NEW EUROPA TROUBADOURS!
CELEBRATING A MILLENIUM OF TROUBADOURS & MINSTRELS
Suggestions for Summer Fun
on your Children's Stage
or Summer Activities
Program
Picture this:
The Troubadours arrive onstage in bright European ethnic costumes - and begin playing a Turkish tune. Soon the kids are taught to clap as some troupe members dance.
Next the children are up, being taught a Croatian circle dance. After dancing (walking and running) in circles, they sit, satisfied to rest in the grass for a moment while watching one brave soul stand still while a Troubadour attempts to push a sword through her (or his) neck.
After another strenuous bout of dancing, the children re-enact a Moroccan water-squirting celebration...using teeny water pistols!
Later they will throw (fake) gold coins at each other -- a Romanian custom which celebrates the defeat of the dreaded Milk Vampires.
A bit more magic, and the show is over! And some happy kids have experienced life, music, dance and song from all over Europe!
The performance will include from three to seven multi-talented musicians/ dancers/ vocalists/ storytellers. The New Europa Troubadours perform on 23 instruments from medieval to modern, sing in 15 languages, perform dances from 13 ethnic areas, and tell all their stories in English.
Children learn to sing songs & harmonies of various European peoples, to perform for concert.
They develop language skills by learning to sing in foreign languages; they develop awareness of different harmonies and melody patters; and they develop improved performance skills.
Children learn dances from European peoples and try to perfect them for concert performance. They develop improved rhythm and motor skills, and awareness of the cultural values and history associated with t he dancing.
Music Classes and/or bands/orchestras learn to perform music from European peoples. Instruments that can be covered include: percussion, guitar/electric guitar, bass/electric bass, keyboard.
Individual classes can meet and explore the ethnic instruments in intimate classroom settings. This can include the tupan, gajda, zurna, prim, brac, tin whistle, accordion, Turkish spoons, zils and more.
What to do next
Call now to discuss developing a performance or interactive program that will work best for your situation.
Contact:
Talent Center * Phone 800/878-ACTS
Fax 513/542-7858 *
or Kamstar/Talent Center West:
415/776-5522 * Fax 415/394-5558
