The NEW Winter-Spring schedule for SCHOOL
TIME MATINEE performances at the Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom,
CA is now available! Please forward this information to your teachers and front
office staff...
There are many performances to choose from featuring world-class
artists for students grades K-12. Music, dance, storytelling, science, theatre
and more will delight students of all ages! A standards based study guide will
be available for select performances. Limited transportation scholarships are
available for qualified schools.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
§ Tickets: $5 each
attendee*
§ Bus subsidy may be available for
qualified schools
§ Most matinees are 1 hour in length
§ Standards-based study guide provided
for select performances
§ Great for home school families
§ This program is sponsored by Wells
Fargo Foundation
* California Theatre Center shows priced separately. Visit http://www.ctcinc.org/1415tour/California/Folsom.html for
ticket info.
The performances are listed below for quick reference. I have
also attached a flyer that includes descriptions with pictures and ticket
ordering information. A full color brochure with performance detail
will be arriving by mail after the winter break.
We are looking forward to seeing you and your students soon for
a ClassACTS! school time matinee performance. If you have any
questions, please feel free to call or email me using the contact information
below.
HOW DO
I ORDER TICKETS?
Complete program details are available online at www.HarrisCenter.net -
just open the Arts Ed link at the top of the webpage. This
is where you can view performance descriptions, request tickets, and find
complete instructions and important information about planning your visit to
the Harris Center.
PERFORMANCE LIST
THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER California Theater Center
Friday,
December 5, 2014 | 9:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:15 pm
Laugh when two merry elves
arrive at a small village in the Black Forest to discover a poor, gentle
shoemaker who clearly needs their assistance. Their good deeds, kindness, and
resourcefulness save the shoemaker and his wife from a bleak and unhappy
holiday in this beloved CTC classic adored by both children and adults.
Best
suited for grades Pre-K–5. Approx: 1 hour
MASKED MARVELS & WONDERTALES Michael
Cooper
Friday, January 30, 2015 | 10:00 am
A non-stop one-man variety
show offering a unique "moving sculpture" mixture of virtuoso
stagecraft and museum quality art. A master sculptor, Michael has won universal
praise for his breathtaking, handcrafted masks, which he brings to life with an
unsurpassed mastery of mime, storytelling, stilt dancing, and audience
participation.
Best suited for grades K–6. Approx: 1 hour
PUSS IN BOOTS California Theater Center
Monday,
February 2, 2015 | 9:30 am, 11:30 am
Be amused by this famous fairy tale
about the adventures of a very clever, enterprising cat and his poor master as
they journey across the French countryside in search of a better life. With the
help of Puss, the young man meets a King and his lovely daughter and later
outwits an awful ogre to win the hand of this beautiful maiden.
Best suited
for grades K–5. Approx: 1 hour
THE NILE PROJECT
Friday, February 13, 2015 | 10:00 am
An
unprecedented cross-cultural musical collaboration featuring musicians from
countries along the Nile River, all of whom rely on the common shared resource
of the river and its water, but historically have developed independently from
one another. The parallels between the Nile and California, with its
system of shared water rights, makes this particularly relevant in today’s time
of drought.
Best
suited for grades K–12. Approx: 1 hour
STUDENT NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY
Friday, February 13, 2015 | 6:45 pm
Join
the Folsom Symphony for a special dress rehearsal of its Valentine's Day
concert Tales of Love featuring violinist Linda Wang. Before
the rehearsal and at intermission, the symphony's Music Director and Conductor
Peter Jaffe will share insights into the inner workings of the orchestra and
what to listen for during a performance.
Best suited for grades 4–12.
Approx: 1 hour
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES California Theatre Center
Monday,
February 23, 2015 | 9:30 am, 11:30 am
Revel in this delightful comedy about
a great Emperor who is so vain that two fake weavers convince him that they can
create cloth so fine that the foolish cannot see it. The charade is revealed
when a small child observes that the Emperor has no clothes!
