Chestnut Creek School of the Arts and The Conservatory of Dance & Theatre’s Creative Movement Class (Ages 3-4), co-sponsored by the Arts Council of the Twin Counties and the Galax Downtown Association have created a performance for children of all ages on Saturday, December 13, 11:00 am at the Rex Theater in Galax.
Katy Hickam, instructor, and her tiny little red-nosed reindeer in pink tights and leotards from the Conservatory’s Creative Movement class will briefly dance into your hearts, opening for the shadow puppetry performance of Aladdin’s Lamp, a Persian interpretation, by Iara Kendrick. She will be using seven different hand-made puppets and special screen.
Shadow puppetry, a popular art form for the past 1000 years in the eastern part of the world, is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment, originally known as a shadow theatre, using opaque, leather puppets in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.
The show, which consists of puppets being moved behind a thin screen, usually tells a story or teaches some kind of lesson. The figures are usually moved behind a thin screen and are not entirely a show of shadows as it is more of a silhouette shadow, giving the figures some color. Unlike other types of puppets, only the effect the puppet creates is seen performing, and not the puppet itself. The performing shadow puppet is not just a single object of wood or cardboard, but a collection of things working together. However clever or beautiful the puppet shape, it's the puppet's combination with light and a screen that makes its magical effect.
“Traditionally, the light source for these shows is fire,” Kendrick said. “Obviously, we can’t use fire indoors for safety reasons, so I will be using a regular spotlight as my light source.”
Iara Kendrick studied this ancient art form in Indonesia, although it is popular in many cultures. She made a trip to the Shadow Puppet Museum in Jakarta and spoke with a man whose family had been practicing shadow puppetry for close to 500 years. Presently more than 20 countries are known to have shadow show troupes.
Admission is $2 and a non perishable food item for the food bank.
The Conservatory of Dance and Theatre is located at 119 W. Grayson Street, Galax, Virginia. The studio is on the second floor, entrance is from the back. For information on the Conservatory, please visit www.galaxballet.com.
The Arts Council is located at 608 W. Stuart Drive, Galax. For information about the Arts Council of the Twin Counties, please visit www.artsculturalcouncil.org.
For information about the Galax Downtown Association, please visit www.galaxdowntown.com.
A collaborative project with the City of Galax, Chestnut Creek School of Arts preserves and promotes the cultural heritage of southwest Virginia by fostering artistic and individual growth through classes in visual and performing arts, heritage and contemporary craft, and traditional music. To register for the classes or for more information about CCSA, please visit the website at www.chestnutcreekarts.org or telephone (276) 236-3500.
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