| Program Type | Performance |
| Art Form | Theatre |
| Curriculum Connections | Social Studies | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | Pre-K | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Family |
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Testimonial
"Next time Grumbling Gryphons, a theatre company for children of all ages, is in your area, run to see them. I smiled through the entire performance of Anansi the Trickster Spider at the Mill River Carousel pavilion in Stamford, CT, February 10. The energy, imagination, costumes and acting dazzled and engaged the entire audience. Actress Leslie Elias is the multi-talented co-founder and artistic director of Grumbling Gryphons."
Linda E. Simon
Linda E. Simon
Description
We offer outstanding interactive performances based on folktales incorporating live music, marvelous masks and audience participation. Anansi, The Trickster Spider: A West African Folktale and Trickster Tales: Native American Animal Legends fully engage children and get them up on their feet-singing, dancing, acting and becoming part of the performance. Both of these productions have been performed all over the United States, from outdoors at Lincoln Center to The American Museum of Natural History in NYC to schools and festivals from coast to coast.
Objectives
Our dramatic productions are designed with multiple objectives for participants.
One: To fully involve our participants through the careful art of time tested audience participation. The main goal is to get our audience & workshop participants fully and actively engaged through movement, song, rhythm, dramatic chants and spontaneous improvisation.
Two: To expose students to stories from other cultures and learn about that culture through participatory storytelling.
Three: To improve on literacy skills through student's engagement in learning new vocabulary, words, phrases and songs from other cultures as well as sign language.
Four: To awaken curiosity, interest and appreciation in expanding their world view and learning about others.
One: To fully involve our participants through the careful art of time tested audience participation. The main goal is to get our audience & workshop participants fully and actively engaged through movement, song, rhythm, dramatic chants and spontaneous improvisation.
Two: To expose students to stories from other cultures and learn about that culture through participatory storytelling.
Three: To improve on literacy skills through student's engagement in learning new vocabulary, words, phrases and songs from other cultures as well as sign language.
Four: To awaken curiosity, interest and appreciation in expanding their world view and learning about others.
Pricing Information
Flexible Pricing
Video
Program Length
About one hour but can be shortened or lengthened depending on needs of client & schedule
Participants
Our repertoire of performances are customized and can be geared for small individual classroom groups all the way to up to a maximum of 500 children in one performance
Technical Specifications
• Program Space: If we are performing on a stage, we ideally like one set of risers or middle stairs and cones to demarcate an aisle for seating.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: 1 power source
• Audiovisual/Tech: We provide our own wireless sound system if it is in a gym or auditorium. Please provide one standing mike for whomever introduces us.
• Tables/Chairs: 2 tables to lay our props and costumes on and 1 additional table for display materials
• Mobility/Location Needs: We appreciate a flatbed cart for us to load our sound system on & to carry our props & masks.
• Electricity/Wi-Fi: 1 power source
• Audiovisual/Tech: We provide our own wireless sound system if it is in a gym or auditorium. Please provide one standing mike for whomever introduces us.
• Tables/Chairs: 2 tables to lay our props and costumes on and 1 additional table for display materials
• Mobility/Location Needs: We appreciate a flatbed cart for us to load our sound system on & to carry our props & masks.