The hilarious juggling Flying Karamazov Brothers make a special appearance with the NAC Orchestra to conclude the 2002-03 CJOH Pops Series, June 5-7
May 22, 2003 -
OTTAWA (Ontario) -- The hilarious juggling Flying Karamazov
Brothers, who have been thrilling and delighting audiences from
Broadway to television to prestigious theatre and concert stages
around the world for 30 years, make their debut with the National
Arts Centre Orchestra in the final concerts of the 2002-03 CJOH Pops
Series from Thursday, June 5 to Saturday, June 7 at 20:00 in Southam
Hall.
They aren't brothers, they're not Russian (in fact one
of them is from Canada) and they don't really fly. What they do
is juggle in a variety of fantastic, mesmerizing and breathtaking
styles, and when they have a full orchestra to play with, their
originality knows no bounds. Bach's Two Part Invention No.
4 is performed by juggling mallets over a marimba; the Pas de
six from Rossini's William Tell becomes a hip-hop
comic ballet; the familiar themes of Beethoven's Symphony No.
9 are transmitted through their own microphoned hockey-helmeted
heads; freeform improvisational club passing becomes a visual
equivalent of musical jazz. This and much more make up the hilarious
second half of the programme ("Never have I seen musicians laugh so
hard!" Grand Rapids Press). The first half has the NAC
Orchestra performing a selection of light classics including
Dvorák's Slavonic Dance No. 1, J. Strauss's
Pizzicatto Polka and Victor Davies' Suite from The Big
Top.
The Flying Karamazov Brothers have enjoyed six successful and
critically acclaimed runs on Broadway. They have also created and
performed their own adaptations of Dumas' The Three
Muskateers, Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat,
Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, and Dostoyevsky's
The Brothers Karamazov. They have shared the stage with Frank
Sinatra, The Grateful Dead, Dolly Parton, The Who, Robin Wiliams, the
Blues Brothers and Peter Schickele (P.D.Q. Bach). On television, they
have appeared on Seinfeld, The Tonight Show, Great
Performances Live from Lincoln Center, several Smothers
Brothers shows, and much more. They have performed their symphony
show with prestigious orchestras all across North America.
"Last night at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, the Flying
Karamazov Brothers charted the intersection of the twin worlds of
music and juggling with a blend of artistry that was part genius,
part insanity... In a realm where Mozart, Monty Python and
jugglers coexist in a state of manic glee, the Flying Karamazov
Brothers are peerless." The Washington Post.
The National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Flying Karamazov
Brothers will perform from June 5 to 7. Tickets for these CJOH Pops
Series concerts are on sale now at $33.50, $47.00 and $57.50, with
box seats at $80.00 (GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box
Office (Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 21:00), and through
Ticketmaster
(with surcharges) at 613-755-1111 or online at www.nac-cna.ca.
Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the hall are on
sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a valid
student ID card.
