PINOCCHIO - A Sensory-Friendly Performance

Name: PINOCCHIO - A Sensory-Friendly Performance
Start: 2025-01-25T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Clemens Center

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Clemens Center | Elmira, NY

The Clemens Center and John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc. Family Connex Series
PINOCCHIO
A Sensory-Friendly Performance
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 2:00pm

General Admission Tickets:
$15 Adult; $7.50 Youth Under 18
Facility maintenance fees apply.
For tickets and more information, call or visit the Clemens Center Box Office at 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159 Monday-Friday 11:30am to 5:30pm, or visit ClemensCenter.org.
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Based on Carlo Collodi’s Classic
Written and directed by Hugo Bélanger
English translation by Bobby Theodore
A production of Tout à Trac
in co-production with Place des Arts and Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Following the internationally acclaimed Alice in Wonderland, Tout à Trac now revisits Collodi’s tale about the world’s most famous puppet: PINOCCHIO.
Born from a talking piece of wood carved by the old Geppetto, the rebellious, cheeky and careless PINOCCHIO discovers the meaning of growing up through a thousand trials. To become a real boy, he will have to face Mangiafuoco, the terrible Puppet Master, suffer the malice of Mr. Fox and his sidekick, the Cat, escape from Toyland and save his father from the belly of the giant fish!
PINOCCHIO from Tout à Trac is another amazing journey into the heart of childhood and imagination…
CAST:
Gabriel De Santis-Caron, Milva Ménard, Émilie St-Germain, Claude Tremblay
CREATIVE TEAM:
Josianne Dicaire (assistant stage director)
Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle (set and costumes design)
Luc Prairie (lighting design)
Patrice d’Aragon (music composer and sound design)
Marie-Pierre Simard (puppet design)
Marie-Pier Fortier (masks design)
Joannie d’Amours (props design)
Maryse Gosselin (makeup design)
Michel Tremblay (production manager and technical director)
www.toutatrac.com
This is a 60-minute Sensory-Friendly performance for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders or any sensory or social cognitive disorders.
Adjustments to the production include:
– house lights dimmed (but not off)
– no strobes or flashing lights
– consistent sound volume
– explanation of what will be seen and heard – narrators in the story
– quiet area in the venue (Mandeville Hall)
– fidgets welcome
– audience encouraged to talk and react
– ability to leave your seats
– If you need to use a specific electronic device, such as an iPad, to help with your enjoyment of the show, please inform the ushers as you enter the theatre.
Running Time: 60 minutes
Age Recommendation: Ages 6 & up
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John G. Ullman & Associates Foundation, Inc. 2024-25 Family Connex Series
The carefully-curated programs in the Family Connex Series will help connect families to the Clemens Center by attending together, and promote family conversation, critical thinking, and the simple enjoyment of the live performing arts.