| Program Type | Performance |
| Art Form | Dance & Movement |
| Curriculum Connections | STEM | Environmental Awareness |
| Target Grades | Pre-K | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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Testimonial
Recommended by The Moving Body class participant Marilyn O'connor Miller (age 82) who tells that "I walked into Adele's workshop with a cane and walked out without it."
"Our Kindergartener, Ariel, loved the assembly today. She hasn't stopped taking about it! She just loved her puppets!"
- Grade K Teacher, Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, CT
"Thank YOU for two amazing shows!"
- Lorri Carroll, Director of Lower School, Hamden Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, CT
"Our Kindergartener, Ariel, loved the assembly today. She hasn't stopped taking about it! She just loved her puppets!"
- Grade K Teacher, Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, CT
"Thank YOU for two amazing shows!"
- Lorri Carroll, Director of Lower School, Hamden Hamden Hall Country Day School, Hamden, CT
Description
Sova Theater's performance "Marvelous Metamorphoses" accompanied by music engages audience with the use of dance, puppetry and mask work to vividly portray characters and concepts told through movement, sound and imagery in the story, making them memorable.
We journey through the life cycles of frogs, butterflies and bees utilizing the art of puppetry and music.
The puppets are handmade by Sova Theater artists Justin Perlman and Adelka Polak. Performances by Adelka Polak & Kendra Garnett are sure to get everyone dancing, laughing and feeling inspired to learn about the environment. The original music is provided by Cynthia & Rick Quintanal.
We journey through the life cycles of frogs, butterflies and bees utilizing the art of puppetry and music.
The puppets are handmade by Sova Theater artists Justin Perlman and Adelka Polak. Performances by Adelka Polak & Kendra Garnett are sure to get everyone dancing, laughing and feeling inspired to learn about the environment. The original music is provided by Cynthia & Rick Quintanal.
Objectives
To display the concept of metamorphosis in nature through the visual poetry of puppetry. To offer a fun and exciting way to learn about science with a music and visual approach for young audiences. This program also has a bird mask/puppet that children think is just "so beautiful" and this imagery opens their minds to make mask-wearing as something that can be an art form.
Additional Learning Objectives:
I CAN see how visual art can express an idea within a story (using visual language to accompany the verbal language).
I CAN see how puppetry relates to dance, because it requires the movement of objects to bring life what would otherwise be a static sculpture when not used by a performer.
I CAN see how puppetry, dance and music depicted local animals & plants in the seasons.
Additional Learning Objectives:
I CAN see how visual art can express an idea within a story (using visual language to accompany the verbal language).
I CAN see how puppetry relates to dance, because it requires the movement of objects to bring life what would otherwise be a static sculpture when not used by a performer.
I CAN see how puppetry, dance and music depicted local animals & plants in the seasons.
Pricing Information
$1,470 single performance
$1,765 back to back performances
$1,765 back to back performances
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Program Length
We do have a 30-45 minute version for Grades 3-8 available, but most audiences (Grades PrK-2) have requested the 20 minute version of the show with a 10 minute Q&A for 30 minutes total in order to cycle smaller groups through more frequently.
Note: We have even performed a 5-10 minutes segments in classrooms with students Ages 2-3 to introduce them to live music and puppetry.
Note: We have even performed a 5-10 minutes segments in classrooms with students Ages 2-3 to introduce them to live music and puppetry.
Participants
Maximum size of our audience have been 3,000 in the past when performed at Madison Square Park Conservancy outdoors in the park in 2019 for the premiere.
Technical Specifications
• Set Up: 75-90 minutes
• Break: 5 mins minimum- 4 hours maximum
• Strike: 45-60 minutes
• Program Space: A cleared stage or open space, 20' wide x 20'. While we prefer an elevated stage we have performed this on the ground level like a gymnasium with great success when the students can sit on the floor and be able to sing and dance together through songs.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: We need a working, accessible electrical outlet for our Portable PA system within 30' distance of the performing area.
• Audiovisual/Tech: We bring a Portable PA system that we bring in and set up, but please let us know if you prefer that we use your audio system and we will need to schedule a meeting in advance regarding TECH then with whomever is in charge of the in-house system.
• Tables/Chairs: 1 chair
• Dressing Room: Yes... or simply access to an open bathroom stall (like ADA size) is enough.
• Outside Possible: Yes. We created this show originally for an outdoor venue, so we are flexible in our formatting and rehearse based on the space available. We cannot perform in rain as many puppets are paper and our audio equipment will not handle that.
• Venue-Provided Supplies: electrical outle
• Break: 5 mins minimum- 4 hours maximum
• Strike: 45-60 minutes
• Program Space: A cleared stage or open space, 20' wide x 20'. While we prefer an elevated stage we have performed this on the ground level like a gymnasium with great success when the students can sit on the floor and be able to sing and dance together through songs.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: We need a working, accessible electrical outlet for our Portable PA system within 30' distance of the performing area.
• Audiovisual/Tech: We bring a Portable PA system that we bring in and set up, but please let us know if you prefer that we use your audio system and we will need to schedule a meeting in advance regarding TECH then with whomever is in charge of the in-house system.
• Tables/Chairs: 1 chair
• Dressing Room: Yes... or simply access to an open bathroom stall (like ADA size) is enough.
• Outside Possible: Yes. We created this show originally for an outdoor venue, so we are flexible in our formatting and rehearse based on the space available. We cannot perform in rain as many puppets are paper and our audio equipment will not handle that.
• Venue-Provided Supplies: electrical outle