Our show season is going non-stop this spring, but I wanted to take a minute to tell you about a very different kind of event. “Discover DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by Side” – an original, national touring theater performance – is coming to our mainstage on Friday, March 27.
This multi-media show has been selling out halls around Florida this year. I’ve included links at the bottom of this blog that will give you a taste of the show.
Mark Rodgers on stage
Mark Rodgers, the creator and host of the performance, is also the curator of the DaVinci Machines and Michelangelo Exhibitions, from the permanent Museum of Leonardo DaVinci in Florence, Italy which are currently touring the United States and are on display at the Bradenton Auditorium in Bradenton/Sarasota. FL. Rodgers originally developed the idea to compare and contrast the two geniuses while curating the DaVinci and Michelangelo Exhibition in Denver, CO.
“I realized you can’t talk about DaVinci without Michelangelo,” explained Rodgers. “Many people don’t know that they were not only contemporaries but also fierce competitors.”
Rodgers says the performance has evolved over the last couple years. It began as a tour of only DaVinci then, over time, Rodgers incorporated Michelangelo into the show. According to Rodgers, the more tours and presentations he gave, the more information people want to know about these two monumental geniuses.
“There has never been an exhibit or museum, that I am aware, that has ever compared or contrasted DaVinci and Michelangelo in the same presentation,” explained Rodgers.
The multi-media performance includes movies, 3D-animations of machines and inventions, images of codices, artwork, paintings and sculptures.
“DaVinci and Michelangelo have a reach and following that everyone can relate to,” explained Rodgers. “Everything they said and did relates to our lives today.”
For this performance only, with each ticket purchased, the theater goer will receive a complimentary admission to the Discover DaVinci and Michelangelo: Side by Side Exhibition currently open at the Bradenton Auditorium in Bradenton Florida.
“We want everyone possible to not only experience this original theatre performance and also experience the magnificent exhibition from Florence Italy highlighting DaVinci’s and Michelangleo’s masterworks before the exhibit returns to Italy” said Rodgers.
The show is Friday, March 27, at 7:30pm. The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, which including an intermission.
Tickets for reserved seats are $30-$35-$40 over the phone at 727-822-3590 or online at www.mypalladium.org and also includes a ticket to the Exhibition in Bradenton, FL.
For more information: www.discovermichelangelo.com or www.mypalladium.org
AND CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FOR VIDEO AND INTERVIEWS:
30 Second Promotional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sOJRaPgnC4
The Tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6-f3VTq8_Y
Up Close and Personal METV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV_rqJKPtxM
Sun Coast Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dxSZHk9Z_U
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