The string performance ensemble BOWFIRE is pleased to announce a show at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre on March 22, as part of their North American tour.
From the traditional fiddle and violin to the exotic Chinese erhu, BOWFIRE has been impressing audiences worldwide since forming in 2000 and continues to do so with hundreds of live show dates. BOWFIRE has recorded 2 CD’s, been shown as a TV special “BOWFIRE Live” on PBS stations in the U.S., and as a Cineplex Big Screen event in Canada.
Creator and artistic director Lenny Solomon says, “When you put the best string players from around the world together on stage something magical happens. We are changing people’s perception of what a stringed instrument can do.”
BOWFIRE is the total string experience. An ensemble of world-renowned musicians take audiences on a journey that moves seamlessly from Jazz to Classical to Bluegrass to Celtic to Rock to World music. The unique combination of master musicians, choreography and vocals is complemented by stunning costumes and set design.
Directed by Broadway’s Stafford Arima (Ragtime, Altar Boyz), BOWFIRE is a fully staged theatrical event, earning standing ovations and repeat bookings worldwide.
“BOWFIRE blurred individual traditions in the fast-paced onslaught of top-flight playing …
Everything I heard was slick, well-produced and well-played. Nothing was overdone. There was enough
razzle-dazzle and variety to keep the audience entertained…”
– The Houston Chronicle
“BOWFIRE is enormously entertaining.”
– The Washington Post
“BOWFIRE demonstrates what the violin and fiddle can do in the hands of masters… an evening of show stopping hits strung together in glorious sequence… awesome!”
– The Record
“High-energy entertainment… a show that’s slick, but celebratory rather than pretentious!”
– The Globe and Mail
BOWFIRE delivers an incredible live show thanks to the creative team behind the ensemble. Lenny Solomon, BOWFIRE’s founder and artistic director, has built a strong reputation as one of the world’s most skilled and innovative jazz violinists. He has won a JUNO (the “Canadian Grammy”) Award, toured extensively in the United States, Canada and Japan with The Lenny Solomon Trio, was a three-time winner of the annual Violinist of The Year Award presented by The Jazz Report, has appeared as a featured guest soloist with many orchestras. Solomon conceived of and cast BOWFIRE, arranged the program, and wrote several of the numbers.
The creative team includes: Olivier-nominated stage director, Stafford Arima whose extensive list of credits in the musical theater world include the critically acclaimed, “Altar Boyz,” the West End production of “Ragtime,” “Chef’s Theater” at New York City’s Supper Club and “A Tribute To Stephen Sondheim” at the Boston Pops; choreographer Patricia Wilcox who has created numbers for everything from Broadway shows to championship ice skaters and has taught master classes virtually around the world; scenic director David Kornis who has lent his creative talents in design to Broadway, film and television; lighting designer Ben Stanton who is based in New York City specializing in design for theater, dance, concerts and corporate events and renowned costume designer Karen Ann Ledger.
WHO: BOWFIRE | The Unique Musical & Theatrical Experience
WHEN: MARCH 22, 2012 | 7:30PM
WHERE: BOB CARR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE | ORLANDO, FLORIDA
ON SALE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 | 10:00AM
