The Carp Who Would Not Quit includes many stories in the play, including the story below ‘The Rolling Musubi.’ Read the story aloud for your...
CAST
Serina Dunham
Junior Tesoro
Makiilei Ishihara
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED
Reiko Ho
MUSIC
Maki’ilei Ishihara
SET AND PUPPET DESIGN
Eric West
PROJECTION DESIGN
Adam Larsen
PROP DESIGN
Sarah Danvers
Introduction
These tellings of traditional fables from Japan and Okinawa teach important lessons of persistence, respect and kindness. Introducing music, language and performance traditions from these cultures, this interactive performance is specifically developed for our youngest audiences.
Standards
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Resources
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Activities
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Imagination: A Creative Activity
The Carp Who Would Not Quit is an imaginatively staged and presented play. The imagination is very important for artists and for the audience. Prepare...

Pre-Writing: Imaging Stories
Wordless picture books can be a wonderful way to encourage students to understand characters and imagine and tell whole stories. Below is a list of...

Reading: Connect Literature to the Play
There are many books on local library shelves that contain themes and ideas that are similar to THE CARP WHO WOULD NOT QUIT. Use your...

Visual Arts: Draw the Show
Distribute the image below to your students and guide them to dram their favorite part of the show. Download PDF of This Activity

Visual Arts: Japanese Flying Carp Fish
Toilet Roll Crafts are simply the best. Here we have some fabulous Toilet Roll Koinobori or also known as Japanese Flying Carp Fish. They are...
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