Cleveland's Young Theater-Goers Can Enjoy International Children's Festival
A glow-in-the-dark dragon named Darwin will be one of the stars of the first annual International Children's Festival at Playhouse Square from May 3-8."Corbian: A Glow in the Dark Adventure" will run on May 4 and 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre.Darwin, his creator Prof. Henslow, and the other puppets in the show are made of electric light wires.Corbin Popp, co-director of the New Orleans-based Corbian Visual Arts and Dance company, developed the theatrical technique with a glowing wire that is used on party hats."He made a cursory man out a piece of wire and was able with black clothing and no lights to virtually erase the operator," said co-director Ian Carney. "We expanded the idea to the backward knee of a dinosaur and were amazed at the effect. We knew we had something," he added.The wires operate on power from customized 9- and 12-volt battery packs, so the theater company can perform anywhere in the world even without an outside power source.Carney said his company has been learning the uses and limitations of the wires over the last four years."We are proud to be a pioneer in the use of this technology," he said. "Other companies who wish to use this technology will have to learn as we did."Corbian will be share the festival stage with three other productions:
- Farfalle (Italy) - A tale of the life cycle of the butterfly, in which the children in the audience are encouraged to come on stage and move along with the digital images.
- The Man Who Planted Trees (Scotland) - Adapting Jean Giono's fable of a French shepherd who plants a forest, the Puppet State Theatre Company allows children to experience the smells and feel the rain along the journey.
- Dream Jam Band - The stars of their own show on PBS Sprout, the five-person band entertains children with original songs influenced by The Beatles, Mozart, and Duke Ellington.
The festival will include an art installation by Melissa Dawber representing the children of the world. Kids will also get to experience the world's cultures and make crafts at the festival Global Village.
Porter said she hopes the International Children's Festival establishes itself as an annual tradition in the region.
"We want every school group and family to have a wonderful experience, then we can expect them to come back looking for something new," she added.
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