Aanika's Elephants
Category: Event Calendar
Dates and Times for this Past Event
- Sunday, Sep 3, 2023 3pm
- Sunday, Sep 3, 2023 1pm
- Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 1pm
- Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 11am
- Friday, Sep 1, 2023 12pm
- Friday, Sep 1, 2023 10am
- Thursday, Aug 31, 2023 12pm
- Thursday, Aug 31, 2023 10am
- Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 3pm
- Sunday, Aug 27, 2023 1pm
- Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 11am
- Saturday, Aug 26, 2023 1pm
Location
Center for Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring St
Details
By Feisty Elephant, Little Shadow Productions, and Pam Arciero Productions of New York and Connecticut.
From Sesame Street staff writer and children’s book author Annie Evans, comes a story of compassion and courage. Aanika is a young African girl who meets Little, an orphaned baby elephant living at the sanctuary where her father works. The two grow up together the way only two young girls can, even if one has a trunk.
When Aanika’s father dies and she is sent to live with her uncle, she flees into the African Savannah to make one final farewell to Little. Camping that night in the bush the way she learned from her father, she is frightened by crashing branches only to discover, Little has followed her. Eventually, a small herd of elephants adopts the two and Aanika learns the beautiful, civil ways of an unlikely new family. Then, one day her courage is put to the test as she must save her newfound family from poachers.
With music, a variety of puppets, and humor, Aanika’s Elephants entertains and educates both adults and children on the plight of the elephant and our world and what the strength and courage of one young girl can do to make a difference.
