Media description: Honolulu Theatre for Youth Ensemble cast members Jarren Amian and Junior Tesoro use a pool noodle (a long, flexible cylinder of foam used for water activities) to turn a line into different shapes during a performance at Tenney Theatre. Here, they introduce curves to the line and imagine that it creates a water scene.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s most recent collaboration with SFCA, “Line, Circle, Sphere” uses simple props and talented performers to create a playful and imaginative space for young audiences. Designed to introduce children to artistic concepts, the performance explores what a single line, circle, or sphere can become with play and imagination.
With public funds from the SFCA and from the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health, this production has toured elementary schools on Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island and had a run at Tenney Theatre in downtown Honolulu. With the sponsorship of Friends of the Library of Hawaiʻi, the production has toured Kauaʻi and Lānaʻi public libraries.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth has created a study guide for educators and has used National Core Arts Standards in developing this experience for pre-K and Kindergarten students.
Free performances at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum designed for young people with developmental differences and disabilities are scheduled for December. These performances have limited seats and each child should be accompanied by an adult caregiver. For tickets and additional information, please go to the HTY website: HTYweb.org/line-circle-sphere-at-the-capital-modern.