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A Superhero Inspires Artists
What are your fears and how would you overcome them?
If
you were a superhero, what would your superpower be and what
would you look like? What qualities and characteristics
would make your dreams come true?
These are just some of the questions posed to art
students throughout the school as they embarked on projects
to reflect the themes of the upcoming musical A
Superhero, composed by Jonathan Waller ’00. Their
interpretations of superheroes, conquering fears and
improving the world are on display in the lobby of the Horn
Theatre now and through this weekend’s performances on
Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13 at 7:00 p.m. and
Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Before the young artists began working on their projects,
the art teachers shared with the students Waller’s touching
story about the power of love, family, and faith in things
we cannot prove. Then they got to work. The second graders
developed a list of qualities necessary to make dreams come
true. Among the characteristics they came up with were:
focus and goals, determination and belief, encouragement and
collaboration. In keeping with the setting of the story,
they created a mural, which depicts an amusement park filled
with their positive ideas.
“If you go to the creative and imaginary park depicted on
the second graders’ mural you can take a ride on the Merry-
go-round of Enchantment and Courage or the Remarkable Dream-
a-coaster,” reads a description beside their creation.
Meanwhile, the fourth grade art students created paper mache
superheroes, each of which has a unique look, name, and
special power used to make the world a better place. All the
figures have capes and most wear masks, but the sky was the
limit when it came to assigning superpowers, which range
from humanitarian to humorous. A video of the complex
superhero construction process may be viewed here.
Lower School art teacher Joan Newcomer says that the
paper mache artists are also writing a paper in the voice of
their superhero. Additionally, they recently visited The
Jewish Museum of Maryland to see ZAP! POW! BAM! an exhibit
about the origins of comic book superheroes.
Middle School art teacher Denise Wolf, curator of the
lobby display, engaged her seventh grade Art Select students
in a different facet of the story—confronting their fears.
After reading about the role the superhero’s cape plays in
helping him overcome his fears in the story, the 13 middle
schoolers created their own capes. The elaborate garments
reveal the students’ fears on the underside and their
identity on the outside.
Be sure to check out the A Superhero artwork on
display and come to one of this weekend’s performances.
Tickets are $8 in advance and may be purchased by contacting
Sue Tanury at stanury@mcdonogh.org
or 410-998-3534. Tickets will also be available at the door
for $10.
What are your fears and how would you overcome them? If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be and what would you look like? What qualities and characteristics would make your dreams come true?
These are just some of the questions posed to art students throughout the school as they embarked on projects to reflect the themes of the upcoming musical A Superhero, composed by Jonathan Waller ’00. Their interpretations of superheroes, conquering fears and improving the world are on display in the lobby of the Horn Theatre now and through this weekend’s performances on Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Before the young artists began working on their projects, the art teachers shared with the students Waller’s touching story about the power of love, family, and faith in things we cannot prove. Then they got to work. The second graders developed a list of qualities necessary to make dreams come true. Among the characteristics they came up with were: focus and goals, determination and belief, encouragement and collaboration. In keeping with the setting of the story, they created a mural, which depicts an amusement park filled with their positive ideas.
“If you go to the creative and imaginary park depicted on the second graders’ mural you can take a ride on the Merry- go-round of Enchantment and Courage or the Remarkable Dream- a-coaster,” reads a description beside their creation. Meanwhile, the fourth grade art students created paper mache superheroes, each of which has a unique look, name, and special power used to make the world a better place. All the figures have capes and most wear masks, but the sky was the limit when it came to assigning superpowers, which range from humanitarian to humorous. A video of the complex superhero construction process may be viewed here.
Lower School art teacher Joan Newcomer says that the paper mache artists are also writing a paper in the voice of their superhero. Additionally, they recently visited The Jewish Museum of Maryland to see ZAP! POW! BAM! an exhibit about the origins of comic book superheroes.
Middle School art teacher Denise Wolf, curator of the lobby display, engaged her seventh grade Art Select students in a different facet of the story—confronting their fears. After reading about the role the superhero’s cape plays in helping him overcome his fears in the story, the 13 middle schoolers created their own capes. The elaborate garments reveal the students’ fears on the underside and their identity on the outside.
Be sure to check out the A Superhero artwork on display and come to one of this weekend’s performances. Tickets are $8 in advance and may be purchased by contacting Sue Tanury at stanury@mcdonogh.org or 410-998-3534. Tickets will also be available at the door for $10.