Cherry Blossom Visual Music: Press

On Visual Music 2006-
"See how directors Nancy Wood and Paul Safar, with bold-hearted simpatico, invite dancers,poets and musicians to co-create new-sprung audacious theater."

The key to artistic progress is often collaboration-artists from various fields working together, hanging out together, creating together. Unfortunately, too many forces conspire to separate artists, so it's been gratifying to see opportunities emerging recently for progressive artistic collaboration in Eugene. One is Cherry Blossom Musical Arts, which created last year's children's music theater production "Nisse's Dream", which sold out every show. Next weekend, Cherry Blossom convenes a broad specrum of Northwest artists at Lord Leebrick Theater for what promises to be the most compelling show of the season for regional performers, creators and arts lovers."

"Nisse's Dream, an original children's musical thater production by Eugeneans Paul Safar and Nancy Wood, is that rare breed of kid's entertainment: It's fun. It's wholesome. It has a positive message. And the kids you know will love it anyway, without even realizing they're learning something in the process."

"Nisse's Dream is a lovely, high quality project full of sweetness and charm"

On Nisse's Dream CD
"The music is wonderful and the story and delivery are fun"

"Nisse's Dream is an upbeat musical performed by excellent musicians and singers. It's original, non-commercial, non-violent and home grown, while at the same time sounding professional and smooth. The music is sophisticated, far more complex than people often think kids will listen to, and it exposes complicated music to children in a very attractive package. Many songs beautifully blend two messages simultaneously. Nisse's Dream is playing on stage this summer, August 12-21 at the Lord Leebrick Theater. If you get a chance to see it, your kids will likely love it. My kids did.