[img]2637|right|||no_popup[/img]We Tell Stories, an acclaimed children’s storytelling theatre company, celebrates the County public library Summer Reading Program, “Paws to Read” with five different performances reflecting animal tales at the Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Ave.
Shows are interactive, multicultural and educational, blending laughter and literacy for fun-filled afternoons for parents and children alike.
Admissionis free, and performances start Wednesday.
They will run every Wednesday from 2 to 2:45.
Next Wednesday
Animals of Asia: A cockroach from Iran goes looking for a husband, an Indian elephant flies to heaven, and an adventurous Chinese rabbit is the reason rabbits have long ears
Wednesday, July 9
African Animal Tales: A frog learns to sing, Brother Rabbit gets Brother Lion to stop tearing up the neighborhood, and a magic cow causes a rift between friends.
Wednesday, July 16
Cuentos de los Animales: A man is given the gift of understanding the language of the animals, a wise man uses animals to save a marriage, and a conceited burro gets it in the end.
Wednesday, July 23
Aesop’s Animals: A bat can’t decide whose side he should take in the battle between the beasts and the birds, a lion and an elephant face their fears, and the hare once again tries to beat the tortoise in a race.
Wednesday, July 30
Watch Out for Predators: A rabbit outsmarts a coyote, a cat eats a mouse who was really a poet, and a rooster’s nightmare about a fox comes true.
In unique We Tell Stories fashion, actors unfurl imaginative costumes and props from an old steamer trunk and the fun begins. Audience members participate from their seats, and then join actors on stage to play integral parts in each performance. Parents and kids have delighted in this family activity that is aims to be entertaining and culturally enriching.
With a repertoire of 12 trunk shows, We Tell Stories brings classic literature and folk tales to life in classrooms, theatres, schools, museums, festivals, special events, and libraries.
We Tell Stories’ goals are to inspire creativity, enhance literacy, cultivate intercultural awareness and harmony, and spark a love of the theatre and spoken word. Since 1981, the troupe has been promoting arts education in schools throughout the Southland with assembly programs, and student and professional development workshops.
These performances are made possible in part by a Culver City Performing Arts grant with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
