Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Wake Up Sleeping Beauty!


"Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty!"
An original Play invites us to participate in the creative reawakening of a young woman's psyche, asleep for more than a thousand years in an enchanted wood. Using song, imagery and movement, this princess' rebirth is the death of the damsel-in-distress archetype. With story by theatre-artist and musician Michelle Riu, live original music by the Gritty Girl Ensemble, set and costumes by visual artist Kristie Stephenson, and hand-drawn animations by Diego Romero, 'Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty!' is a tale of metamorphosis, intuition and communion that explores female empowerment, self-esteem and anti-bullying. 
Not appropriate for children under 12.
Funding for this project is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council with support from the Broward Center's Arts Access Program. This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Serving as a Creative and Performing Arts Lab, Gritty Girl workshops guide girls in finding their voices- individually and collectively- through acting, poetry-writing, and music skills. Under the facilitation of professional singer-songwriter, actress, and teaching-artist Michelle Riu, the girls create and perform original music and skits.

Presenting 'Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty!' An Original Play for one day only Sat. Sept. 15th, 8pm at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts 
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