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The Dancing Cow in Ligonier!
Sunday, February 28th at 1:30 pm
Ligonier Theater
208 West Main Street
Ligonier, PA 15658
Tickets are $8.00
For tickets, call Ligonier Theater - 724-238-6514!
This magical performance based on the novel Mary Poppins, is a great "first opera" for families to enjoy together. Go a magical journey with a ladylike cow whose uncontrollable dancing forces her to leave her home and reach for the stars!
Following the performance, children are invited to make their own magic stars at the craft table. Parents will receive a discussion guide with fun facts and activity ideas!
An Opera is a Story
March, 2009
Children listen to "Summertime" and show how they "spread their wings and take the sky."
Opera Ignite is proud to collaborate with Opera Theater of Pittsburgh on a series of workshops based on their recent production of Porgy and Bess. Children in five Pittsburgh Early Childhood classrooms are learning that an opera is a story. Children are singing excerpts from "Summertime" and "I Got Plenty of Nothin'" and are using movement and sound to create an imaginary thunderstorm. The residency concludes with a performance by David Fair, a cast member in Opera Theater's production of Porgy and Bess.
Early in the residency, one child asked - "What is a stage?" Teaching Artist, Christina Farrell, took the opportunity to introduce the concepts of "stage" and "audience" by using a large piece of material as the classroom's "stage." Each child had an opportunity to perform on the stage, and to shout "Bravo!" as an audience member. This simple experience not only built new vocabulary, but also allowed the children to demonstrate self-expression, practice taking turns and respond to the choices of their peers.
Opera Theater cast member David Fair performs "I Got Plenty O' Nothin'" as the children show the "sun."
Opera Theater is grateful to the PNC Grow Up Great Initiative for supporting this residency program.
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