An introductory voyage into the world of theater, visual poetry and mesmerizing storytelling enthralls even the youngest audiences with its gentle journey of water, breezes, creatures, melodies and finding meaning in the quiet around us.
Waves, All That Glows Sees is part of the 2024 EQT Children’s Theater Festival from the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, coming to downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District May 17-19, 2024.
About the show:
To begin with, you follow a little pathway of shells and stones that goes around a big tent made of sheets. You can hear someone playing a harmonica. It seems that people may be already inside the tent. They want you to come and see, so you go in. You walk through the opening. When you’re inside the tent it’s very pleasant. It’s warm, but there’s a tiny breeze. A little melody makes your heart beat more calmly. The light is gentle, like that of the setting sun.
Inside, a tall man is dreaming of the sea. He makes sand appear, then turtles, seagulls and fish, and then dune grass, the sky, boats and time that passes.
The man doesn’t know how to wait, so he plays at hiding in the depth of the water. He becomes a treasure that waits. And waits. And waits for you.
Beside him, another tall man makes music and lets his voice float out over the ocean. To wait is to hope, and this happens often. It happens all the time. To little kids and to grown-ups too.
