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See Redmoon’s Fantastical Houses Set Sail
With the Redmoon Chicago Fire Festival approaching, the crew gets to work moving the houses from the boatyard where they were assembled on barges to their final resting places on the Chicago River. See our stories about the building of the sculptures and the actual event at: Great Fire Festival on ChicagoTalks. The festival begins on […]
They’ll Be a Hot Time in Chicago on Saturday Night
October 1, 2014 Comments Off on They’ll Be a Hot Time in Chicago on Saturday Night
ChicagoTalks reporters have been watching the Great Fire Event shape up. From visiting Redmoon’s workspace, to interviewing the artistic creators, to checking the barges at the riverside, we have the story so far. We will have live coverage on Saturday and a wrap up story next week. Contributing to this story: Megan Ammer, Megan Caruso, […]
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Fire, Water, Danger, Spectacle at The Great Fire Festival
October 1, 2014 Comments Off on Fire, Water, Danger, Spectacle at The Great Fire Festival
RedMoon Theatre has been providing Chicago residents with free events and entertainment for the past 24 years. The organization has partnered with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park district to bring the city their biggest event yet, The Great Chicago Fire Festival, on October 4th under the leadership of executive artistic director, Jim […]
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Q&A with Artistic Director of Great Chicago Fire Festival, Jim Lasko
September 27, 2014 Comments Off on Q&A with Artistic Director of Great Chicago Fire Festival, Jim Lasko
The Redmoon Theatre Artistic Director Jim Lasko gives insight to the Great Chicago Fire Festival. Lasko has been involved with the Redmoon Theatre since 1990, and this is the largest production that the theatre does annually. How is the rehearsal of this show going to work? LASKO: “The truth is we will not get to rehearse this show […]
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Redmoon Gets Community Involvement for Chicago Fire Festival
September 27, 2014 Comments Off on Redmoon Gets Community Involvement for Chicago Fire Festival
Chicago’s Redmoon Theatre is preparing for its biggest event yet: the first Great Chicago Fire Festival. The festival is to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and Redmoon is not doing it alone. With the help of 15 different communities, Redmoon will get to show the world what the people of Chicago are made […]
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If you see houses a blaze and barges afloat in the Chicago River next weekend, don’t panic. Three life size houses will be set on fire in memory of the Great Chicago Fire to help tell the story of overcoming resilience after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The very first Great Chicago Fire Festival combined a Chicago […]
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Redmoon, City of Chicago, Park District, Bringing Fire to River
September 20, 2014 Comments Off on Redmoon, City of Chicago, Park District, Bringing Fire to River
Redmoon is up to something. Our reporters are looking into what Redmoon has been working on this year. Along with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District, the Great Fire Festival is being crafted to celebrate our neighborhoods. It will tell the story of Chicago’s grit, greatness and renewal following the Fire of 1871 with barges, boats, fire, and […]
