Written and directed by Natasha Mirny
Best for children ages 0-3 and their families
Take a journey from the clouds, to the earth, and back again through the eyes of a single rain drop! On their very first trip through the water cycle, a drop of rain is eager to see what lies ahead. Along the way, we all get a closer look at some amazing things: colorful flowers, the warm sun, and perhaps even a whale! As the voyage is completed and the raindrop goes back to their home in the clouds, they look forward to once again returning to their friends on earth. Through movement, puppetry, and found object animation, this interactive world-premiere for babies and toddlers is driven by a soundtrack of classical music and creates a captivating world of transformation.
Best for children ages 0-3 and their families
Take a journey from the clouds, to the earth, and back again through the eyes of a single rain drop! On their very first trip through the water cycle, a drop of rain is eager to see what lies ahead. Along the way, we all get a closer look at some amazing things: colorful flowers, the warm sun, and perhaps even a whale! As the voyage is completed and the raindrop goes back to their home in the clouds, they look forward to once again returning to their friends on earth. Through movement, puppetry, and found object animation, this interactive world-premiere for babies and toddlers is driven by a soundtrack of classical music and creates a captivating world of transformation.
The Lab at Convergence
1819 N. Quaker Lane
Alexandria, VA 22302
May 31-June 16, 2018
Local Tour
July 2018
Please e-mail [email protected] for booking information.
Reviews
"To the Clouds creates a safe and charming place for entertainment and retreat from the everyday." Click here to read the rest of this great review from DC Metro Theatre Arts
Photos by Ryan Maxwell Photography
Family Guide
Continue the experience at home with ourTo the Clouds Family Guide. Enjoy activities inspired by the show and extend learning beyond the production.
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Artistic Team
Natasha Mirny (Playwright and Director) is a stage director, choreographer, performer, and founder of Happy Theater (www.happytheater.com). Her background is in dance, pantomime, puppetry, and physical theatre. She started her career six years ago as a stage director of one of the largest puppet theaters in Moscow, Russia. For the past three years Natasha has devised and directed seven shows for kids from 0 to 3 years old and from 4 to 7 years old (some of them in collaboration with BabyLab, Center of Meyerhold, Moscow and La Baracca Testoni Ragazzi, Bologna, Italy). Natasha is currently a faculty member at several theaters in DC metro area – Synetic, Imagination Stage, TheatreLab, and Wolf Trap.
Ksenya Litvak (Set, Props, Costume Designer) received her Ph.D. and MFA degrees from the prestigious St. Petersburg State Theatre Arts Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. In addition, her post graduate study was in pedagogic and child psychology. Ksenya has been teaching for over twenty years and her specialties include graphics, painting, sculpture, puppet, and marionette design and technology. Ksenya is a founder and the artistic director of WizArts Productions, Inc. and Elf Theatre. Previously, she served as the artistic director of Classika’s Green Parrot Puppet Theatre, where she introduced her audiences to all types of puppets: from marionettes to life-size, table, object, rod, Bunraku, planchette, and shadow puppets. She was also Classika’s resident set and costume designer, where she was the designer for over twenty productions. Her latest shows include The Little Red Riding Hood (which was presented most recently at the Shanghai International Experimental Theatre Festival, Human Rights Festival and Capital Fringe festival in 2010) and The Killer (shown at the Ionesco International Workshop Festival in Sinai, Romania in the summer of 2009).
Laura Sperling (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining Arts on the Horizon for To The Clouds. Laura, a freelance stage manager, has worked with theaters in the DC area including Arena Stage and Round House Theatre and others including the Guthrie Theater and the University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players. Most recently she had the privilege of working at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts as their Artist Services and Production Assistant. Laura has a B.A. in Mass Communications with a minor in Theatre from the University of Delaware.
Cast
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Justin J. Bell (Rainmaker) is a DC-area actor, writer, and director. Additionally, he is also a teaching artist having previously worked with Gala Hispanic Theater’s youth program, Paso Nuevo, Richmond Public Schools through Art 180, and currently with the Smithsonian’s Tools of Discovery and Synetic Theater, where he also is a company member. Upcoming and past credits include - Synetic Theater: Taming of the Shrew, Dante’s Inferno, Alice in Wonderland, Much Ado About Nothing, The Island of Dr. Moreau; Constellation Theatre Company: Journey to the West; relEASE Physical Theater Company: straight on til moUrning; Atramental Arts: Root of All Knowledge (Director).
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