FREAKY

Un ano máis a compañía de teatro BLUE MANGO THEATRE volveu a presentar unha estupenda función teatral en inglés, concretamente unha comedia musical, que foi presenciada polos alumnos e alumnas de 5º A, 5º B e 6º de primaria, no Auditorio Municipal de Ourense o pasado 12 de xaneiro. 

Nesta obra, por medio da comedia e da música, tratan temas como a amistade ou o acoso escolar, intentando concienciar aos nenos e nenas no respecto á diversidade, e no fomento de valores como a liberdade, a integridade, igualdade e respecto. 

"Through comedy and music we look at the themes of bullying and friendship". (Blue Mango Theatre)

SYNOPSIS

 It’s time for holiday camp and all the kids are excited about the possibilities of camping and adventure. However, one child, Fred, seems a little different from the rest; he’s not so happy joining in with the funhe’s pale, he always wears black, he has a pet spider and he looks ….different. 

Everyone thinks he’s a bit weird and freaky. At the holiday camp Fred meets Spud and Eevie. 

Spud loves camping and is very excited about the camp. 

Eevie hates camping and doesn’t want to be there. She doesn’t like Fred and starts to bully him the moment they meet. 

At the end of the camp there is a dance competition, Eevie is desperate to win but it turns out that although Fred is different and weird he is a very good dancer. Will he manage to overcome the bully and win? What can he do if he is being bullied?

 

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

Alumnos e alumnas de educación infantil, 4 e 5 anos, acudiron o pasado 24 de maio ao Auditorio Municipal de Ourense para presenciar unha obra teatral en inglés, concretamente THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, baseada no famoso conto Os Tres Porquiños.

On May 24th, students from the four and five year preschool classes also attended a theatrical perfomance in the Municipal Auditorium in Ourense, titled "THE THREE LITTLE PIGS" also by the group "Theatre4Schools". This interactive version of the classic children´s story included music and songs and was a hit with the young students. 

In this version, the three little pigs win the lottery and decide to each build their own house. Two of the pigs do not like to work very much, and make their houses out of straw and wood, but the third, hard-working pig builds his house out of bricks. The pigs are soon visited by the Big Bad Wolf, who tries to blow the houses down.

As in Robin Hood, this performance brings the English language to the students in a fun and enjoyable way, with vocabulary, expressions and simple structures, adapted to their ages. Social values including effort and teamwork to solve a common problem are underlying themes in the play. The students enjoyed the performance and the songs that they had learned previously in English class. 

Here is a presentation that includes different parts of the play and pictures from before and after.  

ROBIN HOOD

O 23 de maio, alumnos e alumnas de 3º e 4º de Educación Primaria acudiron ao Auditorio Municipal de Ourense para presenciar a obra teatral en inglés: ROBIN HOOD, unha versión da famosa historia inglesa do heroe ROBIN HOOD, que roubaba aos ricos para dárllo aos pobres. Obra posta en escea polo grupo Theatre4Schools.

On May 23rd, the third and fourth grade students visited the Municipal Auditorium in Ourense to attend a performance of "Robin Hood" by the group "Theatre4Schools." It was an excellent opportunity to practice English as we enjoyed this adaptation of the classic English tale about the thief who steals from the rich to give to the poor. 

"Robin returns to Nottingham after five years and finds that Prince John has placed unbearable taxes on the people of the town. Lady Marian is captured and her hand in marriage is offered as first prize in an archery tournament, in an attempt by Prince John to capture Robin Hood. An adventure where romance is mixed with the fight against oppression." 

This enjoyable activity used the art of theatre as a new tool in English language education, but also touched on values including solidarity. The language used in the play was adapted to the ages of the students, and was complimented by songs practised in the classroom prior to attending the play, so students could participate on the day of the performance. During the play, the actors asked several students from the audience to join them on stage, to help them fight against the evil Prince John. After, the actors asked the audience a number of questions to see if the students understood the story, and also invited students to ask their own questions about the play and actors. 

In the following presentation different moments of the play are shown, including when Miguel, from the fourth grade, was invited on stage, as well as photos from before and after the presentation. 

ALICE

O pasado luns, 18 de xaneiro, os nenos e nenas de 5º e 6º de primaria fomos ver unha obra de teatro-musical en inglés. A obra titulada ALICE, foi representada pola compañía BLUE MANGO THEATRE, que xa coñecíamos doutra anterior actuación. O espectáculo está basado na obra "Alicia no país das marabillas" do autor Lewis Carroll.

"Cando Alice queda durmida sen querer,  intérnase nun mundo máxico no que vai atopando diferentes e extravagantes personaxes... (Coellos Brancos, o máis aloucado sos Sombrereiros Tolos, unha raíña de Corazóns que está sempre furiosa..) Ao longo da súa viaxe polo país marabilloso aprende moitas cousas sobre as tradicións do mundo anglosaxón: Halloween, San Valentín, o Nadal, San Patricio... Mais, chegará Alicia a tempo para o té? Só se o público a axuda". (sinopse na páxina web da compañía teatral)

Pasámolo fenomenal!:

Clica para escoitar a canción principal: ALICE 

Esta é a letra da canción:

Alice (Alice)                                           Alice (Alice)

Alice (Alice)                                           Alice (Alice)

Alice (Alice)                                           Alice (Alice)

Alice in wonderland x 4                    Alice in wonderland x 4

You´re got a date                                   Santa waits

Don´t be late                                          for his day

At four it´s time for tea                      the 25th of December

Valentine´s                                            Then Easter time

in a line                                                  It´s time to find

the fourteenth of February             Those chocolate eggs, remember?

Halloween                                              The rabbit´s late

will make you scream                              He´s got a date

The 31st of October                            With the angry queen

Then Patrick´s day                                 The hatter´s mad

It´s time to play                                     The skeleton´s sad

With all those four leaf clovers             And is it all a dream?

THE BRAVE LITTLE MARY

Yesterday the children attended a play. The play was called "The Brave Little Mary". It was held at the Auditorium of Ourense. It was perfomed by the theater group "Bicharracos Teatro".

The play was based on the story "Juan sin miedo". The main character was a girl who did not know fear. She traveled in search of adventure and to find something that scares her.

Onte os nenos foron ver unha obra de teatro. A obra chamábase "A Valente pequena María". Tivo lugar no Auditorio de Ourense. Foi representada polo grupo teatral "Bicharracos Teatro".

A obra estaba basada no conto "Xoán sen medo". A personaxe principal era unha nena que non coñecía o medo. Ela viaxou en busca de aventuras e para atopar algo que lle dese medo.