Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Cinderella Story
On May 1, 2017, we'll be traveling to the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington to see a production of this traditional story. It's a fabulous connection to our "Once Upon a Time: Fairytales" writing until that we'll be starting just after spring break, too.
Here's what the Flynn Center says about the show:
An audience favorite, this beautiful adaptation of John Steptoe’s Caldecott Award-winning book reveals the splendor of Zimbabwe with traditional chanting, drumming, and dance. Unlike the Cinderella variants in many other cultures, this tale’s notion of beauty is more than skin-deep: goodness, generosity, and integrity prevail when kind Nyasha wins the king’s hand over her selfish and spoiled sister. Acknowledged by critics as a breakthrough book for inspiring African American children to take pride in their ancestry, the story is even more powerful onstage, performed by the stellar Dallas Children’s Theater.
AND...on April 17th, each class will participate in a Flynn Companion workshop with Susanna Olson, a Flynn teaching artist. A giant THANK YOU to Mrs. Rankin for organizing all of this for us!
Permission slips were sent home on Monday, April 3rd and need to be returned by April 14th. Please let us know if you need a new permission slip!
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