Elgin Symphony League offers 'Out and About Trip' to Ravinia July 26

Posted July 05, 2016 11:00 pm

Submitted by ESO

The renowned Handspring Puppet Company will bring “The Firebird” to life with a puppet and dance performance set to Stravinsky's original score, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Courtesy of Luke Younge

The Elgin Symphony League is offering an "Out and About" trip on Tuesday, July 26, to Ravinia in Highland Park for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance of Stravinsky's "The Firebird," with visuals staged by the Handspring Puppet Company.

Tickets for transportation and pavilion seating are $80 per person. Reservations can be made by calling the ESO box office at (847) 888-4000.

Ravinia presents an exciting premiere staging of Stravinsky's "The Firebird" with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ben Gernon on July 26. Created by Janni Younge of South Africa's renowned Handspring Puppet Company, the visual performance was inspired by the profoundly moving music of "The Firebird" and portrays the many complex emotions the music evokes, ultimately resulting in a magnificent creature animated by 15 dancers and puppeteers working in unison to give it life. The staging is created by the same company behind Broadway and London's sensational "War Horse."

A bus will depart from the Hemmens Cultural Center at 3 p.m. Tickets for transportation and Pavilion seating are $80 per person and do not include dinner.

"So bring your own picnic, or dine in one of Ravinia's eateries," suggests Jane McBride, ESL special events chair. Seating is limited to 30, so make your reservations early by calling the ESO box office at (847) 888-4000.

The Elgin Symphony League was established in 1971 to support the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and to be its ambassadors in the community. League members have contributed many thousands of hours of time and talent in their support of the award-winning Elgin Symphony Orchestra. League members also promote ESO concerts, volunteer to help with events and raise money, and meet other ESO supporters at league general meetings and events that feature presentations by special guests, including Music Director Andrew Grams, guest artists and ESO musicians. To learn more or become a league member, contact the Elgin Symphony Orchestra at (847) 888-4000.

South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra use music, dance and puppetry to bring Stravinsky's “The Firebird” to life. Courtesy of Luke Younge

The Elgin Symphony League invites you to join in the next “Out and About Trip” to Ravinia to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Handspring Puppet Company's production of Stravinsky's “The Firebird” July 26. Courtesy of ESO

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