Oh Say Can You Seahawk!

On Sunday, November 23, 2008, Teatro ZinZanni alum Juliana Rambaldi took to the turf at Qwest Field to represent our show and turned 67,000 Seattle Seahawks loyalists into sudden opera fans with her rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Juliana was accompanied on the field by 4th grader Angela of the Northwest School for Hearing Impaired Children who signed the lyrics for the enthusiastic crowd.

Pre-game sound check. We all knew at this point that Juliana would sound spectacular...

Juliana and Angela just prior to stepping out onto the field.

Juliana getting wired in to her in-ear monitor.

Juliana taking a deep breath getting ready to sing our anthem.

Juliana hits that note and the crowd goes wild!

ZinZanni Institute for Circus Arts

On Wednesday, November 19, The Wallace Foundation announced that Teatro ZinZanni/One Reel was one of nine recipients of a four-year Wallace Excellence Award grant. The Wallace Excellence Awards were created to support exemplary arts organizations to pioneer effective practices to engage more people in high-value arts activities.

Teatro ZinZanni will use The Wallace Excellence Award to fully develop its ZinZanni Institute for Circus Arts (ZICA) which was launched last spring. 2008’s test program, Camp ZinZanni, was the first program to roll out under the ZICA name. Learn more about ZICA and The Wallace Foundation here.

Along with the announcement from The Wallace Foundation, Teatro ZinZanni launched a new web site for the Instute: http://zica.zinzanni.org. This web site will be updated throughout the year with information on upcoming camps, workshops and master classes as well as information on internships and apprenticeships as information becomes available.

ZinZombified

Teatro ZinZombie was a howling success. The festivities started early in the week with a staff pumpkin carving contest and party. Programming gal Jenifer Moreland took the cake with her lusty pumpkin with the “kissy-kissy lips.”

Halloween night featured a patron costume contest and there were some fabulous freaks in attendance. Visit our Flickr page for more images, but in the meantime, check out the winner’s gloriously gruesome get-up.

The Winning Teatro ZinZombie

The staff and crew got into the spirit and put the audience in the right mood from the moment they walked into our lavish lobby.

Teatro ZinZombie restaurant staff all dolled-up.

Teatro ZinZanni's Boutique, Marketing and Sales staff get ready for a wild night.