The storyteller, music and stories to daydream.

“Come gather round and I’ll tell you a story. I’ve got no pictures so pay close attention, your imagination is key.  Let me paint upon your reverie, a landscape you can close your eyes and see.”

Bringing storytelling and music together in an intimate, purposely low tech, human scale performance. A selection of music and stories from around the world performed by two musicians and a professional storyteller. Travel back to the time of to the troubadour, the disinterested storyteller, the griot, the vagabond, the traveler who shares their experience with others through realm of the fantastic, through the fabulous. Martin’s mission is to empower young minds in their own journeys through life and encourage an interest in literature, to encourage and inspire the journey to find their own voice, their own inner storyteller.

The performance can be focused for preschool and grade school age kids with sing alongs and audience participation. All original music composed by Martin Zarzar and stories from folk traditions inclusive of many cultures and nations adapted to a modern context by expert storytellers.

This program offered by: Martin Zarzar

Details

Program Model: Assembly Performance

Art Form: Music

Curriculum Connections: Character Education, Community Building, Language Arts, World Cultures

Grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, K, Pre-K

Program Requirements: Sound reinforcement for larger rooms. Can provide tech if not available at an additional cost.

Instruction Language(s): English, Spanish

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Martin Zarzar

About the Artist

Martin Zarzar

Martin has been performing around the world since age 15. He expresses his diverse life experience through songwriting and production, creating sound pictures which invite the imagination to wander far and wide. Born in Lima, Peru, raised in Europe and Latin America, then the USA, Martin is a citizen of the world, a polyglot, a wanderer who shares his perspectives through a language that allows him to express what words alone cannot. He graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music on a scholarship, and has continued his career as a touring musician and recording artist ever since, performing with many notable groups and artists, including over 10 years with the group Pink Martini. His work has received several awards and is internationally recognized.

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Program Costs

Program costs are based on a variety of different factors including number of sessions, planning hours needed and material costs. Please contact Arts for Learning NW for help determining the actual cost of your programs. Email us at [email protected] or call 503-225-5900, ext 705

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