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Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia Center for Performing Arts 3-1-1997 Merlin and the Color of Magic Center for Performing Arts Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/cpa_memorabilia Recommended Citation Center for Performing Arts, "Merlin and the Color of Magic" (1997). Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia. Book 97. http://opus.govst.edu/cpa_memorabilia/97 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Performing Arts at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Center for (performing flrts at (governors State "University Jeffrey Ortmann, Dieting 'Executive (Director presents Saturday, March 1, 1997 11:00 a.m. Mertin and the Cotor of Magic T. Daniel recently celebrated his 20th season as a performer and creator of Mime. During these years, he has traveled the world bringing his unique style of Mime to North America, Europe and Asia. At every stop, T. Daniel has been hailed as "Magic," "Poetic," "Forceful," . (Daniel (Productions "Extraordinary" and "One of the World's Greatest Mimes." His work has been compared to Red Skelton, Buster Keaton, Marcel Marceau and visual artist, Magritte. Born and raised in Chicago, T. Daniel began his formal training in the art of mime after completing the Master's CAST program in theatre. He studied with Marcel Marceau and later with Etienne Decroux, the Father of Modern Mime. His first production, "A World of Mime," toured for more than ten years. "Fantasmia," his full-stage family show, has just completed a world tour, to the delight Merlin .................................................................................... T. <DjVNI<EL of audiences. Symphonic audiences have enjoyed T. Daniel's visual interpretations of major symphony works with 10 major orchestras, including the American premiere of "The (Pbcie ........................................................................ LJ11)<KJ<E Nightingale" by Theo Loevendie. He has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra eight times. In addition to this work, T. Daniel has also created plays for children: "Merlin and the Color of Magic;" "Smiles" and "The Magic of Mime." Recently, he has co-created and co-choreographed with partner Laurie Willets, a new children's play, "WILDlife!" based on endangered animals, nature and man. Daniel's other activities include TV programs for an Austrian TV producer, an instructional Mime video tape, a variety of advertisement and Conceived 'and '(Directed 'by ................................................... T. promotional films plus an industrial film on drugs and drinking for kids titled "It's Only (producer. ................................................................................ T. Beer." Branching out into motion pictures, T. Daniel was hired as Choreographer for the MOM film, "Poltergeist III." T. Daniel is presently involved in a new collaboration overseas. ®Jl<RJl<T Assistant (Producer. ................................................. LJWJ<RI<E Assistant (Director. .................................................. LJlV^IE MILLETS Laurie Willets, a native of Chicago, attended Colorado and Illinois State Universities before moving to Grenoble, France at the university where she received her Premier Degree in Music. .................................................................................... gj%!N~(DJlL<F French Studies. She returned to ISU to complete her Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees, Lighting (Designer. ............................................................. <££> <WOMJlS specializing in French/Theatre. Combining her specializations, she began her studies in the Modern Mime first with mime master, T. Daniel in Chicago. She then continued her training Costumes ................................................................... LJLV<8JE MILLETS with the renowned mime, Pierre Verry, partner to the world famous Marcel Marceau. Later, in Paris, she studied with Etienne Decroux, Father of Modern Mime and with Marceau. Ms. 'Make-up Willets has completed two World Tours with T. Daniel and has toured in North America, Europe and Asia. She has appeared in all but one of T. Daniel's productions. Music lovers Original Stage Manager. have thoroughly enjoyed Willets' memorable interpretations of symphonic music, having Sound Engineers ........................................................ (BLJIISE appeared and toured with several orchestras including the world-renown Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Apart from her work with Daniel, Willets creates and performs her own Mime productions: "Sights on Scene," "The Imaginary Road," "Carnival of Animals" and "Ode To (photography Survivors" (based on James Balog's photo exhibit, "Survivors"). After doing commissioned works with Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra all based upon animal themes, Willets took these concepts of endangered animals, nature and WEIL Mac(DOWJ7lL(D man to co-create and co-star with T. Daniel in her new touring show, "WILDlife!" She also Special graphic (Designs ....................................... (DJVNWY'KyJEWSTE^ conducts lecture-demos and Master Classes on Mime Theatre. Besides special appearances in (public (Relations .......................................... JC&W ILTIS ASSOCIATES films ("It's Only Beer") and TV, she has directed and choreographed a children's play that toured Russia. Travel 'Arrangements Special thanks to (BfiRflT COLLEGE (La^e forest, IL)for all 'their help in making ME<RLINjW(D THE COLO^OfM^giC possible. Coming to Ifie Center Colorado String Quartet Sunday, March 2 at 1:30p.m. (pre-shaw Brunch avaiCaBk) Jerry Vak with ftnna Maria flCberghetti Friday, 'March 7at 3 p.m. and8p.m. (pre-shaw buffets avaitabCe) (Doc Severinsen and His (Big (Band Friday, flpriC 11 at 8p.m. (pre-show buffet avaiCabCe) Chicago (Baroque (Ensem6Ce Sunday, frprit27 at 1:30 p.m. (pre-show Brunch avaibbCe) <Ttie Jeffrey (BaCCet of Chicago Friday, £priC27 at 8p.m. Trinity Irish (Dance Company Sunday, 'May 11 at 1:30p.m. (pre-show ^Mother's <Day brunch avaifabCe) TamiCy <Fun fiiaddin Saturday, flpriC 19 at 11 a.m. Jazz at LincoCn Center Saturday, J3.priCl2 at 11 a.m..