METTAWEE RIVER THEATER COMPANY PERFORMANCE

Mettawee River Theater Company Performs

“Beyond the High Valley - a Quechua story”

On the Historic Schuyler House Grounds
(Schuylerville, NY) Utilizing large-scale and highly decorative puppetry, the Mettawee River Theater Company will perform “Beyond the High Valley - a Quechua story” on Friday July 24 at 8:00pm on the grounds of the historic Schuyler House on Route 4 in Schuylerville. Please bring flashlights and lawn chairs to this free event. If weather is uncertain for this outdoor event, please call 854.9357 after 5:30pm to confirm the performance
The Quechua people are descendants of the Incas, and their villages are located in the Andean highlands of Peru. As the story begins, a giant condor spies a young woman tending her family’s llamas in a meadow. He sweeps down from the sky, transforms into a dashing lover and then carries her off to a rocky crag. Her unlikely rescuer is a creature of dazzling ingenuity, a plucky little hummingbird. This production will incorporate a range of puppets and other visual elements realized on many different scales, expressing the vast distances, radiant sky and rugged, vertical thrust of this fierce and beautiful terrain.

Performing arts were highly popular during America’s Revolutionary War period. In fact, British General John Burgoyne who faced a devastating military defeat at Saratoga in 1777 went on in life as a highly successful playwright. Performing arts were an integral part of 18th century life and “Beyond the High Valley” is presented as part of “Arts-in-the-Parks” at Saratoga Battlefield and in partnership with the Schuylerville Chamber of Commerce.