:: International Children's Day 2011 ::
Sunday, July 17 – 2:00-7:00 p.m.
International Children’s Day, Sponsored by TARGET
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Workshops: acting, dance, voice/music, painting and puppetry
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Arts and crafts, rides, face painting and distribution of combo meals
5:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Performance
LOS PROMETEÍTOS, the children’s troupe of Prometeo Theatre, Miami, UNITED STATES
RATONCILLO Y SU AMOR IMPOSIBLE
Written & directed by Neher Jacqueline Briceño.
A little town where only happy mice live is threatened by the evil Ratontoro. Ratoncillo, a nervous but noble mouse, resolves to save his community and rescue sweet and courageous Ratoncilla, whose friend he longs to be. Aided by all the other mice, he musters his courage restores the town’s happiness and discovers that friendship can overcome all evil. His reward: he becomes Ratoncilla’s best friend. (In Spanish)
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Performance
AQUELARRE TEATRO, Mexico City, MEXICO
EL PÁJARO DZIÚ (The Dziu Bird)
By Marcela Castillo, directed by Anick Pérez and Marcela Castillo
Based on a beautiful, ancient legend that holds lessons about respect, courage and man’s relationship to his environment, this story is like a treasure that has long been shining at the bottom of the sea. (In Spanish)
In collaboration with and presented at
Miami Dade College, InterAmerican Campus, 627 S.W. 27 Avenue, Miami
Information: 305.237.6186
Co-sponsored by Mexico’s National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA-CONACULTA) and National Theatre Coordination, the Consulate General of Mexico, the Mexican Cultural Institute in Miami and the Marlins Community Foundation
In Spanish - For the Entire Family - Free Admission
ARMANDO TEJUCA
POSTER ARTIST -
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S DAY
Born in Cuba on Sept. 29, 1968, Tejuca earned a degree in civil engineering at Havana’s José Antonio Echeverría Polytechnic University in 1991, and then studied painting at the city’s San Alejandro Academy, graduating in 1995. He has taken part in many group and individual exhibits in the United States, Italy, Mexico, Jamaica, Portugal, Canada and Spain. His pieces are on display in numerous private collections and prestigious institutions, such as the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. He received the Coexistence Award from the U.S. chapter. He has designed the covers of several books, in addition to two posters for International Children’s Day at the International Hispanic Theatre Festival of Miami. He has taught for several years and designed sets and props for Teatro El Público, Teatro Avante and other theatre companies. Critics have described his work as “an infinite world of imagery and creation.” Grounded in the Expressionist tradition, he belongs to the Havana generation of the 1990s, noted for its increased attention to form and style. His paintings are easily recognizable, as they bear his unique stamp.
