School Time Adventure Series
School Time Adventure Series 2012-13
Call 645-6771 to reserve seats for your class or email groups@ubcfa.org.
The 2012-13 School Time Adventure series brochure will be ready for download in the coming weeks! More great performances in the coming year!
ALL SHOWS JUST $6.00 per seat!
ALL PERFORMANCES ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR!!
School Time Series not open to the general public - school groups only of 10 or more.
ArcAttack
Mainstage Theatre
Monday, October 29
10:00A and 12:15P
Appropriate for Grades 5-8
School Groups only of 10 or more............
Geodesic Management Presents
In a brand new educational show the creators of
ArcAttack unveil the science behind the spectacle. Combining their love of music along with exploring concepts such as electricity, voltage and current, magnetism, robotics,lightning, and tackling complexissues like engineering, the crew of
ArcAttack makes these concepts accessible for school audiences.
The audience is engaged from start to finish as the groups trusty,completely automated robot drummer King Beat introduces the audience to the group. Students are taken through a journey of scientific discovery as they learn about basic electricity and how to
light a light bulb, have a “hair raising” experience with their customized Voltage Multiplier (Van de Graaff generator), learn how to build and use a ring launcher and of course learn the science behind their signature Tesla Coils, and bring students on
stage for a dance off in their special Faraday Cage!
Along the way students will be amazed as they see the
ArcAttack crew literally walk through lightening then learn how it’s possible, and see where the future of science is headed. Maybe they’ll have as much fun as the
ArcAttack crew has but either way, enjoy the show, and maybe, just maybe, be inspired to help to leave the world a little better than the way you found it.
Curriculum: Science, Technology, and Critical Thinking
The Ugly Duckling & The Tortoise & The Hare
Mainstage Theatre
Thursday, January 24
10:00A and 12:15P
Appropriate for Grades K-4
School Groups only of 10 or more
Corbian & Lightwire Theatre Presents:
Light Wire Theater and Corbian Visual Arts and Dance bring new life to a pair of classic tales, Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” and Aesop’s fable, “The Tortoise and The Hare.” Lined with electroluminescent wire, these well-known characters continue the Corbian tradition as they illuminate the darkened stage and wend their way into audiences’ hearts.
THE UGLY DUCKLING
Of the five eggs in Mother Duck’s nest, oneis the largest and last to hatch. Bigger and paler than the others, this last hatchling is treated as an outsider by Mother Duck and her ducklings. He may be the best swimmer of the brood,but this alone is not enough
to ensure his acceptance. Knowing only rejection, this Ugly Duckling goes out into the wild alone. Reflecting upon his plight under the glow of a remote willow tree, he sees a wily cat creeping in the direction of Mother Duck’s nest. The Ugly Duckling follows and watches as one lagging duckling is captured and taken back to the cat’s lair. In true heroic fashion, this Ugly Duckling succeeds in vanquishing the cat and rescuing the captured duckling. Celebrated by Mother Duck and her ducklings for his uniqueness, all realize that he may have been an ugly duckling, but he has grown into a beautiful and powerful swan.
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
Ridiculed by the Hare, the Tortoise challenges him to a race. They set off and the Hare takes a commanding lead right away. Thinking he will win easily, the Hare allows himself to be distracted with many modern day activities; texting,video games and the paparazzi, of course. The Tortoise continues to trudge along at his methodical pace and, despite the fact that the Hare is a swifter creature, wins the race due to his discipline and fortitude.
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Firebird
Mainstage Theatre
Friday, March 8
10:30AM
Appropriate for all ages
School Groups only of 10 or more...........
Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet Presents:
A Russian legend of a magical Firebird, a prince, a princess, and a wicked Sorceress.
Our story takes place in an enchanted forest where fireflies, magical insects, and birds reside. Among them, the most fantastic creature, half bird half woman - the dazzling Firebird. Prince Ivan, a simple hunter, enters the garden and captures the Firebird. He is moved by her beauty and she by his compassionate strength. In great sympathy he releases her and is rewarded with one of her magical feathers, which comes with the promise of her help if he needs it.
Prince Ivan remains in the garden where he meets nine beautiful princesses. They are prisoners of the evil sorceress Katacha who rules over the forest. Prince Ivan falls madly in love with one of the princesses - Princess Tsarvena and vows to free them all. Suddenly Katacha and her creatures appear surrounding Prince Ivan. The Prince moves to flee then remembers the feather given to him by the Firebird. He waves it among the creatures and Katacha laughs and
stamps the earth demanding that the creatures kill the Prince. The Firebird uses her powers to put the creatures into a deep sleep, and Prince Ivan battles Katacha The Prince finally gains the advantage and falls on the evil sorceress ending her existence.
Prince Ivan and Princess Tsarvena are then married and live happily ever after with tremendous gratitude to the magical Firebird.
Performed by Western New York's Premier youth ballet company, the Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet Company, and choreographed by Elizabeth DiStasio-Waddell this captivating ballet is sure to fascinate children and adults of all ages.
The Little Engine That Could
Mainstage Theatre
Wednesday, April 17
10:00A and 12:15P
Appropriate for Grades K-2
School Groups only of 10 or more.....
Artspower Presents:
“I Think I Can, I Think I Can” are words that joyfully resonate in the hearts of children everywhere. ArtsPower’s The Little Engine That Could™ Earns Her Whistle tells the
uplifting story of an ordinary train that performs an extraordinary feat of strength and courage.
We follow the adventures of The Little Blue Engine, who dreams of someday pulling the Piney Vale Express just like her best friend Rusty. To most of the other engines, though, The Little Blue Engine seems too small to make it up the big hill. She starts to doubt herself, wondering if she will ever be a real engine of the railroad.
But when the fate of the Piney Vale Express suddenly depends on The Little Blue Engine, she finds out just how much she can accomplish with a little self-confidence.
In the musical’s stirring conclusion, she conquers the hill and can finally exclaim, “I knew I could!”
Adapted for the stage by playwright and lyricist Greg Gunning and composer
Richard DeRosa, ArtsPower’s The Little Engine That Could™ Earns Her Whistle is a story about finding strength from within and always believing that anything is possible, a
theme that can always be found in these beloved books.
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