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End of Year Message from Redmoon

Friends of Redmoon,

We write to you now, upon the precipice of Redmoon’s 20th anniversary year, to make a commitment to our artistic and cultural programming. In 2009 over 20,000 people celebrated Redmoon’s activation of public space for civic well-being and community engagement. ALL FOR UNDER $15 A TICKET. MANY FOR FREE.

In 2009, despite […]

A Note of Thanks after “Shadow Swan Lake” at the CSO from Redmoon’s Artistic Director

Dear Friends,

I am sitting at the final showing of Swan Lake at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra— 4 nights, 5000 audience members— many who have only heard of Redmoon- now introduced to one of the many achievements of Redmoon, and many of our fans— who choose to follow us most anywhere. We could not have […]

Redmoon Artistic Director toasts Chicago’s New Artist-in-Residence

This evening at the post-show discussion of Redmoon’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director Frank Maugeri toasted the newly appointed Redmoon Resident Artisit Jim Lasko as the City of Chicago’s Artist-in-Residence. Below is his speech that was given at the beginning of tonight’s opening night, post-show discussion. Nicholas Winter, the CSO’s Artistic […]

Redmoon Partners with CSO for a surprise holiday treat!

For Immediate Release December 1, 2009

Four Performances Dec. 16-19

December 2009, Chicago – On the heels of their Halloween performance at the White House October 31st, and running concurrently with their family-friendly tradition of “Winter Pageant” at Redmoon Central through December 27th, Redmoon has teamed up with the CSO for a surprise holiday treat to present […]

A Note on the Eve of Winter Pageant’s Opening

Dear Friends of Redmoon,

November 1st Redmoon returned from Washington DC – where we had an enormously successful journey – in the offices of our congressmen, senators, the NEA, and on the front lawn of, and in, the White House, where we presented work that our artistic team has collaboratively developed over several years: […]

2009 Winter Pageant Press Release

For Immediate Release November 7, 2009

WINTER PAGEANT 2009” AN EVENT FOR ALL AGES at Redmoon Central

November 2009, Chicago – After Redmoon’s Halloween performance at the White House October 31st, the company returns to its home in the industrial corridor of West Town to present its longest running spectacular tradition: Winter Pageant 2009. Redmoon has committed […]

Redmoon at the White House - Halloween 2009

When you get a phone call from the White House you’ve got to admit, it doesn’t matter who you are – it tends to make you feel pretty important.

That’s what happened to us. We got the call and it made us feel like we had conquered the world, that we had an opportunity to […]

Press Release: Redmoon Theater Performs at The White House

For Immediate Release October 31, 2009

October 2009, Chicago – Chicago-based Redmoon Theater has been invited to perform at The White House for the First Family, their staff and guests by the Social Secretary’s Office for the Halloween celebration in Washington, DC today. The performance is a culmination of the company’s 19-year history that began in […]

DC continues…

Team’s arrival to DC today; surveyed the site of Halloween 2009.

Sean Kaplan and Rebecca Hunter continued meetings today with: Americans for the Arts, The Department of Education Part II and the National Endowment for the Arts.

American for the Arts representatives we’re extremely generous with their time, sharing their specialty of Public Art and Animating […]

Redmoon visits with old Fans from Logan Square on Capitol Hill

The most valuable part to creating art with a civic mission is when people recall it in flash details; they remember the community of thousands that showed up on one evening to see the culmination of months of hard work and planning— they talk to you about the wild energy, the mad passion that […]