3074
Whitney Ave.
Bldg. 2, 2nd Floor
Hamden, CT 06518
phone: 203-230-8101
fax: 203-230-8131
ANTONIO ROCHA
Brazilian Mime & Storytelling
Touring Artist: Limited Availability
Antonio Rocha, from Brazil, has delighted audiences with his unique blend of mime and storytelling at The Kennedy Center, Singapore Arts Festival, National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee, Yale's Peabody Museum, The Netherlands Dunya Festival, Tales of Graz International Festival in Austria, and the Smithsonian Institute. He has studied with masters Tony Montanaro and Marcel Marceau.
Jungle Tales (Grades K-6)
Through Rocha's wonderful blend of mime and storytelling this program
takes you into the forests of Brazil. Antonio introduces “Tico,”
a baby monkey (puppet), orphaned by the burning of the Amazon rainforests.
Length: 45 minutes
Crossroads (Grades K-8)
Tales from Brazil, Africa, Asia and the USA are featured in stories told
with masks and mime. Students may meet a smart beggar boy who captures
a clever iguana, a horse with a penchant for saving lives, and a forest
rat that tries to convince the sun, cloud and wind to marry his daughter.
Length: 45 minutes
Pair of Performances: $830
3 Performances: $1100
Additional Performances and Workshops Include:
Metamorphoso(Grades 6-Adult)
Amazon Rain Forest (Grades K-8)
Brazilian Culture (Grades K-8)
Mime and Movement (Grades K-8).
Curriculum Links:
Social Studies, Language Arts, Physical Education and Science
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