition to being adept in theatrical movement, Triffle and Mouawad
are also talented in the plastic arts. Using any and all materials,
the pair create masks that defy definition, incorporating not only
the face but the body as well. Additional use of music and multimedia
effects combine for a truly unique theatrical experience.
American imagination and flair has allowed this company to travel
the world entertaining audiences in Europe, Asia and America with
their blend of multimedia and theatrical ingenuity. Their program
has drawn the praise of critics from San Francisco to Singapore. The
New York Times said IMAGO's performance "left everyone...feeling
giggly". The Seattle Post Intelligencer called IMAGO "entrancing
and clever," and The Oregonian said, "next time (they are)
playing within 50 miles, gather up the children and go."
IMAGO
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (15 Seconds)
Movement, mask and mime combine to create a world that's entirely
IMAGO's. Now you can share in the unique theatrical experience
that The New York Times said "left everyone...feeling giggly"
This nationally known theatre mask ensemble will be performing their
creative blend of multimedia theatre this (date) at (location) at
(time).
Come experience the magic that is IMAGO. Call (telephone number) for
more information.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (60 Seconds)
Are you a kid between the ages of 3 and 103? Do you remember how to
laugh and how to imagine? Are you ready to visit a new world? If you
answered yes, come join IMAGO, the theatre mask ensemble, as
they journey through the land of imagination, where up is down, arms
are legs and what you see with your eyes may not be what you see with
your heart IMAGO, the nationally known theatre mask ensemble,
is bringing their unique blend of movement, mime and mask to (location)
on (date, time).
In IMAGO's world, rock's roll, insects are acrobats, and frogs
frolic. Using music and surprising visual effects, IMAGO delivers
a multimedia experience that's sure to be enjoyed by the whole family.
Call (telephone number) for tickets to IMAGO on (date) at (location)
and remember how to be a kid again.
IMAGO
FEATURE STORY #1
"FROGS, LIZARDS, ORBS, AND SLINKYS" is the production
that made IMAGO known worldwide. The show has appeared on television
specials, on stages in practically every city and town in Oregon,
through all fifty states and in three continents. It began in 1979
when Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad began to collaborate combining
their skills and interest in visual and performing arts.
Why is "FROGS, LIZARDS, ORBS AND SLINKYS" IMAGO's
most popular production? Why is a show that combines amphibians with
abstract shapes such a worldwide hit? Jerry Mouawad, co-creator says,
"It's vaudeville. I saw a movie in which a depressed suicidal
comic-tragic character went to a Marx Brothers film and from laughing
at the Marx Brothers he reawakened to the whimsy and lighter side
of life. It changed his life and he was able to return to his tragic
laden world. Comedy, especially physical comedy, is reawakening. It
reawakens our bodies to a giggly, uplifting sensation. A physical
connection between performer and the audience can be delightful and
life altering. Seeing the finest of physical and clown theatre has
changed my own life."
Triffle and Mouawad's most skillful and deceptive creation is the
"Larvabatic". The challenge of the "Larvabatic"
was to create an illusion of a worm performing acrobatic feats. In
designing the "larvabatic" they were trying to integrate
the human form with a mask worm on a special part of the human body
- the bottom. Triffle and Mouawad began by studying one position of
the human form and its locomotive maneuvering. After considering line,
form, weight of the position as it moved, the image of the creature
emerged. Several prototypes were first created before settling on
the final entity. One prototype was even a two-headed creature.
"Orbs" began as Triffle's dream in which gigantic billiard
balls took the stage. After she discovered a material that gave the
creature it's anthropomorphic life (which remains an IMAGO
secret) the Orb became more than just a ball. The Orb changes as the
actor within changes. With rhythmic change and voice work, the Orb
responds accordingly to his partner, the actor. Triffle describes
it this way, "the Orb is like a giant mask. Here at IMAGO when
one performs in partnership with a mask, the actor and mask join to
bring a new creature to life, we call this 'to carry a mask.' Both
the actor and the mask metamorphose into something new. That is, the
actor and the mask have both entered a new world, a pretend-yet-real-other
world."
It is this "other world" that draws the masses to this acclaimed
production and why it appeals to such a wide age range. This pretend-yet-real-other
world is something all humans, each and every one, no matter how old
or different, strive to enter. |
