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APPLAUSE SERIES SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
LEO LIONNI’S
SWIMMY, FREDERICK & INCH BY INCH
MERMAID THEATRE OF NOVA SCOTIA
GRADES preK-2 • CAPACITY 1,700
CIVIC CENTER MAIN HALL
Innovative puppetry, imaginative lighting, and original music breathe life into this exquisite production based on three Caldecott Honor books by Leo Lionni. Swimmy is a tiny fish who uses ingenuity and teamwork to fend off danger; Frederick, a poetic mouse, makes everyday life an artful experience; and, in Inch by Inch, a lovable inchworm shares his facility for measuring absolutely everything.
From Nova Scotia, Canada, Mermaid Theatre's unique adaptations of children's literature have enchanted more than four million young audience members. The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines is delighted to welcome Mermaid back after the company’s sell-out performances of THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AND OTHER ERIC CARLE FAVOURITES in spring of 2010.
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Literacy
Math
Science
CHARACTER COUNTS
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
LITERATURE ALIVE: Connecting Reading and Writing with Theater and Visual Art
Course participants will explore the works of Tomie dePaola and Leo Lionni and learn how to write text and make visual art in the same techniques as the author/illustrators. Participating teachers will have the opportunity to have their students’ resulting work publicly displayed at the Civic Center during the performance. FREE to teachers attending the performance with their students. To learn more, click HERE.
BEYOND THE PERFORMANCE
IN-SCHOOL ARTIST EXPERIENCE: Underwater Shadow Puppets
Monica Leo of Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre will introduce students to the joys of shadow puppetry and guide them as they create their own Swimmy-inspired ‘Underwater Shadow Puppets’ and simple tabletop shadow stage. The session will conclude with an impromptu student performance.
o Available: February 2010, exact dates dependent upon interest and artist availability
o Duration: 60 minutes
o Capacity: One standard classroom per session (approximately 25)
o Cost: $20 per classroom session
IN-SCHOOL ARTIST EXPERIENCE: Leo Lionni Visual Art
Local teaching artist Concetta Morales will help students explore Leo Lionni’s style and create their own work using printing and potato stamping methods. Organic shapes, textures, patterns, repetition, and variation will be emphasized as students write and then illustrate their own animal story.
o Available: January-February 2011
o Duration: 3 sessions, 45-60 minutes each
o Capacity: One standard classroom per session (approximately 25)
o Cost: $20 per classroom session
Please note: all guests, regardless of age, must purchase a ticket to be permitted into the theater for this production. To ensure the best possible experience for all audience members, children under the age of three will not be permitted in the theater
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