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The students journey through a monarch butterfly"s migratory path as mapped out in a large open space while learning how to make their own caterpillar & butterfly puppets in the classroom. The reside... Read more

The students journey through a monarch butterfly"s migratory path as mapped out in a large open space while learning how to make their own caterpillar & butterfly puppets in the classroom. The residency culminates in a dance & puppetry technique workshop where they get to recreate the multi-generational migration of the monarchs with self-designed movements & choreography that they create in groups.

In our first session the artist will present her work entitled "Born in Clay" , which portrays transformation. The short piece is 6 minutes, combining the art of mask, dance & puppetry. The artists, teacher & the students will have a discussion on the use of senses; concepts for transformation; and artistic presentations that do not rely on speech, i.e. dance. (The artist needs an open space & access to a PA system to plug in her laptop to for sound.) We will discuss the amazing transformation from caterpillar to butterfly and the flight of the monarchs from Mexico to the USA/Canada.

Then we will break out into individual classrooms in order to create our caterpillar & butterfly puppets. The students will view images of monarchs and their caterpillars in order to figure out how they want to depict these creatures from paper, tape, markers and rods.

The artist will return for a final session in order to bring the students back to an open space with their puppets in order to construct a puppet dance theater piece to show the migration path of butterflies. The students will work in three groups, representing each generation of butterflies on this great migration. They will present this drama and the teacher can document it to share and playback for the students to see later in the classroom for reflection. Discussions will vary based on grade level and the way it relates to their core curriculum.

Day 1 -In Classroom Workshops:posterboard/cardstockpuppet rodstapewireDay 2 -set pieces for the students to use during their puppetry workshop & "inform... Read more

Day 1 -
In Classroom Workshops:
posterboard/cardstock
puppet rods
tape
wire

Day 2 -
set pieces for the students to use during their puppetry workshop & "informance"

Day 1 -Introduction Performance/Presentation: Open SpaceSound System (If one is not available, then teachers must tell me, so that I can bring my own)In Classroom Workshops:... Read more

Day 1 -
Introduction Performance/Presentation: Open Space
Sound System (If one is not available, then teachers must tell me, so that I can bring my own)

In Classroom Workshops:
Markers
scissors

Day 2 -
Student Puppetry Workshop: Open Space appropriate for movement like gym or theater

Day 1 -Auditorium (system and lighting needed for program) - please inform Teaching Artist if this is not available and she will provide it.In Classrooms: Students will construct puppets a... Read more

Day 1 -
Auditorium (system and lighting needed for program) - please inform Teaching Artist if this is not available and she will provide it.
In Classrooms: Students will construct puppets at their tables/desks

Day 2 - Auditorium or open space suitable for movement.
Sound system and lighting needed (please inform Teaching Artist, if one is not available.)