Best suited for
grades K–5. Approx: 1 hour
THE SWINGLE SINGERS
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 | 10:00 am
For
half a century, The Swingle Singers have pushed the boundaries of what the
human voice can achieve. Their vocal agility and blend, combined with
captivating showmanship, have thrilled audiences across the globe. Today's
young and gifted Swingle Singers represent the group's evolution from baroque
jazz pioneers to contemporary a cappella phenomenon.
Best
suited for grades 4–12. Approx: 1 hour
BRAVE IRENE California Theater Center
Monday, March 2,
2015 | 9:30 am, 11:30 am
Join Irene, the plucky, determined dressmaker's
daughter, as she braves blustery weather to deliver a gown to the Duchess in
time for her ball. This sparkling musical play from the author of Shrek is
sure to enchant both young and old alike!
Best suited for grades K–5.
Approx: 1 hour
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH EINSTEIN
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 | 10:00 am Best
suited for grades 4–6
Thursday, March 5, 2015 | 10:00 am Best
suited for grades 7–12
Explore the wonders of science, math, technology,
and engineering from the perspective of one of our world's greatest thinkers,
Albert Einstein, as portrayed by Ed Metzger. This interactive and innovative
performance will follow Einstein's path to the Theory of Relativity, sparking
students' imagination while nurturing scientific reasoning. Approx: 1
hour
TRINITY IRISH DANCERS
Friday, March 13, 2015 | 10:00 am
For
more than three decades, the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance has been at the
cutting edge of progressive Irish dance. Trinity dazzles with its hard-driving
percussive power, lightning-fast agility, aerial grace, and the awe-inspiring
precision of its dancers. It also offers something more profoundly significant
— the transcendence of craft to a truly elevating art form, a dance legacy that
is rooted in tradition yet forward looking and ever evolving. Best
suited for grades K–12. Approx: 1 hour
PILOBOLUS
Monday, March 23, 2015 | 10:00 am
Pilobolus has
built its fervent and expanding international following by showing the human
body to be the most expressive, universal, and magical of media. Pilobolus
maintains its own singular style, evolving interplay with shape shifting,
shadowplay, and other explorations, while actively collaborating with the best
and brightest minds from all conceivable professions the world over. Best
suited for grades 4–12. Approx: 1 hour
TOYING WITH SCIENCE Garry Krinsky
Friday, March 27,
2015 | 9:30 am
A fast-paced, varied, and dynamic program combining circus
skills, mime, original music, and audience involvement in the exploration of
the scientific principles of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and simple machines.
Garry and his audience investigate basic scientific information and delve into
the imaginations of scientists who have played important roles in the
exploration and discovery of concepts that define our world.
Best suited for
grades 4–8. Approx: 1 hour
CHARLOTTE'S WEB California Theater Center
Tuesday,
April 7, 2015 | 9:30 am, 11:30 am
Explore a magical barnyard world at the
Arable Farm where animals talk and miracles happen. This story of courage and
friendship, based on E. B. White's touching novel of a lovable pig named Wilbur
and a kind spider named Charlotte, has inspired readers for decades.
Best
suited for grades K–5. Approx: 1 hour
FESTEJOS Calidanza
Friday, April 10, 2015 | 10:00 am
The
celebrations of Mexico define its national character—and dance is essential to
these vibrant celebrations. In Festejos (Celebrations),
Sacramento's Ballet Folklórico dance company Calidanza offers
a window to Mexican culture via celebrations that weave through time, across
the regions, and around the calendar—from national and regional holidays to
family fiestas and dances at the local discoteca.
Best suited for grades
4–12. Approx: 1 hour
A KEYBOARD CONVERSATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Jeffrey Siegel
Friday,
April 17, 2015 | 10:00 am
In this concert with lively commentary,
internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel briefly, and in non-technical
language, engagingly speaks about the music prior to performing each work,
enriching the listening experience and providing an inviting, entertaining,
instantly accessible introduction to great music for the novice.
Best suited
for grades 4–12. Approx: 1 hour
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