The Grumbling Gryphons Children’s Theater Group will be featured in “HAM It Up!” a Hunterdon Art Museum outdoor event event art and drama workshops, a stilt-walking juggler, a play and a parade.
The Hunterdon Art Museum is inviting everyone to “HAM It Up” at its free outdoor arts celebration on Sunday, May 4 beginning at 12:30 p.m.
“HAM It Up!” lets children get in on the act by performing on stage with the Grumbling Gryphons Children’s Theater in The Ghost Net: An Environmental Musical of the Sea. The afternoon’s family friendly festivities, sponsored by Flavorganics Ltd., include art and drama workshops, a stilt-walking juggler, and a parade following the performance.
The art workshop begins at 12:30 p.m. where children can create costumes and masks for the musical or participate in other fun art projects. Children don’t have to perform in the musical to make art. During this time, a stilt-walking juggler will entertain the crowd, performing various tricks.
Youngsters interested in “hamming it up” on stage should participate in the drama workshop at 1:30 p.m. to learn their parts. No pre-registration is required, but space is limited.
The performance starts at 2:45 p.m. and is followed by a parade in which all attendees are invited to wear masks and participate.
The award-winning Grumbling Gryphons Children’s Theater has been delighting audiences worldwide with their captivating costumes and joyful interactions with children. The New York Times wrote that the Grumbling Gryphons offer “a magical weave of storytelling, music, mythology and masks.”
The Ghost Net: An Environmental Musical of the Sea was created by Leslie Elias, artistic director and co-founder of the Grumbling Gryphons, and features performance and musical/dance numbers in which the Hunterdon Art Museum’s terrace will be transformed into a dazzling ocean filled with dancing and singing students.
This event will be held rain or shine – after all fish don’t mind a little rain! HAM It Up will be held concurrently with the Clinton Guild’s Pansy Festival and Art Walk in downtown Clinton which features face painting, balloon artists, horse and carriage rides and a birdhouse contest. Visitors can also wander downtown Clinton to view a wide range of works by artists.
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