If you grew up watching Pokemon cartoons on Cartoon Network or enjoyed playing the computer or card games that were perhaps the best Japanese monster import since Godzilla, there’s a new Poke-phenomenon guaranteed to cater to your grown-up tastes. Now you can experience Pokemon at…the symphony!
The beloved midi-files of the 16-bit video game and the tunes from the CN show are getting a lift into elegant and dramatic scores played by the world’s finest symphonies. After performing the work to sold out audiences in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, the producers have turned Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions into a tour that will travel to 30 cities across the U.S. and around the world.
I’ve never heard of a “Video game concert,” but Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions promises fans all ages the chance to experience the evolution of the Pokémon franchise like never before. I’m really interested to see how they turn the video game sound of Krabby into music. If you’re a parent, what better way to introduce your young Pokemon trainer to the joys of the symphony that to let him or her experience it with exciting and beloved music? And even for Pokemon’s scores of adult fans, the performance is a unique opportunity to meet up with friends of all ages to catch, battle and trade Pokémon from your favorite games.
All-new orchestral arrangements and carefully timed visuals draw from recent and classic Pokémon video games, including:
Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, Pokémon Yellow, Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Crystal, Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, Pokémon Emerald, Pokémon Pearl, Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon Black, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.
Current Tour Cities:
Baltimore, MD, 5/1/2015, Joseph Meyerhoff Hall
New York, NY, 6/6/2015, Theater at Madison Square Garden
Cincinnati, OH, 6/12/2015, Riverbend Music Center
Cleveland, OH, 6/13/2015, Blossom Music Center
Buffalo, NY, 6/14/2015, Shea’s Performing Arts Center
Milwaukee, WI, 6/19/2015, Riverside Theater
Chicago, IL, 6/20/2015, Chicago Theatre
San Diego, CA, 7/9/2015, Copley Symphony Hall
Los Angeles, CA, 7/11/2015, The Greek Theatre
San Jose, CA, 7/12/2015, City National Civic
Vienna, VA, 7/18/2015, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 7/22/2015, The Orpheum
Houston, TX, 7/25-26/2015, Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
Holmdel, NJ, 8/20/2015, PNC Bank Arts Center
Boston, MA 8/22/2015, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 8/28/2015, Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 8/30/2015, Place Des Arts
Detroit, MI 9/11/2015, Fox Theatre
Indianapolis, IN 9/12/2015, Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
Seattle, WA 9/15/2015, Benaroya Hall
Portland, OR 9/17/2015, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Mexico City, Mexico 10/23/2015, Auditorio Nacional
Monterrey, MX 10/25/2015, Monterrey Arena
Sydney, Australia 11/20-21/2015, Sydney Opera House
Clearwater, FL 12/3/2015, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Orlando, FL 12/4/2015, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Pittsburgh, PA 1/24/2016, Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
Grand Rapids, MI 2/5/2016, DeVos Performance Hall
More more information about the tour, including how to get tickets, here.
Pokemon has aired on Cartoon Network since 1998 and can be found on Saturdays 8amET/ 7am CT.
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