“What Do You Do With An Idea?” at The Kimmel Center, Jan. 2019.
As most of you know, Inlet was selected to perform the recently premiered stage adaptation production of the NY Times bestselling children’s book, “What Do You Do With An Idea?,” written by Kobi Yamada and illustrated by Mae Besom, at the International Performing Arts for Youth Conference in Philadelphia just last week. The production was part of the showcase at the conference and, on Saturday night (Jan. 19) received a rousing standing ovation! Audience members included young children, school groups, & college students as well as presenters, booking agents, and other artists from around the world! In addition, Inlet was pleased to have the author, Kobi Yamada, fly in to show his support. While in the area, Kobi did book signings at Chestnut Elementary School, pucciManuli, and The Kimmel Center. Katie Wilber who plays the role of ‘the idea’ and Kevin Parker who plays the role of ‘the child’ joined Kobi for the book signing at pucciManuli where they took some awesome pictures and met some amazing people!
Once again, we have to give a huge shout out thanks to all the incredible collaborators who helped in making this production possible:
Photo taken at pucciManuli
Trailer: The Cleveland Film Company (Watch the trailer HERE)
Music: Jeremy Allen
Choreography: Bill Wade in collaboration with the cast
Costumes: Kristin Wade, Nina Vivian Huryn, Robin Van Lear
Scenic Design: Ian Petroni & Jenny Hitmar Shankland
Voice Over: Dee Perry
Lighting: Trad Burns
Stage Manager: Lindsay Carter
Photography: Shane Wynn & Stephen Bivens
Booking Agent: Holden & Arts Associates
In addition to the huge buzz permeating around “What Do You Do With An Idea?” is the impactful and thought-provoking words of Dominic Moore-Dunson while leading one of the Kindling Sessions at the conference. In the session, “Unpacking The ‘Black Card’ Project,” Dominic, with Inlet Exec/Artistic Director Bill Wade, and Inlet company dancer & The ‘Black Card’ Project cast member Kevin Parker, lead a workshop focusing on using the collaborative creative process to create conversation with minority middle school and high school students about cultural identity as it relates to their future economic capacities. The workshop used dance performance, structured improvisation, and feedback as tools to explore the physical meaning of community, leadership, expectations, and the realities of a being a minority in America. The entire session is available HERE.
Stay tuned to find out when and where you can next see both of these shows! We will be announcing some VERY exciting news soon.
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