The Boy Who Found the Light
Based on the traditional Inupiaq story as told in the book by Dale DeArmond, The Boy Who Found the Light uses puppetry, masks, and traditional dance to tell the story of the first light to come to humans—and all creatures—in the Arctic. Facilitated and directed by Ryan Conarro.
The Boy Who Found the Light
Based on the traditional Inupiaq story as told in the children’s book by Dale DeArmond, The Boy Who Found the Light uses puppetry, masks, and traditional dance to tell the story of the first light to come to the Arctic.
Director, adaptor, and lead teaching artist: Ryan Conarro | Music with permission from Pamyua | Traditional dance instruction: Mattox Ayavilek Metcalf (St Lawrence Island Yupik) of the Alaska Native Heritage Center | Design: Dianne Anderson
Commissioned by the Alaska State Council on the Arts Artists In Schools Program and the Juneau Community Charter School. Presented at St. Ann’s Performance Hall, Juneau, Alaska, 2007.