24-25 Kravis Education Brochure - Catalog - Page 9
BLACKBIRD, FLY! A CONCERT FOR
VOICE, BODY AND STRINGS*
December 13 · Friday at 10:30am
RINKER PLAYHOUSE
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 9-12
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Music
Weaving together an enduring tapestry of movement, narrative,
music and Haitian folklore, BLACKBIRD, FLY engages audiences
in dialogue about critical questions of our time. Steeped in hiphop aesthetic, this intimate duet between two preeminent sons
of Haitian immigrants —composer/violinist DBR and arts activist
& spoken word artist BAMUTHI as they unveil their life stories in
search of their identity and explore universal themes of tolerance
and inclusion.
TALL STORIES
THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD
January 13-17 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
PERSSON HALL
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-3
Suggested Curricula: Language Arts, Theater, Music
Follow the Gruffalo’s Child on her adventurous mission in Tall Stories’
enchanting adaptation of the picture book by Julia Donaldson and
Axel Scheffler. One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores
her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the
night. She follows snowy tracks and encounters all sorts of woodland
creatures, but the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist, does he? And
what will she do when she finds him?
BILL BLAGG
THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC
January 21-24 · Tuesday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
PERSSON HALL
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: 1-5
Suggested Curricula: Science
Illusionist Bill Blagg’s one-of-a-kind educational experience, The
Science of Magic, takes students on a behind-the-scenes of the
magic world. Students will discover firsthand how magicians use
science to create the impossible! Students will use the Scientific
Method to levitate one of their teachers in mid-air and even learn
how the science of reflection can make their homework magically
disappear! They’ll also witness some of Bill’s most mind-blowing
illusions with a scientific twist!
LIGHTWIRE THEATER
MOON MOUSE: A SPACE ODYSSEY
January 27-31 · Monday through Friday at 10am and 11:30am
PERSSON HALL
Performance Length: One hour
Recommended Grade Levels: K-6
Suggested Curricula: Dance, Language Arts, Science
Marvin the mouse wants to be popular. Constantly bullied and picked
on by the “cool” mice, he is labeled as a loser and a geek. To get away
from the continuous badgering, he retreats into his science books and
a world of fantasy. He longs to have adventures, to be the hero.
Join Marvin on the space adventure of a lifetime; a trip to the surface of
the moon on his homemade rocket!
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