Chameleon Arts Caravan

Chameleon Arts Caravan is an interdisciplinary performance troupe and arts festival composed of collaborating arts agencies in the Chameleon Arts Consortium.  Working in partnership with Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department, the Caravan provides single day arts festivals to Parks and Recreation Community Centers. The Caravan offers puppetry performances by the nationally renowned StoneLion Puppet Theatre, accompanied by workshops and performances in African dance and drumming, spoken word poetry, theater and visual arts. The performances and festivals are designed to entertain and teach youth populations about cultural diversity, ecology, the role of art in society and address issues young people deal with on a daily basis.  The Arts Caravan is supported through funding from the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund to bring art and arts educational experiences to urban neighborhoods and invite visitors to the city, tourists and out of town conference delegates to enjoy the arts with these vital inner city communities. Contact Chameleon to schedule The Arts Caravan for your school, private event, public festivals and community agency.

 

Earth Day / Spring 2008 Events

February 16
Workshops with Homeless Liaison Office at Chameleon:

• Individual puppet-making workshop
• Collaborative mural with KCAI interns

March 1
SMSD Title 1 private event for approx 200 students

• Backyard Buggin puppet show
• Two 1 hour puppet-making workshops

March 7
BCA Arts Awards Luncheon

• Three-minute preview of Spirit of the Wood performance with Esoke Drumming
• Two butterflies and sea monster puppet

March 15
Snake Saturday Parade

• Banner and giant puppets
• Two puppet shows based on Irish fairy tales

March 22
Westport Roanoke Community Center (in conjunction with their annual Easter Egg Hunt)

• Backyard Buggin’ puppet show
• Individual puppet-making
• Giant puppet-making
• Planting or other environmental activity
• Musical performance
• Environmental information

March 28
Lawn and Garden Show at Bartle Hall– KCMO Parks & Recreation booth

• Free puppet performance
• Puppet-making

March 29
Tony Aguirre Community Center Collaboration with Mattie Rhodes Art Center

• Backyard Buggin’ puppet show
• Individual puppet-making
• Giant puppet-making
• Planting or other environmental activity
• Musical performance
• Environmental information
• Mattie Rhodes activity

April 11
Art Walk and Green art exhibition at YWCA Kansas City, Kansas

• Backyard Buggin’ puppet show
• Puppet-making

April 19
Lakeside Nature Center – Earth Day

• Backyard Buggin’ puppet show (2 performances)
• Individual puppet-making
• Giant puppet-making
• Planting or other environmental activity, led by Lakeside Nature Center

April 19
Troost Festival

• Backyard Buggin' puppet show
• Puppet-making
• Chameleon art action: 5K Run Underground Railroad project
• Happyfeet dance review

May 11
Spirit of the Woods Pageant
Sculpture Garden, lawn of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art

• Puppet making
• Environmental booths
• Giant puppet pageant

 

Chameleon Arts Caravan is funded in part by: