WABASH - Corporate sponsor The Cleaning Company will welcome "Blast!" - winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event and the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography - to the Honeywell Center in downtown Wabash March 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $45 and $35 and can be purchased by calling 260-563-1102, visiting www.honeywellcenter.org or dialing *tix from a Centennial Wireless phone. The Honeywell Center's box office is also open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
"Blast!" is a celebration of movement and music that almost defies description. The performance consists of 35 members, drawn from the world of outdoor pageantry all across North America. Cast members comprise three performing sections - the brass, percussion and visual ensembles. The brass instruments are pitched in the standard multi-keys. The percussion section includes drums, mallet instruments and electronic keyboards. The visual element enhances the show by spinning and tossing unusual musical tools along with the traditional sabers and colorful flags in a perfectly synchronized, ballet-like drill.
"Blast!" evolved from the drum corps Star of Indiana, which was founded in 1984 in Bloomington, to benefit young people in music education. Artistic Director James Mason is a lifelong veteran of drum and bugle corps and other musical activities.
