“The Boy Who Drew Cats Dance Party!”

“The Boy Who Drew Cats Dance Party!”

On Sunday, September 21st, at 11:00AM, I am presenting a free admission out-of-doors event for children, “The Boy Who Drew Cats Dance Party!” The party is on Sterling Place between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves (taking the 3 train to Kingston). Pianist Kathleen Supové and flute player Tessa Brinckman will perform my piece “The Boy Who Drew Cats”, with dancer/choreographer Carrie Ahern. The piece is based on a Japanese folk tale about a boy who drew cats for hours on end. One night, the temple where he lives is attacked by monster rats. His cat drawings come to life, defeat the rats, and save the temple. Carrie Ahern will tell the tale in dance, and show the audience how to dance the rat dance and the cat dance, and then have the cats and rats all dance together to the music.

We will provide cat and rat party favors. All audience members are encouraged to wear cat or rat costumes, or hats, or makeup.

The concert will also present my piece “Who Is The Man”, performed by Tessa and Kathy, with choreography and dance by Carrie Ahern, “The Gorgon Cycles” by Tessa Brinckman and “Antarctica” by Elizabeth Brown, both for alto flute and digital sounds.

For more info, write to randy.woolf@gmail.com.

Admission is free.

“The Boy Who Drew Cats” was commissioned by The Old Stone House and in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
“The Boy Who Drew Cats Dance Party!” is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.