Creating the Musical “Dreaming Zenzile”
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Grades: 3 - 5
Video Description: Somi Kakoma brings the life of singer Miriam Makeba to the stage in the new musical “Dreaming Zenzile.”
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: DTheatre-174**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video to give students an example of the process an artist goes through to create an original theatre production.
- Use the video in a cross-curricular activity focused on geography, music, and theatre. Based on the subject matter and locations involved in the musical, if students were creating a production, what colors might they use in costumes, what might the music sound like, how might they design the set?
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
