[NEohioPAL] CIRCUS COMES TO ASHLAND

Tricia Applegate tapplega at ashland.edu
Mon Mar 24 11:42:43 PDT 2014


Ashland University Spectrum Series presents
ZANY UMBRELLA CIRCUS
performing "CAKE"

Friday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Hugo Young Theatre, Ashland University
The 34th annual Ashland University Spectrum Series concludes its season
with a family event for all ages as the Zany Umbrella Circus comes to town.
Along with a main stage evening performance on Friday, March 28 at 7:30
p.m. in Hugo Young Theatre, the artists will also present an acting with a
mask masterclass and a school matinee performance.

Zany Umbrella Circus is a folk art circus that uses physical theater,
dance, multi-media and live music to tell stories. Under the direction of
founder Benjamin Sota, the circus explores a zany, fantastical realism
where everyday items and experiences come to life and take on a magic of
their own. The ensemble has performed at the Kennedy Center, and the White
House, has toured internationally, and was featured on *Good Morning
America* and Al Jazeera Television. "Performances are so breathtaking, they
must be seen to be believed," said 1960s icon Wavy Gravy.

For their show in Ashland, Zany will perform their original, fully-staged,
theatre production of "Cake" which is a visual storybook acted onstage.
With bold colors and 1950's era stylings, this show focuses on a young
child as she anticipates an exciting birthday surprise, but things do not
go as planned. Hijinks ensue as the family attempts to recover, discovering
that magic can be found in mishap. This delightful and highly physical new
show integrates aerial, trapeze, clowning, mask work, and other circus
feats.

Sota has studied circus at Flic Circus school in Turin Italy, the San
Francisco Circus Center, Trapeze Arts, and Acro Sports and is pursuing an
MFA in physical theater from the Accademia Dell' Arte school in Tuscany
Italy. He has produced over thirty shows and performed at the National
Council on Foundation, the National Storytelling Convention, the Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, Al Hussein Amphitheater in Amman Jordan,
and at hundreds of other venues. As a teacher, the Pennsylvania Council on
the Arts has selected Ben as an artist residency teacher and he is
recognized as a commonwealth speaker of Pennsylvania. Recently he was
awarded the Eben Demarest Trust and a prize based on his artistic merit
that Jackson Pollock once won. Recently Ben traveled to New Orleans,
Jordan, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan to perform and teach.

*TICKETS* $5  | $2 AU student

*BOX OFFICE* <http://www.ashland.edu/tickets> 419.289.5125, noon to 6 p.m.,
Monday - Friday, or online (additional fees apply) at
www.ashland.edu/tickets
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*FREE ACTING MASTERCLASS:*
"Acting Through a Mask"
Recommended for experienced actors as students will learn performance
techniques with neutral, larval and Commedia dell'Art masks.
Thursday, Mar. 27 at 10:50 a.m. - 12:05 p.m., Hugo Young Theatre Stage
Free & open to the public


*SCHOOL MATINEE: for Elementary & Intermediate Schools*
Friday, Mar. 28 at 9 a.m., Hugo Young Theatre
$2 per person - Reserve at 419.289.5950 or
tapplega at ashland.edu<tapplega at ashland.edu?subject=Zany%20Umbrella%20Circus%20School%20Matinee>
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