Posted on August 30th, 2019 by Figures of Speech
The Denmark Arts Center is a unifying force, a magical place for all ages, thriving in the historic 1883 Odd Fellows Hall located in the foothills of western Maine. The Denmark Arts Center inspires joy, growth, creativity and community through the arts. American audiences are in for an exotic treat with Figures of Speech Theatre […]
Posted on May 21st, 2019 by Figures of Speech
Mayo Street Arts’ mission is to strengthen its neighborhood and community by providing a vibrant, safe, and inspiring center for the arts, and to engage neighborhood youths of diverse cultural communities in quality learning experiences in the visual, performing, and literary arts. American audiences are in for an exotic treat with Figures of Speech Theatre […]
Posted on May 7th, 2019 by Figures of Speech
Our recent shadow puppetry work at Wentworth School in Scarborough, Maine was a lovely and fruitful collaboration! FST Director of Education Ian Bannon offered four performances of “Jester Kings of Java” to reach the entire school, participated in an hour-long interview for the school media channel, and conducted a professional development workshop to help teachers integrate their […]
Posted on February 27th, 2019 by Figures of Speech
FST Director of Education, Ian Bannon, will perform Jester Kings of Java for students at Wentworth Elementary School in Scarborough, Maine on March 27th & 28th. On April 22nd, Ian will return to offer a professional development training to the teachers at Wentworth, instructing them on the construction of a simple shadow puppet and starting a discussion […]