Use Your Imagination!
Pink Flowers Are In The Green Grass
- 5 ribbons of different shades of green, graded from lightest to darkest
- 5 ribbons of different shades of pink, graded from lightest to darkest
- Plus a matching set of 5 ribbons of green and 5 ribbons of pink shades.
Find Matching Pairs of Ribbons & Move to A Piece of Music
- Each child holds a ribbon and finds the child holding the same shaded colored ribbon to match their own.
- One child is the mirror and the other is the leader.
- The mirror follows the movements of the leader.
Creating A Backdrop
The pink ribbons are flowers and the green ribbons are grass.
- The green grass moves on stage as the music plays.
- The pink flowers move on stage as the music changes.
- Other colors can be combined such as shades of blue ribbon for clouds or the sea.
- Change the scene with shades of black for the night sky and yellow for the stars or sun.
- Children can create poems and stories to go with how they feel as they express themselves to the music.
- Take photos of the children dancing and look back on them for inspiration on a story that can be created.
Creating A Storyline
Imagine!
The green grass turns to a still forest that becomes active to the change of music, changing the scene. The music changes again and the forest turns to green tree snakes or green leaves of a tree, that leave the stage to be replaced by shades of orange for autumn.
Child playing with a scarf
Creating Texture in The Storyline
You can also use scarves and silk sheets that are graded in different shades of color to create texture. For example, blue ribbons are the water which is calm, and as the sea becomes rougher, the shades of blue scarves enter and then the large blue sheets for the storm. This can match the changing texture of the music or/and one group of children can use percussion instruments. There could be a scene with a boat floating in the sea with character(s) inside it or not.
Thank you for reading. The ideas illustrated here are based on how children naturally and spontaneously play. Allow the children to improvise, and every performance will be different and special. The children will move naturally as they respond to the music and will learn the routine of entering and leaving the stage upon cues of changing music.
I recommend a black backdrop with perhaps a frame, to enhance the color of the ribbons, scarves and sheets. Next time I will show everyone ideas on how to create the ribbons, scarves and sheets! This is a great way for children to explore shades of color. Include mixing colors and creating different shades as part of your art classes. That way children will be able to connect with the theatre work more readily.
Malena, The Petaled Poet
This idea has been inspired by Maria Grujicic, Malena The Petaled Poet of Poems That Dance.
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By Maria Grujicic (Malena, The Petaled Poet)
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