Z Puppets Rosenschnoz presents
βSAY IT! SING IT! PLAY IT! IN CHEROKEEβ
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY SING-A-LONG
TO HELP KEEP AN ENDANGERED LANGUAGE ALIVE
Saturday, DECEMBER 7 β 11 am and 2 pm β’ Sunday, DECEMBER 8 β 2 pm
At Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, 4054 Chicago Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Pay-What-You-Will Admission $5-$15 suggested
FREE ADMISSION for all Tribal Members
To reserve tickets, visit:
https://zpuppets.org/say-it-sing-it-play-it-in-cherokee
Minneapolis- Recently, the Cherokee Nation declared a state of emergency for
their language. With Say It! Sing It! Play It! In Cherokee, Cherokee Tribal
Member and award-winning Minneapollis-based performing artist Chris Griffith
taps into the power of playfulness to counter the rapid disappearance of
indigenous languages.
How can YOU help keep alive an endangered language? By singing it loud and
proud with a Turtle and Wabbit!
Through catchy songs and fun storytelling, Chris Griffith leads an adventure
into language reclamation. Sing along and you, too, will learn how to count to
three, make the basic sounds, say hello and thank you in Cherokee!
Recommended for ages 3 and up.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Writer/Performer Chris Griffith is the co-Creative Director of Z Puppets
Rosenschnoz, an award winning performing and teaching artist and enrolled
member of the Cherokee Nation.
Although his family roots are in Oklahoma, Chris has lived outside Cherokee
Nation most of his life.
Chris developed this performance, directed by Anishinabe artist Julie Boada,
with support from an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts
Board.
Since 1998, writer and performer Chris Griffith has been leading people to the
power of playfulness as Co-Creative Director and Founder of Z Puppets
Rosenschnoz. Their combination of hand-crafted puppetry, quirky humor and live
music has won support from the Jim Henson Foundation, Puppeteers of America, MN
State Arts Board, Ordway Center and Jerome & McKnight Foundations.
Director Julie Boada is an Anishinabe artist, storyteller, puppeteer and arts
educator. Julie has worked regionally and nationally with In the Heart of the
Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, and the MN History Center.
A 2014 Ivey Award recipient, Julie has received support from the MN State Arts
Board and the Jerome Foundation. Julie has a B.A. in Studio Arts and American
Indian Studies from the University of Minnesota.
βSAY IT! SING IT! PLAY IT! IN CHEROKEEβ
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY SING-A-LONG
TO HELP KEEP AN ENDANGERED LANGUAGE ALIVE
Saturday, DECEMBER 7 β 11 am and 2 pm β’ Sunday, DECEMBER 8 β 2 pm
At Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, 4054 Chicago Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Pay-What-You-Will Admission $5-$15 suggested
FREE ADMISSION for all Tribal Members
To reserve tickets, visit:
https://zpuppets.org/say-it-sing-it-play-it-in-cherokee
Minneapolis- Recently, the Cherokee Nation declared a state of emergency for
their language. With Say It! Sing It! Play It! In Cherokee, Cherokee Tribal
Member and award-winning Minneapollis-based performing artist Chris Griffith
taps into the power of playfulness to counter the rapid disappearance of
indigenous languages.
How can YOU help keep alive an endangered language? By singing it loud and
proud with a Turtle and Wabbit!
Through catchy songs and fun storytelling, Chris Griffith leads an adventure
into language reclamation. Sing along and you, too, will learn how to count to
three, make the basic sounds, say hello and thank you in Cherokee!
Recommended for ages 3 and up.
βββββββ
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Writer/Performer Chris Griffith is the co-Creative Director of Z Puppets
Rosenschnoz, an award winning performing and teaching artist and enrolled
member of the Cherokee Nation.
Although his family roots are in Oklahoma, Chris has lived outside Cherokee
Nation most of his life.
Chris developed this performance, directed by Anishinabe artist Julie Boada,
with support from an Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts
Board.
Since 1998, writer and performer Chris Griffith has been leading people to the
power of playfulness as Co-Creative Director and Founder of Z Puppets
Rosenschnoz. Their combination of hand-crafted puppetry, quirky humor and live
music has won support from the Jim Henson Foundation, Puppeteers of America, MN
State Arts Board, Ordway Center and Jerome & McKnight Foundations.
Director Julie Boada is an Anishinabe artist, storyteller, puppeteer and arts
educator. Julie has worked regionally and nationally with In the Heart of the
Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre, Z Puppets Rosenschnoz, and the MN History Center.
A 2014 Ivey Award recipient, Julie has received support from the MN State Arts
Board and the Jerome Foundation. Julie has a B.A. in Studio Arts and American
Indian Studies from the University of Minnesota.
