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150+ FREE ! PERFORMANCES An Advertising Supplement to the Washington Post "A celebration of European arts and culture for kids" OCT O B E R 1 5 - N O V E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 0 9 WasHINGTON, DC www.KIDSEUROFESTIVAL.ORG AFI SILVER THEATRE AND CULTURAL CENTER, ARLINGTON COUNTY CULTURAL AffaiRS, AUSTRiaN CULTURAL FORUM DC, THE AVALON THEATRE, CHILDREN’S INN AT NIH, DC ARTS AND HUMANITIES EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE, DC PUBLIC LiBRARY, DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DisCOVERY THEATER, FRENCH-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION, GOETHE-INSTITUT, IMAGINATION STAGE, THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, La MaisON FRANÇaisE, LiBRARY OF CONGREss, NaTIONAL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER, NaTIONAL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, NaTIONAL GaLLERY OF ART, NaTIONAL GEOGRapHIC, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HisTORY, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHakEspEARE THEATRE, THE SMITHSONiaN AssOCiaTES, STRATHMORE, THEARC, HOUSE OF SWEDEN, WasHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY WELCOME TO KIDS EURO FESTIVAL 2009 Kids Euro Festival - A celebration of imagination, joy, and friendship Presented to you by the 27 European Union Member States Dala Horse - Sweden The Delegation of the European Commission & The French-American Cultural Foundation FREE! ARE ERFORMANCES P All FINLAND SWEDEN ESTONIA LATVIA DENMARK UNITED KINGDOM LITHUANIA IRELAND NETHERLANDS POLAND GERMANY BELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC LUXEMBOURG SLOVAKIA . o r g FRANCE AUSTRIA HUNGARY SLOVENIA ROMANIA BULGARIA ITALY SpaIN PORTUGAL GREECE kidseurofestival MALTA CYPRUS 2 Table of contents w w w . Information .......................................................................................................... p. 2/4 Performances .................................................................................................... p. 5/18 Schedule ......................................................................................................... p. 14/15 Film screenings ............................................................................................... p. 19/23 Workshops ...................................................................................................... p. 24/25 Special events .......................................................................................................p. 26 Partners and acknowledgments ............................................................................p. 27 WELCOME TO KIDS EURO FESTIVAL 2009 To the Children of Washington, DC, October 9, 2009 his Fall, it is the privilege of my country, Sweden, to hold the European Union TPresidency. I am therefore very happy to present the second annual Kids Euro Festival, a wonderful way to bring together the best of children’s culture with the most talented European entertainers. We welcome children and families to a joyful celebration of the arts. For an entire month, the Washington Embassies of the European Union countries and cultural and educational institutions in DC will offer over 150 free, fun, family- friendly activities throughout the city. You will have the chance to see puppets and theater productions, hear music, watch movies, listen to stories and learn more about the cultures and traditions of the 27 European Union countries. So sit down with your parents and browse through this brochure. Find the performances and activities that most interest you and come visit us. This is one trip abroad that doesn’t require a passport. I look forward to welcoming you to Europe. Jonas Hafström Ambassador of Sweden to the United States se2009.eu SPONSORS Susan and Samuel Lehrman EDF DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation H. F. (Gerry) Lenfest World Travel Service Dr. Gregory and JaLynn R. Prince TV5 Monde 3 The Donovan House Hotel www.kidseurofestival.org The Library of Congress is pleased to participate in Kids Euro Festival The Kids Euro Festival is a treasure 2009. The nation’s oldest federal for the children of the Washington cultural institution, the Library is Metropolitan region. This is an the world’s preeminent reservoir of unparalleled opportunity to enjoy knowledge, providing unparalleled resources from all corners and learn through the delightful of the world to Congress and the American people. The Center performances and workshops presented by gifted artists for the Book in the Library of Congress, our book and reading and educators from the European Union countries. I join promotion office, will be introducing young people to the everyone in thanking our European friends for working so magic of reading during Kids Euro workshops in the Library’s hard to make this project a reality. magnificent Jefferson Building on Capitol Hill. We look forward to