Chico Performances Something for Everyone

Something for Everyone in the New Year with Chico Performances

By Cameron O’Brien, Marketing Assistant at Chico Performances

The rejuvenation of the New Year is here, signaled by the burgeoning greenery on streets and parks, the crisp air of clear days, and the positivity of a fresh start. This particular New Year rings in a new decade, full of possibility and inspiration. An upcoming spring season also brings with it new experiences from Chico Performances, from ballet to Bossanova, there is something for the entire family on the stage of Laxson Auditorium.

“Chico Performances is dedicated to providing our community with opportunities for art and culture experiences that entertain, educate, and inspire,” said Rachel Simmons, Marketing Coordinator for Chico Performances. “The spring programming is full of opportunities for families to make memories together.”

On January 30, Cirque FLIP Fabrique brings their eccentric and exciting gymnastics-oriented show, Blizzard, to the stage, taking audiences on a wild journey through a winter storm, narrating on the beauty and wonder of both seasonal changes and the power of friendship. Featuring a cast of highly skilled gymnasts and dancers, as well as a full band performing original pieces, Blizzard is sure to be a sensory delight.

GuGu Drum Group, hailing from Shanghai, comes to the stage on February 4. Representing the powerful musical lineage of emperors and dynasties, the award-winning percussion group performs a theatrical drama depicting historical and culturally significant drum compositions that showcase the various percussive instruments used in ancient drum music. Featuring drum vignettes based on timeless Chinese proverbs, fables, and fairy tales, GuGu Drum Group highlights the unity, human evolution, awareness, wisdom, social commitment, and communication that ancient drumming has as its history. This high-energy extravaganza is a surefire bet to entertain audiences of all ages!

B- The Underwater Bubble Show is a Cirque-style modern

fairy tale about the journey of an adult who learns that he can still go back and find joy in life. The March 6 performance couples together the wonder and creativity from the Cirque du Soliel-style and the imagination of childhood. After another long day filled with things to do, meetings to attend, and deadlines to be met, Mr. B finds himself transported- as if by magic- to a special, colorful, and happy place called Bubblelandia. Bubblelandia is a place in which to linger, to dream, to listen, to watch, to savor, and to marvel, but above all, it’s a place to daydream.

The simple, silent storytelling meets spectacular special effects and amazing performers to transport all audiences to a magical place where fantasy becomes a reality. Lasers, low ground-smoke, and flying foam simulate waves and the underwater atmosphere. A juggler in a huge plastic ball is the performer that immediately attracts Mr. B and the audience into Bubblelandia’s wondrous world. At the same time, dancers and acrobats serve as “small colorful fish chasing Mr. B and each other inside the aquarium. It is a magical circus spectacular that adults, as well as children, will love.

Are you feeling adventurous? Look no further than Chico Performances’ annual presentation of the Banff Mountain Film Festival in April. The ever-popular festival returns to Laxson on April 9 and 10 for two evenings of films that tell stories of remote journeys, ground-breaking expeditions, and cutting-edge adventures told through the eyes of adventurers, photographers, and filmmakers from around the globe. Both evenings will feature different, exhilarating, and thought-provoking films. Stay tuned. The lineup will be announced in March.

These shows and performances, along with so many others, are all part of Chico Performances Spring Season, bringing arts and entertainment to Butte County and beyond. More information and tickets are available online at www. chicoperformances.com, over the phone at 530-898-6333, or in person at the University Box Office on the corner of West Third and Chestnut streets.

“The spring programming is full of opportunities for families to make memories together.”