Wolf Trap Gets Its Wings

The world premiere of Face of America 2003: A Celebration of Flight at Wolf Trap in Virginia, is an original multi-media and multi-disciplinary artistic adventure series that explores the relationship between the “natural” stage and the creative process. This year’s flight is celebrated by honoring those National Parks and Historic Sites that share the story of flight: Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.

The performance features U.S. Air Force F-16 and antique WWII aircraft Fly-By. Also featured is the world premiere of a new ‘PopACTION’ live dance piece, Wild Blue Yonder, by daredevil choreographer, Elizabeth Streb—along with a video of her performance on location on the dunes in Kitty Hawk as inspired by the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight. The world premiere of On the Wings of a Dream, an original high definition video presentation on giant screens that honors flight through the eyes of aviators, including original interviews with Tuskegee Airman C.I. Williams, astronaut Eileen Collins (captain of the next shuttle flight), master aerobatic pilot Tom Poberezny, and record-smashing test pilot Scott Crossfield, captures the spirit of flight.

An inspiring performance of “Way Up There,” the official song of the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission will be performed by The Fire Choir of Los Angeles.

Senator John Warner, Honorary Chairman, Terrence D. Jones, president and CEO, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, and Dr. Ed Bersoff, Chairman, Wolf Trap Foundation Board of Directors will host.

National Spokesman for this event is Buzz Aldrin. Among the co-hosts is Amanda Wright Lane (great grandniece of Orville and Wilbur Wright).#

Wolf Trap’s Face of America 2003 is a recognized event by, and an official participant in, the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission’s yearlong national celebration of flight. Additional information on Face of America, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts is available at www.wolftrap.org.

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