Garden Stages: Rituals & Performance in Nature

Join us at Escape to Nature as we continue exploring storytelling through movement, voice, and creativity! Just as a garden is shaped by the elements—wind, sun, and rain—actors use their voices and bodies to bring stories to life. This week, we’ll dive into “Pirates! The Penzance Musical,” experimenting with different ways to express emotions and tell a story, much like a garden expresses itself through colors, textures, and seasonal changes. Using found materials like leaves, twigs, and stones, we’ll craft poetry that reflects the characters’ journeys and use nature to inspire movement and expression. Whether it’s the swaying of trees in the wind or the steady growth of a vine, we’ll find parallels between the natural world and the art of performance.

What we’ll do:
- Explore how movement and voice shape storytelling, just as nature shapes a garden. - Use natural materials to create poetry and inspire character choices. - Reimagine scenes from “Pirates!” Through the lens of nature’s rhythms and transformations.

No theater experience is needed—curiosity, creativity, and a love for the natural world!