Hi everyone!
I hope you are all having a wonderful week and are looking forward to InstaChoir next Thursday night at the Company House! Keep spreading the word and inviting your friends!!!
Also a quick reminder to please fill out the Fatty Legs debrief form:
http://goo.gl/forms/wIzwPaeOAu
Next Season!
We know that September feels far away, and we are certainly looking forward to a good rest after a busy and productive season! However as usual we are always planning ahead and with a second round of auditions coming up this month, we need to get a sense of who will be returning to Xara in the fall. We thought we'd fill you in on our upcoming projects to help you get a better sense of what to expect!
Tales of the Old North
This is the first production in what we are hoping will become our annual, hallmark, early winter show. Every year we hope to tell a spectacular, beautiful story that also connects to important themes of kindness and community. We are drawing from a beautiful collection of stories by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe, illustrated by Kay Nielsen (you can read all the amazing stories and look at the gorgeous illustrations
here). We are hoping to adapt a new story each year under the general title "Tales of the Old North." Next year's show is an adaptation of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon." We are adapting it to tell the story of a young girl who goes adventuring with a giant white bear. The bear reveals that she is actually a princess from a far away land, who has been sentenced by the evil Queen to live in a different body. The bear disappears, and the little girl sets out on a journey to save her friend, encountering many magical beings along the way. This story is a beautiful and simple way to celebrate being accepted for who you are. This show will be a collaboration with XYE and VOX: A Choir for Social Change. The show dates are November 27-29, 2015 with a potential run out the following weekend. This show is going to have next-level visuals including costume design, sets, and as always, gorgeous lighting.
Development Term
Next spring we are embarking on the first "development term" in Xara's history. This term will include more time devoted to increased vocal development, music literacy, movement facility, and text work. It's exciting for us because it is a time to really gel as an ensemble and take our rehearsal and performance skills even further beyond what we've already been able to accomplish. During this time, we are also intending to increase our sold services so that rehearsals will be divided between development work, and preparing for high visibility gigs that will promote us as well as our album, Here on these Branches.
Fatty Legs
The success of the 2015 version of Fatty Legs was really remarkable, and we are so grateful for your incredible hard work and devotion to this project. We are now actively pursuing a national touring component for this show that we hope to be realized within the next 12-24 months. The exact scheduling will be dependent on funding sources (we are applying for major federal government funding as well as corporate and foundation revenue). The first phase of a national tour could happen as early as the end of next spring - we will know more by September in terms of exact time frames and will of course keep you updated.
SO! We need to know whether you will be returning to Xara next season. Please fill out our brief form and let us know no later than
June 15, 2015. If you have any questions about the above projects, please feel free to get in touch with us at anytime. Here's the link to the form:
http://goo.gl/forms/wkHfYvuxzM
We love you all and are so excited for even more adventures together next season!!
