I took my shovel, pick and pan, to try a piece of ground,
I dream I struck the richest lead that ever had been found;
Then I wrote home that I had found a solid lead of gold,
And I'd be home in just a month, but what a lie I told!
Five Weeks Only!
Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 o'clock pm
Previews begin July 23
With performances through
August 21, 2010
Tickets $15 {$13 VPES Members}
Advance tickets available here
A moving panorama production for the stage, The Grand Moving Mirror of California is comprised of a series of painted scenes which describe the tempestuous journeys undertaken both 'round Cape Horn and over land in the effort to reach California during the Gold Rush of 1849. Taken from an original 1850s script and performed on the stage with live narration, musical accompaniment and thrilling sound stimulation, this is a beautiful mechanical entertainment the likes of which has not been seen in over 130 years!
The Grand Moving Panorama of California is inspired by a hybrid of 19th century visual and performance traditions – the moving panorama. A wildly popular entertainment that flourished throughout America and Europe in the 1800s, this form of entertainment was literally the first type of "motion picture." Using this colorful history as a foundation, our Grand Moving Panorama of California is a two-hundred-and-seventy-foot-long painted landscape, depicting the early history of California and referencing elements of the landscape and culture as it exists today. On the voyage we encounter the rough seas at Cape Horn, early versions of today's California cities and famous natural treasures, and the people, landscapes and ports-of-call the original '49ers encountered on their journey to find their fortunes.
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Saturday, July 31st
7 pm
Visit http://panoramaonview.org/supperclub.html for information on a special fundraising evening, featuring a preview performance of the moving panorama paired with a gourmet culinary experience, to be held on Saturday, July 31. All proceeds will go toward the continued existence and future endeavors of The Velaslavasay Panorama.
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Please refer back to this page often to keep abreast and afoot of the offerings unique to The Velaslavasay Panorama calendar, upon which Time itself becomes an auxiliary player and trusted friend, one without whose pure, marching essence happy times gone by could not be counted upon to become promises of future plans.
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In the year of the Metal Tiger 2010, we hope to continue in our mission to present the public with an ever-stimulating and much expanded array of functions, entertainments, and marvels to compliment our main panoramic exhibit; please consider becoming a member of the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society, that you may contribute to our efforts in bringing wonders many and unique to the great city of Los Angeles and beyond.
