tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68266346378053848682024-03-08T06:55:17.257-08:00Mark C Thompson & the Firebird Theater Research Projectseemarkcthompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923028807052780918noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6826634637805384868.post-15664730837932496032009-08-19T08:44:00.001-07:002009-09-02T10:37:49.182-07:00New Works<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Who Knew Mozart Wrote Pantomime?"<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Mark C Thompson did and he wrote a scenario for <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Les Petits Riens </span>using Commedia characters. <strong>"The Hungers of Arlecchino"</strong> will be performed by </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Mark and Company at Duquesne University Saturday August 29, 8PM, and Sunday August 30, 2PM, in the Peter Mills Theater of Rockwell Hall. All tickets $6.00. Free admission with DU card.<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc6600;">Four characters, Arlecchino, Pantalone, Isabella and Brighella the baker tell a story in the Italian Commedia style with masks. Arlecchino, always hungry, always broke, wants breakfast, and ends up with a lot on his hands. Pantalone gets his pocket picked. And more. </span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;">This performance is a short program of compositions for movement theatre. It includes: </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;"><strong>* "Trio," (1st movement)</strong> created to Ingolf Dahl's "M</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;">usic for Brass Instruments;"</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;">* excerpts from <strong>"Flight From Himself," </strong>Mark Thompson's one-man </span><br /><span style="color:#cc9933;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc6600;">show;</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;"><strong>* "Fanette," </strong>a love story; and </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;"><strong>* "The Hungers of Arlecchino,"</strong> a commedia dell'arte inspired </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;">piece performed to the music composed for pantomime by </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;">W.A. Mozart.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;">Performers: Chad Bender, Gail Hofbauer, Nora Nee, Mark Thompson.<br /></span><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#cc6600;"></span></p><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"></span>seemarkcthompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923028807052780918noreply@blogger.com4