Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione (TPO) (Italy)
Kindur: The Adventurous Journey of Icelandic Sheep
May 3–15, 2011
Explore Iceland’s wild and rich glacial landscape through the eyes of a few brave and curious sheep in this U.S. premiere by Italy’s Teatro di Piazza D’Occasione. Returning to the festival for the third time, TPO’s immersive performances, best described as paintings in movement, transport audiences with interactive walls and floors that, when touched, respond with music, colors, and images. Recommended for ages 4 and up.
Presented by Chicago Humanities Festival in partnership with MCA, Chicago
Funding
Northside Parents Network is the media sponsor of performances May 9-15. Kindur is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation.