The Flint Hills International Children’s Festival is HERE! This weekend! Don’t miss two days of fun that your family will never forget... and at $5 a ticket, you can bring the neighbor kids too!
 

SMART ART: The Indoor performances

As always, the Flint Hills International Children’s Festival brings the best in theater, dance, puppetry, drama and music to our stages. Don’t miss these unique and inexpensive performances! ALL SHOWS $5!
 

DRUM!

DRUM! is a spectacular musical production featuring twenty musicians, dancers, drummers, and singers from the four founding cultures of Nova Scotia - Afro Canadian, Acadian, First Nation, and Celtic - brought together in a heart-pumping fusion of music, dance, poetry, video, rhythm, and song. So contagious, you won’t be able to sit still in your seat.
Sat at 11am & 2pm
Sun at 2pm

Tokounou West African All Ability Dance Company

Sidiki Conde, Tokounou’s founder, lost the use of his legs when he was fourteen. This only further inspired him to follow his dream to be a dancer and musician. Through Tokounou’s song, dance, and musical arrangements, Conde celebrates the traditional arts of his native Guinea and chronicles his unique journey. Prepare to be awed and inspired.
Sat at 10am & 12pm
Sun at 2:30pm & 4:30pm

Marionetas de la Esquina: The Circus

When the big top raises and the doors open, you will experience the music, cheer, and color of circus acts. Meet Budineto the lion, Ariadna the tight-rope walker, Urrsus the weight lifter, a clown, a trapeze artist, and, of course, the circus band. Enjoy all of the surprises of the circus as this marionette puppet theatre company takes you on an unforgettable journey!
Sat at 2:30pm & 4:30pm
Sun at 10:30am & 12:30pm

Visible Fictions: Jason and the Argonauts

YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD ARGONAUT DOWN! Jason’s uncle isn’t exactly lovable…he’s murdered his brother (the king) and stolen the kingdom and now nobody dares stand up to him. Things are about to get a major shake up, though, because Jason is BACK! After being banished as a baby, our wannabe hero returns to claim his rightful throne and make some big changes. Theater the way any eight year old boy would do it: with action figures! Like no show you have ever seen.
Sat at 10am & 12pm
Sun at 2:30pm & 4:30pm

Andes Manta

Rooted in the cultural heritage of the Inca and their ancestors, Andes Manta performs the traditional music of the Andes mountain region of South America. Playing more than thirty-five traditional instruments and singing in both Spanish and Quechua, the first language of many Andean peoples, Andes Manta captivates audiences with the exquisite sounds of a vital civilization.
Sat at 2:30pm & 4:30pm
Sun at 10:30am & 12:30pm

Get your tickets now! At this great price, they're selling fast!
A limited number will be available at the door.
Call 651-224-4222 or visit www.ordway.org

WORLD PARTY IN THE PARKS

After your performance, enjoy time outside watching local performers and enjoying many activities! FREE music and dance fills three stages all weekend; more than twenty FREE art-making activities await you in tents scattered throughout the parks; and inexpensive international foods tempt you!

DON'T MISS

Wise Fool New Mexico: Flexion

"Entrancing... exhilarating... an ensemble of ludicrously gifted women...with its penchant for graceful acrobatics, surreal tricks and subtle drama, the Wise Fool troupe is a bit like a Santa Fe version of Cirque du Soleil." - Santa Fe Reporter

Wise Fool New Mexico is bringing their performance of Flexion to Landmark Plaza. Flexion is an aerial stilt movement spectacle hanging, falling, and flying on the cutting edge of humanity and grace.  Set on an elegant free standing aerial rig, Flexion features five acrobats in stilts rolling into backbends, splits, and a myriad of sculptural forms. The show literally stretches one’s perception of the human body.

FREE performances in Landmark Plaza
Sat at 12pm & 3:30pm
Sun at 12pm, 1:30pm & 3:30pm