Some WINGS Tips Watch for... how the performers use both words and movement to help you understand their characters’ personalities and feelings how costumes help the actors quickly become different characters (and be on the lookout for some repeat costume pieces!) how Ikarus and the pigeon (puppet) interact, mostly without words
Listen for... Natural sounds of the city, like buses, people, and games, and how these blend into the music Specific instruments or styles of music that go with different characters
Before the performance... read this Cuesheet
David M. Rubenstein Chairman Michael M. Kaiser President
finish talking so you can stay quiet during the performance
Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education
rev up your imagination so you can enjoy the world of The Wings of Ikarus Jackson
Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided by the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts, Capital One Bank, the Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Clark Charitable Foundation, Fight for Children, Inc., Mr. James V. Kimsey, The Kirstein Family Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Linda and Tobia Mercuro, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Park Foundation, Inc., the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, Mrs. Irene Pollin, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk, The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc., the U.S. Department of Education, and the Verizon Foundation.
After the performance... clap if you enjoyed the performance get inspired to experience other ways of storytelling on stage, including musicals, operas, dance, music, and plays
Major support for the Kennedy Center’s educational programs is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program. Illustrations from Wings © 2000 by Christopher Myers used by arrangement with Scholastic Inc.
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Be a Playwright, Choreographer, and Composer Choose a scene or moment from a favorite story or book. Plan how you would tell it on stage using only dialogue, only movement, or only music or sound effects. (Try to imagine it at least two different ways). Have several friends help you perform the scene. Which method of storytelling did you like best? Why?
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