The circus came back to town this week, as Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey debuted their latest production at Orlando's Amway Center on Thursday night. As detailed in the preview I posted recently, “Built To Amaze” is based around the construction of the circus itself. The tenuous theme is mostly evident in the energetic...
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Next Thursday night (1/10), the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to the Amway Center with a brand-new production, “Built To Amaze!” Last month, I had the opportunity to visit Ringling's winter rehearsal home at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa and get a a behind-the-scenes look at the latest edition of “The...
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Two old favorites return to Orlando this weekend for their annual early January appearances. You can read my take on these events in next week’s Live Active Cultures, but in the meantime here is a visual teaser to help you decide whether to see them before they leave town for another year. Earlier in...
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Let January 9th, 2012, forever be known in the annals of Orlando history as “The Day of the Passing Pachyderms.” (Or not.) Our story starts at Walt Disney World, where what was arguably the most iconic original attraction at the Magic Kingdom has closed forever in its current form. On Sunday night, Fantasyland’s Dumbo...
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I’ve spoken at length before about what an awesome awesome program Ringling College is running over in Sarasota – in short, their Computer Animation kids are budding Pixar geniuses – but they’ve really stepped up the film side lately. The Ringling Digital Filmmaking program is now in its fourth year and they have some...
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