Jul 21, 2012 | 4PM in Downtown Redmond, culminating in Downtown Park
Redmond Downtown Park
Presented in Partnership with:
94.9 KUOW and City of Redmond Arts
Aug 19, 2012 | 4PM in Downtown Redmond, culminating in Downtown Park
Redmond Downtown Park
Presented in Partnership with:
94.9 KUOW and City of Redmond Arts
Lucia Neare
Professor Pomme's Pomp and Pastry Paradoxicals
When in Redmond this summer, keep your eyes open: whimsy and apple pie abound!
Join City of Redmond Arts for summer on a deliciously silly scale as Lucia Neare’s Theatrical Wonders performs Professor Pomme’s Pomp and Pastry Paradoxicals in Redmond’s Future Downtown Park. Two smaller performances will parade through Redmond on July 21th and August 19th, both beginning at 4p on the streets around Future Downtown Park, with the series culminating in a larger celebration September 22nd.
This series of free site-specific installation-performances is infused with a spirit of joy and plenty for audiences of all ages. Come revel in an alchemical confection of apple lore and homespun delights! Unlike any theaterical experience the audience has ever seen, each Professor Pomme performance will begin in several locations all over Downtown Redmond, eventually culminating with the entire cast in Redmond’s Future Downtown Park, a new park between Cleveland Street and Redmond Way.
“Join us for any or all three of the performances and bring your appetite for merriment! We look forward to dancing with you in the true heart of Redmond,” says Lucia Neare, creator of Professor Pomme.
This project is presented in partnership with City of Redmond Arts and 94.9 KUOW.
From an early age Lucia Neare has dedicated herself to channeling the creative force through various art forms. She is a classical singer, theater designer, sculptor, performer, producer, and teacher.
A Manhattan native and the daughter of a gay fashion designer and a misguided heiress, Lucia grew up in Carmel, California surrounded by the pervasive influence of the arts. As a vocal artist Ms. Neare is unique in that she has trained extensively and performed both in western classical music and the south Indian Karnatic classical vocal tradition. She is artistic director of Lucia Neare's Theatrical Wonders, a company that creates free large-scale site specific theatrical works.
A specialist in sacred performance, Ms. Neare has served as a soloist for many Northwest choirs, sung for Orca whales (via underwater speakers), performed in temples throughout south India and atop the Pyramids of Teotihuacán, Mexico. Her design work has been seen at The University of Washington PATP, Seattle Novyi, On the Boards, The Square Room, Velocity, R.E.D, 911 Media Arts, and the Fremont Arts Council's 2005 Summer Solstice Pageant. Ms. Neare maintains a private voice studio, teaches at Freehold Theater and The Moon Paper Tent, and serves as a frequent artist-in-residence at Summit School. She studied theater/ contemporary performance at Naropa University, and holds a degree from Mount Holyoke College.
