Core Skills Analysis
Language Arts and Drama
On May 13, Rosalie attended a live performance of *The Lion King* musical at the Capitol Theatre. By experiencing a story presented through actors, music, and stage action, Rosalie encountered how performance can bring a narrative to life. The event offered an opportunity to notice how dialogue, songs, and visual storytelling can communicate characters and events. Rosalie explored drama as a way stories are interpreted and shared with an audience.
Music
At the performance, Rosalie heard music as part of a live musical-theatre production. The experience helped Rosalie encounter how songs and instrumental music can contribute to a show’s storytelling and atmosphere. Listening in a theatre also connected music with a shared, in-person performance experience. Rosalie learned about musical theatre as an art form that combines music with a staged story.
Visual and Performing Arts
Rosalie attended a live stage production at the Capitol Theatre, experiencing performing arts in a theatre setting. The production provided a firsthand example of artists presenting a story through stage performance and theatrical design. Rosalie saw how a live show can bring together different artistic elements for an audience. This experience supported appreciation of theatre as a collaborative art form.
Tips
Tips After the performance, invite Rosalie to draw a favorite moment and add a caption describing what was happening in the story. Listen to a song from the musical together and talk about how its mood or lyrics contribute to the storytelling. Create a short family performance of a familiar tale, using simple costumes, sound effects, or handmade scenery. If convenient, revisit the Capitol Theatre or explore how a theatre prepares for a live show through an age-appropriate book or resource.
Try This Next
- Draw a scene from the performance and write one sentence explaining what is happening.
- Make a three-question quiz: What kind of performance did Rosalie attend? Where did it take place? What art forms can be part of a musical?
- Create a simple story performance using a familiar tale, with handmade scenery and sound effects.