
{"id":16691,"date":"2011-03-17T10:58:45","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T14:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=16691"},"modified":"2011-03-17T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T14:58:45","slug":"students-draw-inspiration-from-frida-kahlo-for-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2011\/03\/17\/students-draw-inspiration-from-frida-kahlo-for-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Students draw inspiration from Frida Kahlo for play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Susan Dickson<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not often you hear a group of 9 and 10-year-olds discuss the inspiration they draw from art. But over at Carrboro Elementary School, a fourth-grade class has taken that inspiration and turned it into theater. <\/p>\n<p>Students in Aida Groby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fourth-grade class, which is part of the Spanish-English dual-language program, first learned about the work of Frida Kahlo in their Spanish class with Charlotte Garza, and next week they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll perform a play about Kahlo. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The play is a little bit about Frida Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Karis Dean, who co-directs the play with Shaliny Kumar-Hardy. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We all really liked her art. It was just funky and stuff.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Her life was kind of inspiring to us,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The students said after learning about Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life, they wanted to explore it more. Their fellow students at Carrboro Elementary had recently performed <em>Seussical Junior<\/em>, encouraging Groby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s class to stage a theatrical production of their own.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ideas can really come to life,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Flora Arnsberger said. <\/p>\n<p>For the past couple of months, the students have written, directed and rehearsed the play, which they hope will draw a large audience come performance time. <\/p>\n<p>The play is mostly in Spanish, with a few parts in English. The students also created their own props and designed their own costumes, which include Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trademark unibrow. <\/p>\n<p>Max Kurzman said he was particularly inspired by Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s self-portraits. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t try to make it seem happy,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he said, noting Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s depictions of the difficulties she faced throughout her life.  <\/p>\n<p>The play includes several of the obstacles Kahlo overcame, including the pain she endured after an accident. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She almost got killed on a bus,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Coleman LeMoine explained. In one scene, students act out Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s near-death experience on that bus. <\/p>\n<p>All of the production \u00e2\u20ac\u201c including the script for the more intense scenes \u00e2\u20ac\u201c has been the work of the students. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I have only supervised,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Groby said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They have confronted some interesting situations.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>The students said that when they encountered conflicts while working on the play, they took a vote to make decisions. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You have to be careful with everyone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s feelings,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Sarah Warner cautioned. <\/p>\n<p>To determine who played which roles in the play \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which includes three Fridas and one Diego Rivera \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the students conducted auditions among themselves. Those that aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t acting in the play help with props and technical elements. <\/p>\n<p>The students will perform the play at noon on March 24 in the Carrboro Elementary auditorium. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16699\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2011\/03\/17\/students-draw-inspiration-from-frida-kahlo-for-play\/p31577111\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/P31577111.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"P31577111\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/P31577111.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/P31577111-113x84.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/P31577111-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO BY SUSAN DICKSON. Students in Aida Groby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fouth-grade class, which is part of the Spanish-English dual-language program at Carrboro Elementary School, rehearse for a play about Frida Kahlo\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s life, which they will perform at the school on March 24. 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