Performing Arts
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Zorro
"PG-13The year is 1836. The place: old California, under the harsh rule of a Spanish Governor. Meet Alejandro, a petty thief who yearns to be a swashbuckling hero like Zorro. The Mask of Zorro role-playing game is one of the most extensive I’ve seen. You need to register with your email address, because clues and player communications are sent via email. A 3-D version of the game is also available (requires the Cosmo VRML plug-in). If you looking for a simpler thrill, you can choose to play just the Shockwave arcade games. "
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Welcome to the Coach’s Corner
"My readers know that I love of the application of online technology to learning, and here is another stellar example of what is possible. Ballet coach Anthony Noa writes a monthly column for ballet teachers. Previous topics have included The Barre and Body Placement. But what I found interesting is that each column is illustrated by an animated dancer who not only performs a dance combination, but also breaks it down into individual steps as a tutorial. The animations can be viewed online with Shockwave Flash (they load very quickly) or can be downloaded for either Mac or Windows. To watch the animations, click on any of the links labeled "Jump To It."The rest of the DanceArt site is also worth visiting. Follow the links at the top of the page for "Fun" or "Art" where you’ll find clip art to dress up your home page. "
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USA International Ballet Competition
Reviewed July 6, 1999 by a reader from Denver, Colorado, USA who is affiliated with the site. The USA-International Ballet Competition, held in Jackson Mississippi every 4 years, is perhaps the largest dance event in the world. This website profiles the work of hundreds of dancers from around 30 countries and includes some stunning dance photography.
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This Month in Dance/Ballet History
Reviewed July 6, 1999 by a reader from Denver, Colorado, USA who is affiliated with the site. This Month in Dance History is a wonderful way for those who love dance and ballet to explore their dance heritage on a month-to-month basis. The listings cover many traditions in dance as well as many related disciplines from the dancers themselves to ballet choreographers, designers, composers, and even critics.
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Summer Movies
"I must confess: before writing this column, I had never visited an official movie Web site. Would I find engaging games, contests and fun puzzles? Or just the online equivalent of a movie poster? We’ll find out together on this tour of Web sites from the summer’s blockbusters. Remember these are not movie reviews; they are Web site reviews. For on-the-mark movie reviews for families, I recommendMovie Mom."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: The Circus
"Although circus-like performances have existed in many cultures for thousands of years, the history of the modern circus began in London in 1770 when Philip Ashley used a circular performance ring for exhibiting trick riding and horsemanship as a promotion for his horseback riding school. With the advent of a circular stage, the horses could be seen from all angles, and would never gallop out of sight. Even the size of his stage, forty-two feet in diameter, is now a circus standard."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Ballet
"When I was five I had pink ballerina wallpaper on the walls of my room. Every night I would say good night to those ballerinas, making up names for them as I went along. I dreamt ballerina dreams well into my teens, until college actually. Now, I have my own little girl, and she has ballerina wallpaper and her own ballerina dreams. To encourage her dreams, and those of countless others, here is the best of what I found dancing on the Web."
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
"Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages, the online edition of The Greatest Show on Earth! Following the left-hand menu, you can start your tour with Fun and Games, where you’ll find Shockwave arcade games such as Create a Clown and Morph a Clown, circus-themed e-postcards, and a Ringmaster’s Quiz. Other sections worth clicking are The Magnificent Menagerie (all about the circus animals and their care,) History & Tradition (a history of the RBBB circus), and an excellent section for teachers, homeschoolers and troop leaders titled Circus Works."
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Parent Trap
"PG"The Parent Trap" is the sixth movie retelling the story of "Das Doppelte Lottchen," a German children’s book, written by Eric Kastner in 1950. Lindsay Lohan plays the parts of both twins. How did the movie makers create the illusion of two girls? Find out in Movie Magic. Then "peek into Lindsay’s Diary to learn what it’s like to star in your first movie." Finish up your fun by playing the Parent Trap concentration game. In the third (and hardest level), the pictures trade places if you do not make a three-way match. Ugh!"
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Mulan
"G"Mulan" is based on an old Chinese poem. Hear actress Ming Na Wen (the voice of Mulan) narrate the legend that inspired the movie. For fun, you can match wits with Mulan by solving brain twisting puzzles (on the Flower page), but the remainder of the Shockwave games require free registration (kids — always get your parents’ permission first). Once registered, you can play with Cri-Kee, a virtual cricket pet or battle the Huns. If you want to play with an animated Mushu, you will need to download a special togglethis plug-in."
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