Amara Zee History
Amara Zee History
Amara Zee
History
In the 90s, the Caravan switched from horsepower to sail. The Caravan’s theatre ship was named, the Amara Zee.
In the 90s, the Caravan switched from horsepower to sail. The Caravan’s theatre ship was named, the Amara Zee.
In the 90s, the Caravan switched from horsepower to sail. The Caravan’s theatre ship was named, the Amara Zee.
In the 90s, the Caravan switched from horsepower to sail. The Caravan’s theatre ship was named, the Amara Zee.
The Caravan is a non-profit professional theatre company, creating & touring original spectacle theatrical productions on the decks and in the rigging of the Caravan’s 100ft theatre ship, the Amara Zee.
After 20 years of touring as a circus wagon pulled by clydesdale horses, Caravan Stage sought to create a tall-ship venue that could provide the staging potential for the innovative theatre style of the Caravan. They came up with the Caravan version of a Thames River Sailing Barge, 30 meter in length, 7.2 meter beam, and a 1.3 meter draft. Blended with the best of contemporary marine and theatre technology. With its shallow draft of 1.2 meters and its self-lowering masts via on-deck winches the boat can access virtually any waterfront community. The Amara Zee incorporates the sailing masts and rigging for the scenery, light and sound equipment and special effects. The shows are staged on the entire deck, on the masts and rigging, on the water and land surrounding the vessel.
This would enable the Caravan to stage the shows on the entire deck, masts and rigging of the vessel, and on the surrounding water and land. The audience would watch the performances from the shore, dock or riverbank, the boat would contain a complete lighting and sound system, hydraulics, generators, and both sail and diesel power.
The Caravan is a non-profit professional theatre company, creating & touring original spectacle theatrical productions on the decks and in the rigging of the Caravan’s 100ft theatre ship, the Amara Zee.
After 20 years of touring as a circus wagon pulled by clydesdale horses, Caravan Stage sought to create a tall-ship venue that could provide the staging potential for the innovative theatre style of the Caravan. They came up with the Caravan version of a Thames River Sailing Barge, 30 meter in length, 7.2 meter beam, and a 1.3 meter draft. Blended with the best of contemporary marine and theatre technology. With its shallow draft of 1.2 meters and its self-lowering masts via on-deck winches the boat can access virtually any waterfront community. The Amara Zee incorporates the sailing masts and rigging for the scenery, light and sound equipment and special effects. The shows are staged on the entire deck, on the masts and rigging, on the water and land surrounding the vessel.
This would enable the Caravan to stage the shows on the entire deck, masts and rigging of the vessel, and on the surrounding water and land. The audience would watch the performances from the shore, dock or riverbank, the boat would contain a complete lighting and sound system, hydraulics, generators, and both sail and diesel power.
The Caravan Stage would be able to tour in any waterway and perform in any location, regardless of logistics and services. All we needed was four years of hard labour and two million dollars. Now, the dream is a reality and the history not only continues but is also a whole new book.
The Caravan’s theatre ship was built by the Caravan artists in Kingston Ontario commencing in 1993 and launched in 1997. As the World’s Only Tall Ship Theatre, the Caravan has travelled and performed in all but one of the Seven Seas… including tours of twenty countries in the rivers and seas of Europe, the Balkans, the Adriatic, the Mediterranean, the US Atlantic, Gulf coasts and Great Lakes.
In the summer of 2013, after sailing and performing in Europe from 2005 to 2013 (see voyaging map below) the Caravan returned to North America to continue sailing in the US and Canadian rivers, lakes, seacoast and waterways.
The Caravan Stage would be able to tour in any waterway and perform in any location, regardless of logistics and services. All we needed was four years of hard labour and two million dollars. Now, the dream is a reality and the history not only continues but is also a whole new book.
The Caravan’s theatre ship was built by the Caravan artists in Kingston Ontario commencing in 1993 and launched in 1997. As the World’s Only Tall Ship Theatre, the Caravan has travelled and performed in all but one of the Seven Seas… including tours of twenty countries in the rivers and seas of Europe, the Balkans, the Adriatic, the Mediterranean, the US Atlantic, Gulf coasts and Great Lakes.
In the summer of 2013, after sailing and performing in Europe from 2005 to 2013 (see voyaging map below) the Caravan returned to North America to continue sailing in the US and Canadian rivers, lakes, seacoast and waterways.
In 2017, the Caravan Stage was invited to Canada to showcase the epic, Nomadic Tempest, in Vancouver and Victoria as the main event for the Canada 150th Celebrations … Ilying the Ilag of the United Nations as one of the principle events for the United Nations Year of Sustainable Development. In 2018, the Caravan toured the cities on Vancouver Island in BC and Puget Sound in Washington. The theatre has just undergone a massive Refit. The new show, Virtual Rogues, will World Premiere on June 1, 2021 in Victoria BC and tour to Vancouver, Seattle and other cities in the Salish Sea in BC and Washington.
Consider the number of people, communities and cities on the shores of all the rivers, inland waterways and coastal waters in Europe and beyond. Consider reaching these people with a theatrical venture that comes to them on the very waters that lap their harbours and waterfronts. Consider watching a show being performed on the deck of a tall ship with the natural elements always at play: the audience sitting on the earth, with the backdrop of the water and a roof of open air! This is what you have with the Caravan Stage Tall Ship Theatre.
In 2017, the Caravan Stage was invited to Canada to showcase the epic, Nomadic Tempest, in Vancouver and Victoria as the main event for the Canada 150th Celebrations … Ilying the Ilag of the United Nations as one of the principle events for the United Nations Year of Sustainable Development. In 2018, the Caravan toured the cities on Vancouver Island in BC and Puget Sound in Washington. The theatre has just undergone a massive Refit. The new show, Virtual Rogues, will World Premiere on June 1, 2021 in Victoria BC and tour to Vancouver, Seattle and other cities in the Salish Sea in BC and Washington.
Consider the number of people, communities and cities on the shores of all the rivers, inland waterways and coastal waters in Europe and beyond. Consider reaching these people with a theatrical venture that comes to them on the very waters that lap their harbours and waterfronts. Consider watching a show being performed on the deck of a tall ship with the natural elements always at play: the audience sitting on the earth, with the backdrop of the water and a roof of open air! This is what you have with the Caravan Stage Tall Ship Theatre.
The performances of the Caravan Stage Company embody the long tradition of traveling theatrical productions with their combination of innovative stylistic staging, imaginative music and dance, and colorful entertaining themes. The shows are all original productions expressing the issues and concerns of people inhabiting the environment of the 21st century.
The Caravan Stage Company goal is to infuse your community with the mystery and surprise of a traveling troupe performing theatre, which for a moment in time, breaks the boundaries of the institutionalized conditions of everyday life, transporting you to a dream time.
The performances of the Caravan Stage Company embody the long tradition of traveling theatrical productions with their combination of innovative stylistic staging, imaginative music and dance, and colorful entertaining themes. The shows are all original productions expressing the issues and concerns of people inhabiting the environment of the 21st century.
The Caravan Stage Company goal is to infuse your community with the mystery and surprise of a traveling troupe performing theatre, which for a moment in time, breaks the boundaries of the institutionalized conditions of everyday life, transporting you to a dream time.