working closely with our European colleagues in celebrating Carol A. Bogash the creative worlds of storytelling, books and reading. Director of Education Washington Performing Arts Society Librarian of Congress James H. Billington PARTNERS Shakespeare Theatre THEARC Imagination Stage DC Public Library Company - Harman Center for 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE 4908 Auburn Avenue Takoma Park Library, Cleveland The Arts - The Forum Washington, DC 20020 Bethesda, MD 20814 Park Library, Palisades Library, 610 F Street, NW www.thearcdc.org www.imaginationstage.org Tenley-Friendships Interim Library, Washington, DC 20004 La Maison Française Georgetown Interim Library www.shakespearetheatre.org 4101 Reservoir Road, NW National Children's Museum www.dclibrary.org Washington, DC 20007 Launch Zone Goethe-Institut www.la-maison-francaise.org 112 Waterfront Street, National National Rural 812 7th Street, NW Harbor (Oxon Hill), MD 20745 Electric Cooperative Washington, DC 20001 National Geographic Live www.ncm.museum/ Association Auditorium www.goethe.de/washington Grosvenor Auditorium Arlington County, . o r g 1600 M Street, NW NCMC Children's National Cultural Affairs Division The Washington Ballet Washington, DC 20036 Medical Center 4301 Wilson Boulevard, 3515 Wisconsin Avenue, NW www.nglive.org 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Arlington, VA Washington, DC 20016 Washington, DC 20010-2970 www.arlingtonarts.org www.washingtonballet.org The Library of Congress www.childrensnational.org 101 Independence Avenue, SE National Museum Strathmore - The Mansion Washington, DC 20540 The Children’s Inn at NIH of Natural History 10701 Rockville Pike www.loc.gov 7 West Drive, 10th Street & Constitution Avenue North Bethesda, MD 20852 Bethesda MD 20814-1509 NW, Washington, DC 20560 www.strathmore.org Austrian Cultural www.childreninn.org www.mnh.si.edu Forum Washington House of Sweden 3524 International Court, NW American Film Institute DC Arts and Humanities 2900 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 Silver Theatre and Cultural Education Collaborative Washington, DC 20007 www.acfdc.org Center 1835 14th Street, NW kidseurofestivalwww.swedenabroad.com/ 8633 Colesville Road Washington, DC 20009 washington National Gallery of Art Silver Spring, MD 20910 (202) 204-7750 4th & Constitution Avenue, NW www.afi.com/SILVER/ www.dccollaborative.org The John F. Kennedy Center Washington, DC 20565 4 for the Performing Arts www.nga.org Avalon Theater WPAS (Washington w w w . 2700 F Street, NW 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Performing Arts Society) Washington, DC 20566 The Smithsonian Associates Washington, DC 20015 2000 L Street, NW www.kennedy-center.org Discovery Theater www.theavalon.org Suite 510 Ripley Center Washington, DC 20036 1100 Jefferson Drive, SW (202) 833-9800 Washington, DC 20024 www.wpas.org www.discoverytheater.org H H (Belgique) sterreich) Ö ( Belgium Austria "MOZART CHILDREN’s Opera" Bastien und Bastienne Music, mime Age: 4+ l 30 mins. Soprano: Bastienne, a shepherdess (child) Tenor: Bastien, her lover (child) "AN ACCIDENTAL Baritone: Colas, a quack magician (Austrian-American baritone Steven Scheschareg) with orchestra STAR IS BORN" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastien_und_Bastienne www.scheschareg.com Waiting for Julio Mime, humor, song, acrobatics Bastienne, a shepherdess, fears that her "dearest friend," Age: 10+ l 60 mins. Bastien, has forsaken her for another pretty face, and decides to go into the pasture to be comforted by her flock of lambs. Angel Ramos Sanchez www.angelramossanchez.com Before she can leave, however, she runs into Colas, the village soothsayer. Bastienne requests the help of his magical powers The star is running late. Peppe, the stage manager, comes to help win back her Bastien. out to help the crowd pass the time. Using mime, magic, acrobatics, and Spanish understandable to all, Peppe keeps In partnership with DC Youth Orchestra, Embassy Series, the audience roaring with laughter. Wachovia and the George L. Shields Foundation. Date Time Venue Audience Reserve now Oct. 12 PM House of Public No reservation 17 Sweden performance Date Time Venue Audience Reserve Now Oct. 2 PM House of Public No reservation Nov. 7 10:30 Austrian Public Kidseurofestival.org 17 Sweden performance AM Embassy Performance Atrium Oct. 10 AM House of Schools (202) 944-6558 19 Sweden Nov. 7 1 PM Austrian Public Kidseurofestival.org Oct. 6 PM Kennedy Public No reservation 5 Embassy Performance www.kidseurofestival.org Atrium 19 Center performance H H ) "A STORY OF BRAVERY AND LOVE" Bulgarija ( Bruncvik and the Lion Puppet show (Ceská Republika) Age: 7+ l 55 mins. Bulgaria Theatre Minor Cast: Kristina Franková, Ilona Semrádová, Filip Jevis Band: Jan Hrovatitsch, Dalibor Mucha, Tomás Vychytil epublic www.minor.cz R After the death of his father, mythical Czech prince Bruncvík "PUPPETS IN RHYTHM" decides to travel the world and win the lion for his crest like