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01/01/2008 Update: HAPPY ALL NEW EVERYTHING!!!

New Year. New Wife. New City. New Home. New Studio. New Ideas.

I'm really excited to make a fresh start in Denver and charge ahead with some awesome all new projects.

Galaxy the Cat

Oh yeah. Its gonna be a fun year. Stay Tuned for the "Twisted Tale of Galaxy the Cat".

See ya out there.

Cheers,

Ryan S Ballard -Artistic and Executive Director

11/20/2006 Update: Beware the Jabberwock

On Nov. 17 - 19th, 2006 Razzamataz presented the finished 2 hour + full production of the Mystical Medicine show at the Smokebrush. The new show includes a version of the poem "Jabberwocky" adapted for giant puppets. We are officially back up and running at full speed.

Complete with new 13 foot tall monsters.

-Artistic Director, Ryan S Ballard

8/29/2006 Update: One Year after Hurricane Katrina

AD ASTRA PER ASPERA

RAZZAMATAZ IS UP AND RUNNING!


What a year, where to begin? It’s been a wild, wicked ride. Razzamataz was completely destroyed when the New Orleans levees broke following Hurricane Katrina. My home and production studio were inundated with floodwater and everything was totally ruined.
All of the puppets and props were annihilated, and all of my equipment was pulverized. My house became uninhabitable. Everything I owned turned into rotten sludge. My job with the Talented Art program in New Orleans Public Schools vanished in the blink of an eye when the district fired all teachers. My 1969 Ford Fairlane was destroyed. And my cat, snake and fish all went MIA.


MY

We relocated to Colorado Springs, where we received massive support from the local community and several generous grants and donations from private individuals, organizations, and businesses across the nation. The lemons all turned into lemonaide. We even found the cat, which is a whole crazy story in and of itself (I'm pretty sure that he ate the snake).

 

Stay tuned, because the story of Galaxy the Cat and his Katrina Adventures in currently in development.

The rebuilding of Razzamataz, Inc. has been made possible by the generosity of:

Chuck Murphy Construction
The Bee Vradenburg Foundation
CERF
Change, Inc.
The Joan Mitchell Foundation
The NY Actors Fund
Starbucks
Martine House Fabrics
Fox River Mills
Arts Fellowships, Inc.
Wild Ivy Costume Shop
200+ Volunteers who helped make the Sock Monkey Project possible
Cottonwood Arts School
The Smokebrush Foundation
FutureSelf
The Arts Council of New Orleans
The Louisiana Division of the Arts

I want to send out my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all of the partners, patrons, donors, and supporters who have helped make the resurrection of Razzamataz, Inc. possible.

We are now in the process of rebuilding Razzamataz Productions on a bigger scale, with all new puppets, bigger pyrotechnics, and more spectacular feats of mind-blowing, puppetry magic. But we still need funding, sponsors, and donations to enable us to finish the rebuilding process and implement some exciting new programs. Your tax-deductible donation can make a huge difference. Contact us if you can help in any way.

Please make a secure, Tax-Deductible, on-line contribution support Razzamataz by donating to the Razzamataz 501c3 Fund at the Pikes Peak Community Foundation.

04/01/2006 Update: The Mystical Medicine Show

The debut of our first post-Katrina all-new performance…

“Dr Razzamataz the Stupendous and His Mystical Medicine Show”

…on April Fools Day at the Smokebrush Gallery in Colorado Springs, was a huge success and would not have been possible without the support and generosity of our families and patrons. Once again, thank you all for generosity and support.

Thanks, Ryan

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