Grades Pre-K-5
Curriculum: Science, Biology

Take a microscopic look at the insect world on the big stage! From her tiny egg, follow the Monarch Butterfly as she grows through her caterpillar state and makes the amazing metamorphosis in the chrysalis and her incredible 1,500-mile journey to Mexico. Featuring the larger-than-life puppets of the Hudson Vagabond Puppets! Ages 4-12

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Take a microscopic look at the insect world on the big stage! From her tiny egg we will follow the Monarch Butterfly as she grows through her caterpillar state and makes the amazing metamorphosis in the chrysalis and her incredible 1,500 mile journey to Mexico. With her insect companions she will learn about her symbiotic relationship with Milkweed. She depends on it for food, home, and her unique form of defense against predators. Supported by a startup grant from the Jim Henson Foundation.

HUDSON VAGABOND PUPPETS, incorporated in 1980 as a not-for-profit company, creates larger-than-life puppetry and mask programs designed to fit into the school curriculum as well as to entertain children and their families. Our performers are professional dancers and actors. Clad in black, the puppeteers borrow from the traditional Japanese Bunraku style of puppetry, becoming mere shadows of the enormous figures they bring to life.