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Performing Arts for Youth Society, Inc.
1870 El Camino Real, Suite 209-A
Burlingame, CA 94010
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JazzReach presents Following the success of 2006’s Hangin’ with the Giants, JazzReach returns with Get Hip!, an entertaining, interactive, multi-media introduction to jazz that illuminates some of the music's cultural origins, the concept of improvisation, and the function and responsibility of each individual component of the jazz ensemble. In addition to fostering a greater appreciation for jazz, the program – featuring all original music written by renowned composer/recording artist Larry Goldings, an all original script, live narration, large screen projections, and audience participation – aims to use the ensemble as a vehicle to promote the value of community interaction, cooperation, teamwork, and self-expression.
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra presents This entertaining program will provide students with insight into the music, lives, and personalities of three of the greatest composers of all time: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. Classic works of these three giants will be performed by SFCO's wonderful musicians, with the addition of some rising young stars from local communities in solo roles.
A movement from Bach’s Concerto in D minor for Two Violins & Orchestra features Stephen Kim & Angela Thé, two young violinists from the Peninsula; a movement from Mozart’s Horn Concerto #2 in D Major showcases Alicia Telford on French horn; and a movement from Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 95 is performed by the string orchestra. Prelude, a work by contemporary Bay Area composer Richard Aldag, completes the program. This concert is a must for introducing children to the beauty of classical music!
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San Mateo High School Drama Dept. presents WEST SIDE STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Grades K-8 |
One of the great classics of American musical theatre, WEST SIDE STORY was a groundbreaking work. An updated retelling of ROMEO AND JULIET, its love story imbued with dark themes and social upheaval, it marked a turning point in the genre due not only to thesethemes, but with its sophisticated score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and especially through its extensive use of ballet. Director/choreographer Jerome Robbins created some of the most restless, electrifying dance numbers ever to hit Broadway, and WEST SIDE STORY is well known to this day for its athletic yet graceful gang members. San Mateo High School's renowned Drama Department brings PAYS a special presentation of song and dance highlights, under the direction of Brad Friedman, with choreography by Robyn Tribuzi, music direction by Attilio Tribuzi, and vocal direction by Shaun Reifschneider.
California Theatre Center presents Grades 3-8 Perennial favorite California Theatre Center brings back The Cay, last seen at PAYS in 2001. Adapted from Theodore Taylor's gripping novel, The Cay is the compelling journey of 11-year-old Phillip, whose life is plunged into chaos when his ship is torpedoed, and he and a Caribbean man named Timothy escape on a crude raft to a deserted island. The young Virginia boy dislikes Timothy immediately because he is huge, very old and black. Blinded in the shipwreck, the boy's only chance for survival is to let Timothy teach him the skills needed for life on the cay, and soon he discovers that his companion is a wise and dignified man and that the color of one's skin does not determine a person's worth in the world.
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Tales & Scales presents
Grades K-3
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Tales & Scales ignites children’s imaginations through a unique performance style called Musictelling. Musictales are stories told through music, theater, and dance. Musical instruments help each character come to life, and the Musictellers transform their bodies and instruments into the tools needed to tell the tales. Just Beyond the Junkyard tells the story of Renny Hall, a little girl with a big imagination that seems to always be getting her into trouble. She’s nine years old and home is an apartment building near an inner-city junkyard where all it takes is a little resourcefulness and a vivid imagination to enter a kingdom of magical transformations. When events conspire to threaten both the junkyard and her home, Renny brings all of her creative resources and ingenuity to bear as she learns how to pair her imagination with responsibility to help those around her. City sounds and junkyard jams insure that kids and adults alike will leave with a kick in their step!
Sign Stage On Tour is a specialist in Sign Language Theatre where deaf and hearing actors perform together on stage. Whenever a character speaks, he uses Sign Language, but you’ll always hear the voice too, from a different actor either on- or off-stage. The stage is filled with the movement of hands and bodies, creating a magical blend of spoken English and the spatial beauty of Sign Language.
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Tel: (650) 552-9616
E-mail: info@performingartsforyouth.org