Winter Pageant Redux

A Wild New Look at a Fantastic Old Favorite

November through January 4, 2009

Redmoon’s longest-running spectacle returned to delight families in the 2008 holiday season. Seven masked characters journied through beautiful landscapes representing the four seasons. Beginning with summer, traveling through autumn and winter, and culminating with spring, each season has its own set of enchanting objects, puppets, choreography and song. This experiential presentation built to a gigantic spectacle moment of celebration as one of Redmoon’s huge objects processes through the room to conclude the journey. Created by Redmoon’s artistic team of Jim Lasko, Frank Maugeri, and Vanessa Stalling, Winter Pageant Redux contained fantastic, whimsical, charming images to delight the entire family.

Running time: 50 minutes (approximately)

Chicago Tribune – Recommended
“A parade of resonant winter images ensues—illuminated flying swans, cool creatures, fish on sticks, a bathtub boat, a big ship. Best of all, there’s a snowstorm made of paper. And whom does not love a snowstorm made of paper?”
Chris Jones

Chicago Sun Times – Highly Recommended
“…Redux, with exceedingly whimsical, poetic, deftly paced direction by veteran Redmoon performer Vanessa Stalling (who developed the work in conjunction with company maestro Jim Lasko, design genius Frank Maugeri and Rebecca Hunter), unspools in-the-round. And it turns the gargantuan, garagelike playing space of Redmoon into something of a soundstage of the wondrous.”
Hedy Weiss

Chicago Reader – Highly Recommended
“…(redux) is essentially a show for kids. And by that I mean anyone with a sense of wonder.”
Laura Molzahn

Chicago Stage Review – Highly Recommended
“…Winter Pageant Redux is nothing short of splendid seasonal alchemy as Redmoon treats us to a beautiful and loving reworking of an old favorite.”
Venus Zarris