Chicago-based Redmoon Theater has been invited to perform at The White House for the First Family, their staff and guests by the Social Secretary's Office for the Halloween celebration in Washington, DC today. The performance is a culmination of the company's 19-year history that began in community-focused, interactive street parades and storefront theater performances in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Redmoon's recent history includes programming on stages large and small from civic focused, site-specific events in Chicago's parks, landmarks and unexpected locations, to established local venues in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and international project collaborations in Holland, Ireland, France, and Australia.
Led by Artistic Director Frank Maugeri and Executive Producer Rebecca Hunter, Redmoon is bringing to the national stage its 'muscle and poetry' team of artists and performers and their unique brand of performance that is equal parts pageantry, gadgetry, acrobatics, and ephemera.
Redmoon is recognized for their highly inventive artistry in event engineering with a focus on visual performing arts. In addition, their in-house service, Redmoon-For-Hire, specializes in party design and execution that transforms the ambiance of conventional spaces into dreamscapes of the imagination. Redmoon has been commissioned for recent projects including The Millennium Park Opening Ceremony, Art Institute Ground Breaking, and the City of Chicago's inaugural Looptopia Festival as well as large-scale private events.
"I believe this particular opportunity is the result of the Redmoon artistic team's commitment to public work, community art-making and to the highest integrity artistic product," said Artistic Director Frank Maugeri. "It's a privilege to know that this commitment is being recognized at such an honorable level with an invitation to perform at The White House. It's so wildly exciting for us."
Executive Producer Rebecca Hunter added, "The best part of the experience is that we'll be bringing Chicago with us on this journey. With all the individuals, foundations and organizations that have supported us over the years, this is more about celebrating them and the cultural arts scene in Chicago than anything else. And with technology, we'll be able to truly share the White House experience with all of our supporters via our website."
Performance begins at 4:30pm on the White House lawn welcoming trick-or-treating local school children with a taste of Redmoon Theater. Redmoon Artists will then take the festivities indoors into the White House. For those unable to attend the White House event, Redmoon has pledged to bring elements of the party back to Chicago, incorporating some of the work into its longest running family event, "The Winter Pageant" - watch out for 'Bubble Love' at Redmoon Central.