The IMAGINE Concert
The IMAGINE at the University of British Columbia, April 12-15, 2012
A) The IMAGINE CONCERT – Fund Raising for UBC
Friday April 13 2012 7:30pm
Tickets: Frederic Wood Theater, 6254 Crescent Rd, UBC
B) IMAGINE WORKSHOPS @UBC
BC Binnings Studio – Hut M17, 6373 University Blvd (@West Mall), Vancouver BC, Rooms 122, 126, 128
Sunday April 15, 2012 2:00 -5:00pm – Return to Resonance Mastery Series – “The Voice Connection” class with Anna Beaumont
Sunday April 15, 2012 6:00 – 9:00pm – Return to Resonance Mastery Series – “Surrender to the Unknown” class with Leora Cashe
IMAGINE
Rainbow - by Moyan Brenn - flickr.com/aigle_dore
The “IMAGINE” show will be performed on April 12,13,14 2012 in the Frederic Wood Theatre at the University of British Columbia.
The concept of the show is based on the theory that we as human beings have the power to re-create heaven on earth and that the time to do this is now. A man named Martin Rutte asked his Rabbi some years ago the question “When Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden were they told specifically that they could never come back?” Great question! This is one of the inspirations behind the IMAGINE show and the other is that there is indeed a Heaven.
Cathy Burnett met Martin Rutte several years ago and took the workshop he developed as a result of this question. For more information on Martin Rutte & his original Project Heaven On Earth, visit www.projectheavenonearth.com and on Facebook: Project Heaven on Earth
The show itself will include music, dance, acting and visual imaging. The creator of the show (Cathy Burnett) is bringing together students from the UBC BFA acting program as well as outside professional artists. The show will open with a Fred Astaire/ Ginger Rogers dance number “Cheek to Cheek” (with the famous lines “Heaven, I’m in Heaven…”) and close with a choir singing “Your love lifts me higher.” Choreographed by members of the acting program and infused with an Art Expression Piece featuring soprano Heidi Klassen, joined by tenor Frederik Robert, singer-songwriter Anna Beaumont, and jazz artist Leora Cash, this event is sure to lift you higher and expand you wider!
A series of 3 questions about heaven were given to the intermediate year BFA actors over the summer. Their assignment was to interview various individuals of different ages about their concept of heaven. They will then be re-creating these people onstage as they perform their monologues about heaven. The first year BFA actors were given the assignment to choreograph several musical pieces.
Some of the other performers invited to participate in the show are: Lorn Cardinal, Raugi Yu, Jackie Essombe and her African Dance troupe and drummers, a Buddhist Monk, a retired Minister, and a choreographer who has worked with Cirque du Soleil and the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.
And finally, the overall intention of this show is to empower individuals with the idea that they can create Heaven in their own lives and the time to start is NOW!
We believe that it is through the medium of the arts that the message can get out there with the most impact.