Western Middle School Perspectives:
an exhibition of tableaux vivants
Blue Apple Players and 21c join together for a student drama performance and exhibition
of Living Pictures May 13th - July 8th
Opening Reception and Performance
Tuesday, May 13th, 6:00pm
Performance by Western Middle School Students
Atrium gallery
The event is free and open to the public
21c Museum is proud to present its second collaboration with Blue Apple Players
and their most recent drama and photographic project with Western Middle School
students. Blue Apple Players has guided 100 sixth and seventh grade Western Middle
School students through a creative and educational drama workshop, with a specific
focus on the tableau
vivant art form. Photographed by Patrick Pfister of Pfoto.com, the photo
project will be displayed at the 21c Museum until July 8th. To mark the opening
of this special project, a select group of students will share a short demonstration
of drama skills, and some will be available to answer questions about the process
of creating the photographs.
About
the Blue Apple Players
Founded in 1976, Blue Apple Players is a nationally acclaimed nonprofit theater
company producing original musicals and educational theater programs for young audiences.
Entertaining and inspiring, programs reach across social, economic, and geographical
boundaries and use the power of drama to ignite children's imagination and change
lives.
Blue Apple is one of only 21 arts groups nationwide recognized by the Wallace Foundation
for a prestigious and highly competitive award for Leadership and Excellence in
Arts Participation.