CHILDREN

The Chameleons have taught thousands of children from California to China, from Long Island, New York, to Liverpool, England! With a little time and a measure of direction children are able to create their own Story Mime Theatre performances for their parents and friends.

Workshops
The Chameleons’ specially designed workshops teach students to use movement to express their imaginations and to depict imagery, character, emotion, and story. Students develop skills in handling invisible objects (pantomime) to create the illusion of place, shape, rhythm, and weight. Over the years, teachers have employed The Chameleons’ famous Stealth Walk Game as a means of gaining focus, having fun, and challenging the students to walk into the classroom in total silence!

Residencies
The Chameleons expand on what is covered in the single workshop to create a “conservatory” experience of the art form. Developing fundamental sills of mime and pantomime, students learn techniques from the highly disciplined American Mime Theatre School, as well as physical comedy, narrated mime, vocal effects, and music. Finally, the students work toward a thrilling culmination program for parents, other students, and teachers. The culmination is a performance developed by The Chameleons in collaboration with students, at times using content from grade level curriculum.

The Chameleons’ residencies employ a highly effective method of kinesthetic learning giving the students the rare opportunity to engage as a true ensemble, where each student has a (silent) “voice.”