Alyssa Reit’s arts troupe, Singing Harp, has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) to bring fairy tale theater to the public. The grant, sponsored by the Westchester Library System (WLS) will be administered by WLS Youth Services Department and will present the company in free performances of Grimm’s fairy tales at participating libraries between August 2009 and April 2010. In addition, pre-performance workshops for both adults and children will be offered at libraries where facilities permit, and all performances include a post-performance question and answer period. The program is made possible thanks to the Rudyard and Emanuella Reimss Fund in the WCF.
As part of this series, a performance of The Golden Bird, will take place at the Bronxville Library on Sunday, October 4th, at 3:00pm, with workshops at 2:00pm. The Will Branch of the Yonkers Public Library will host the following show, The Frog Prince, on Saturday, October 10th, at 3:30 pm, with workshops at 2:30pm. Libraries in Croton-on-Hudson, Katonah, Mount Kisco, New Rochelle, Ossining, Peekskill, Somers, and Tarrytown are also presenting performances.
Singing Harp is a storytelling theater company dedicated to presenting classic stories in dramatic and musical forms. Their goal is to illuminate the many layers of meaning in these stories. The company’s productions are directed by New York stage director Terrence Montgomery, with script adaptations and musical scores by Alyssa.
For more information or a listing of
participating libraries, call the WLS
at 231-3236, or Singing Harp at
914-248-0880.
Alyssa is also pleased to announce that she will be collaborating with architect Bruce Levy to present a special program for teachers at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts which will be held on November 6th. The workshop, titled Frozen Water/Falling Water: Parallel Global
Expansions in Music and Architecture, will focus on the relationship between the exciting new trends in architecture and music from the end of the nineteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth century. For more information or to register, call 914-232-5035 x 242.
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