On Labor Day weekend we'll present a wonderful African fairy tale called,
"The Cloud Princess."
We fell in love with this quirky story when we first read it in a collection of folk tales with a preface by Nelson Mandela.
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5
at the AIR CONDITIONED opera house
$5 adults and $4 children
The story, from Swaziland, which is near South Africa, is about a hare, a woodpecker and a mouse. They encounter a mysterious rainbow bird who possesses a magical feather. As often happens in African tales, animals turn into humans and humans turn into animals. The three friends embark on a dangerous adventure up in the Cloud Kingdom.
We present this story using hand, rod and shadow puppets on our dual stage (Sorry, marionette lovers. No string puppets in this show, but we know you'll love it anyway.)
This show, which we recently presented at the Great Lakes Regional Puppet Festival in Springfield, Ill., features original music composed by our daughter, Katie Voight. The other puppeteers at the festival were very impressed with our 'authentic' African music!
And then, watch for us in Benton's Labor Day parade on Monday, 9:30 a.m.
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