Aya and the Butterfly
Choose either for ELC’s
(3 to 6 years)
or Primary Schools
(ages 5 to 10 years)
with Puppetry, Music and
lots of joining in!
“Everything about this show is perfect!”
Birchwood Kindergarten, Aug 2023
- Giant caterpillar fun
- Live music
- Exquisite puppetry
- Lots of joining in!
Click here to watch a trailer
“We have never seen our children sit so still for so long!”
Whenuakite Country Kids, Oct 2024
We have 2 versions of the show to choose from to suit your age group!
This is a heart-warming, joyful story about a little girl who finds happiness through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly. The show uses table-top rod puppets, as well as some glove puppetry, manipulated fabric and a very visual set. Children are encouraged to join in with original live music, percussion and song. The show changes colour and texture as it moves through the seasons, with plenty of magical puppet moments, and giant caterpillar fun!
Set within a Muslim family living in New Zealand, the story is carried along by the underlying themes of healing through time and connection to nature, transporting children on a shared journey with Aya through all her ups and downs,
and normalising different cultures in the hope that we can all live together in peace.
All our music and percussion is live and we encourage lots of joining in with the rhythms and songs!
Specifications:
Set up for ELC show: 3m wide x 3m deep
Set up for Primary age show: 4m wide x 4m deep
Children sit on the floor in front (2’s and under must be on laps)
Length of ELC show: 30 mins
Length of Primary age Show: 43 mins
Set up time ELC show: 45 mins
Set up Primary age show: 90 mins
Take down time ELC show: 20 mins
Take down time Primary age show: 60 mins