ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink

Meet the star of the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical: Knuffle Bunny! Learn how the production brought Trixie’s best pal to life in this look behind the scenes. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.

Puppeteers Matt and Gia from the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical show you the simple ways you bring a pigeon puppet to life. Just don’t let it drive the bus! For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.

Matt and Gia, puppeteers for the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, give you a peek at the different forms of puppetry used in the show. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.

The actors in the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical needed to do more than act! From juggling to gymnastics, find out the special skills required to bring this story to life. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.

Rosemary Newcott, director of the Kennedy Center’s production of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, introduces you to the process of bringing a beloved children’s book to the stage. For more, visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org.

The Ninth Symphony is as big as Beethoven gets. By the time he wrote this symphony, he was near the end of his career—and he was also completely deaf. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more, including an “Ode to Joy” sing-along!

Beethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which is often called the Pastoral Symphony. In this episode, we learn about another scene, “Storm,” in which Beethoven paints a musical picture of a storm that brews in the distance, coming closer until it is right overhead. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!

Beethoven painted pictures with music in his Sixth Symphony, which is often called the Pastoral Symphony. In this episode, we take a closer look at a happy scene called “Peasants’ Merrymaking,” when the farmers gather in a field for an afternoon of eating, dancing and relaxing. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!

Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent into outer space, so that aliens can find it (seriously, check out our Art/Space podcast). In this episode, you will learn about the famous “da-da-da-DUM” motif in Symphony No. 5. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!

Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is so famous, it even got sent into outer space, so that aliens can find it (seriously, check out our Art/Space podcast). In this episode, you learn about Symphony No. 5 and get to know the composer’s basic tools including beat, rhythm, and pitch. Visit artsedge.kennedy-center.org for even more!