Tim: THE PARTY KICKS OFF AT
5:30 THIS AFTERNOON HERE AT
KRANNERT FOR ELLNORA, THE GUITAR
FESTIVAL.
WHILE ADULTS LOVE MUSIC AND THE
ARTS, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
KIDS GET INVOLVED, TOO.
IT GROWS CREATIVITY AND KEEPS
THEM OUT OF TROUBLE.
Heather: YES, IT DOES.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE THE CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BECAUSE
THEY HAVE A FANTASTIC YOUTH
SERIES PROGRAM.
STORYTELLER ERIN VALLE CHECKED
IT OUT.
Erin: I DID.
THE PROGRAM IS SO NEAT.
KIDS FROM ALL OVER CENTRAL
ILLINOIS FROM PRE-K-12th GRADE
CAN COME TO KRANNERT AND SEE
THESE AMAZING SHOWS ABOUT
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTRY AND LEARN
ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES.
FOR NOW, I HAVE THE CODIRECTOR
OF ENGAGEMENT ELLIE, WHO HAS
MORE.
Guest: THE KRANNERT YOUTH
SERIES IS OUR SERIES OF
PERFORMANCES FOR SCHOOL GROUPS
FROM PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND HOME
SCHOOLS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
AND EVERY YEAR, WE WELCOME ABOUT
9,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR
TEACHERS AND PARENTS AND
CHAPERONES TO SEE PERFORMANCES
BY TOURING ARTISTS FROM AROUND
THE GLOBE.
SO REALLY, THE GOAL IS TO
INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN OUR
LEARNING COMMUNITIES BOTH FOR
THE CHILDREN AND FOR THE ADULTS
WHO SUPPORT THEIR LEARNING.
AND ALSO TO HELP CHILDREN
UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT CULTURES
FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND
CULTURES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED
STATES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE'RE STARTING
OUT WITH A CULTURE DANCE
COMPANY, WHICH IS A POWWOW DANCE
AND SINGING EXPEDITION GROUP,
BASED IN WISCONSIN AMONG THE
[FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
CULTURES IN THE LAKE SPEERER
AR
-- SUPERIOR AREA.
THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A GROUP
FROM EAST AFRICA PERFORMING
"AESOPS FABLES".
AN AFRICAN VERSION.
AND PERFORMANCES FROM SOUTH
KOREA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEE
LAND.
WE HAVE A HUGE RANGE OF ARTISTS.
FROM TALKING TO THE PROFESSIONAL
ARTISTS THAT PERFORM HERE AT
KRANNERT CENTER, MANY OF THEM
REFERENCE EXPERIENCES JUST LIKE
THESE SERIES THAT SAID WHEN I
DISCOVERED I WAS GOING TO BE A
THEATER ARTIST, OR YOU NIKNEW I
WANTED TO A DANCER WHEN I SAW A
PARTICULARI
PARTICULARITY -- PARTICULARI
PARTICULARITY --
PARTICULAR ARTIST PERFORM.
WE BELIEVE THE EXPERIENCES
ARE IMPORTANT TO INFUSING THEIR
LEARNING WITH A SENSE OF
CREATIVITY AND WONDER IN
EXPLORING THE WORLD AROUND THEM.
A LOT OF PERFORMANCES ARE
ALSO -- HAVE PERFORMANCES FOR
FAMILY AUDIENCES.
SO THAT IS ONE.
THE "AESOP FABLES" FROM SOUTH
AFRICA IS A FANTASTIC
PERFORMANCE THAT HAS A PUBLIC
PERFORMANCE.
SAY YOUR KID ISN'T COMING WITH
THEIR SCHOOL, YOU CAN BRING THEM
TO KRANNERT CENTER TO EXPERIENCE
THAT SAME LEVEL OF ARTISTRY AND
IMAGINATION.
I HOPE THAT FAMILY AUDIENCES
WILL JOIN US FOR OPENING NIGHT.
OUR OPENING NIGHT PARTY HAS A
LOT OF GREAT MUSIC.
GOOD FOOD AND FUN EVENTS FOR THE
KIDS LIKE FACE PAINTING AND
CHALK ARTIST.
SATURDAY MORNING, WE HAVE DANNY
AND THE RED PANTS BAND.
DANNY IS ARTIST WITH THE MIGHTY
GIANTS.
SOME PARENTS MIGHT KNOW THAT
BAND.
THEN, THEY DO FUN, CREATIVE
KIDS' MUSIC.
THAT'S SATURDAY MORNING AT
10:00.
AT 9:00 A.M., WE'LL HAVE OTHER
ACTIVITIES LIKE AN INSTRUMENT
PETTING ZOO FROM OUR FRIENDS AT
THE UPPER BOAT.
AND THE COOP PLAYGROUND PLAY
STRUCTURE FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE
WITH US AS WELL.
Heather: WELL, HOW FUN!
SUCH FANTASTIC PROGRAMS OFFERED
HERE.
SO IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED AND
WANTS TO GET SIGNED UP, WHAT'S
THE BEST WAY?
[INAUDIBLE]
Erin: ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS
GO ONLINE TO
WWW.krannertcenter.com.
Tim: I LOVE THE IDEA OF AN
INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO.
THAT'S FANTASTIC.
I LIKE IT.
Erin: THEY'RE TRYING ALL
KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS.
Heather: WELL, THE
INSTRUMENT OF CHOICE TODAY, THE