Bilingual (Spanish-English, and no text
and low text programs)
Bilingual (Spanish-English, and no text
and low text programs)
Animalitos (the little
animals)- -A collection of Aesop's fables woven together
in a magical puppet dance. A rabbit starts a race with a
tortoise, but seeing that he has plenty of time, he wanders off,
and gets involved with a fox who is trying to court a crane with
a romantic dinner for two. With some clever tricks they manage to
get some food to serve but things go awry when the fox talks the
rabbit into being the waiter for the meal. Meanwhile the tortoise
is getting closer and closer to the finish line.....
The Armadillo's Rancho- This story from
Argentina tells of a wealthy Fox who tries to take advantage of a
poor Armadillo, making her work his garden for him. He thinks he
is getting the best part of the deal, but the Armadillo is
smarter than he is at every turn and in the end succeeds in
setting things right once and for all.
The Fox and Elk Make a Trade- -In this story a
fox and elk decide that they are not happy with the way they are
made, so they decide to switch arms and legs with each other. The
fox, now with very long arms and legs, finds that she can no
longer hunt, and is in danger of starving. The elk with the short
fox arms and legs can not reach the leaves on the trees that he
is used to eating. Both finally realize that they were much
better off the way they were originally and in the end exchange
arms and legs again, happy to have their old limbs back. The
story is humorously set to music reminiscent of pop tunes of the
‘50s.
The Fox and the Condor- In this mythological
story from South America, there is little food on the earth while
in the clouds the birds have much food. The Condor, the king of
the birds takes pity on a hungry fox and carries him up to the
clouds to eat, but the greedy fox does not stop eating until he
falls from the cloud and his belly bursts open, spreading seeds
all over the earth. It is these seeds from which the plants on
earth have descended (so the tale tells us.)
Coyote Sings- In the Native American story, Coyote
Sings, the crazy buffoon, Coyote tries desperately to learn a
song. This combined with his bungling attempts to hunt for food
and impress all his neighbors with his personal skills make for
hilarious slapstick. Southwest motifs and designs and Mexican
folk tunes make this bilingual show a very popular addition.
Br'er Rabbit and the Number Nine Shoes-In this
African American trickster tale, the clever Br'er Rabbit plays a
trick on Br'er Bear, and steals his fish from him. Br'er Fox
watches the whole trick, but when he tries it himself his efforts
end in disaster. Once again Br'er Rabbit survives by relying on
his wits. The story is told with large, direct-manipulation
puppets, live banjo music and singing.
The Jaguar's Fountain- In the rain forests of South America all living things sing in harmony with each other. But then the chords of disharmony sound as drought descends upon the land. The greedy Jaguar proceeds to force the smaller and weaker animals to dig a we ll. Soon there is water again in the rain forest and it is controlled by the Jaguar. But there is one animal in the forest who will stand up to the Jaguar. He is the Rabbit. Armed only with his humor and wits, he alone dares to challenge the Jaguar and his henchmen until justice prevails and the balance of nature is restored. In The Jaguar's Fountain the puppets and scenery have their own musical sounds created by a variety of hand crafted non-traditional as well as traditional instruments.
Smaller Bilingual Shows:
The Devil's Mask -a performance workshop where audience members help tell a Mexican folktale-
Little Elephant Has A Ball
(Spanish English version available) a show designed for preschool
audiences
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