Dinosaurs Delight Blair Students

Thanks to the generosity of Leo Motiuk, parent of Alex ’08, a group of Blair students, accompanied by faculty member Rob Merrifield, who took the photo below, enjoyed “WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience,” based on the award-winning BBC Television Series, when it traveled to the Continental Arena here in New Jersey this month. After playing for 10 sold-out weeks in five cities in Australia, the show is now on tour in North America for two years. According the production’s Web site, 350,000 Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007.

The site adds, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS is brought to North America by Immersion Edutainment, headed by Bruce Mactaggart. Mactaggart said, “The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information. Our show has that – and it’s live. In this show, 15 roaring, snarling ‘live’ dinosaurs mesmerize the audience – and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth. This is a show that could only fit in arenas – as the creatures are so absolutely immense in size. Audiences seated in the lower seats are all but overwhelmed by the dinosaurs, while those seated in higher seats can view the entire spectacle and panorama of the production. It is the closest you’ll ever get to experiencing what it was like when they walked and ruled the earth.”

Posted 10/9/07

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