Cabaret 4 Kids October 1, 2006

Cabaret 4 Kids @ Patrick’s Cabaret
01 October 2006
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3010 Minnehaha Ave Minneapolis

tickets $8 at the door ($7 for 12 and under)
$6 in advance from the artists ($5 for 12 and under)

Paulino hosts the first Cabaret 4 Kids at Patrick’s Cabaret. Voyages to distant places, boats, puppets, dragons, Chinese dancers, storytelling and more!

Performing:
Paulino Brener
Clint Jackson Baker
Margo McCreary
Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center

paper boats (excerpt)
by Paulino Brener

DESCRIPTION:
Paulino travels around the world on paper boats and brings back many folktales and languages from distant countries. See more information at www.paulino.info

BIO:
Paulino was born in Santo Tomé, Santa Fe, Argentina. He has been doing theater and dance in the Twin Cities since 2001, with companies such as Teatro del Pueblo, Trece Lunas Arts Collective and Ethnic Dance Theater. He loves performing for children and he has a deep interest in different languages and cultures. He teaches Spanish at Spring Hill Waldorf School (K-7) in Excelsior, MN.

"A Dragon Odyssey" Musical is sponsored by Asian Media Access (AMA),
and Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC).

DESCRIPTION: "A Dragon Odyssey" is a unique Chinese/English dance musical that is
visually appealing, dramatically rich, and stylistically intriguing. In
the ancient time, the four holy spirits, Green Dragon, White Tiger,
Crimson Sparrow, Black Turtle were mandated by the God of Heaven (Tien
Dei) to be in charge of the Rain, Wind, Sun and Moon. The four holy
spirits nurture the Earth, and keep all creatures well balanced. Until
the day, when the Green Dragon fell in love with one of the Crimson
Sparrow’s lady fairies - Sky Blue. Everything has changed....

Our performance at the Cabaret will focus on the beginning of the story,
with 3 traditional Chinese dances:
#1: Dance/Music: Morning (Music from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg)
#2 Dance/Music: Anitra’s Dance (Music from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg)
# 3 Dance/Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Music from Peer Gynt by
Edvard Grieg)

BIO: Founded in 1992, Asian Media Access (AMA) is a 501 (c)(3) organization
with more than ten years of experience in arts programming, developing
and/or adapting creative strategies for specific cultural and language
groups. AMA works to promote the use and exhibit it of media and
performing arts as a form of education, communication, to bring
appreciation to diverse cultures, provide a creative outlet for youth, and
to help youth and adults see how arts can be used as a tool for social
betterment in the community. AMA works to fulfill its mission through
programs in arts education, media/digital production, film exhibition and
theater performance.

Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC) is a non-profit art organization
that teaches and preserves traditional Chinese performing arts while
nurturing the integration of ethnic dances into America modern dance
stream. Under the artistic direction of award-winning choreographer Qiang
Yang, TCCDC strives to promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation
of Chinese dance and culture through a dance school and a performance
group. Its dancers all come from the local communities with diverse
backgrounds, including boys and girls, adorable young kids and skillful
adults. Its mission is to provide art work with quality to local
communities and the general public.

Fool Circle (excerpt)
with Margo McCreary

DESCRIPTION: Ollie McNutt, larger-than-life puppet, leaves no stone unturned in his search for where he came from.

BIO: Margo McCreary is a
puppeteer who has performed in and around the Twin Cities for the past 25
years. She has been privileged to teach puppetry to children as an
artist educator for as many years. She is the creator of Ollie McNutt, a
7 foot tall puppet character who is a clown.

The Prince of Fun! Presents The Adventures of Gallant Lad (excerpt)
with Clint Jackson Baker

DESCRIPTION: All it takes is a tinfoil crown and imagination. Can a mean flower, an icky spider, and a bratty dragon keep Gallant Lad from marrying the Princess? Will you join the Jolly Fellows to find out? Then, just take up the call of the Jolly Fellows: "Awrighty, Aphrodite, let’s do it!"

BIO: Clint Jackson Baker, a native of Indiana, is a Visitor’s Assistant at Minnesota Children’s Museum, where he fell in love with storytelling. He also volunteers as a storyteller at Creative Hours in Learning Development (CHILD), a daycare in the Seward neighbourhood of Minneapolis. He enjoys painting, cooking, and spending time with friends.

In high school, Clint performed as Kilroy in Woody Allen’s Don’t Drink The Water, and as Claudius in an adaptation of Hamlet. He co-founded a college acting troupe in St. Louis, and has performed in various church productions.

The Prince of Fun! Presents The Adventures of Gallant Lad is based on a prose-poem Clint wrote in a high-school English class, originally entitled The Three Tasks. http://theprinceoffun.blogspot.com/

Official Website: http://www.paulino.info/c4k.htm