Storyteller Antonio Rocha draws from his repertoire of folktales with an ecological theme accompanied by a myriad of realistic sound effects, one of a kind movement, and fantastical characters. This environmental presentation teaches kids about the importance of our natural world and how we depend on it for our livelihood. Climate change has brought a lot of anxiety to the hearts of youngsters about how their future may be in danger. Antonio has a kind hearted approach to lessen anxieties about the future, while bringing perspective to his listeners about life in the present moment.
For ages 4-12
Runtime: 45 minutes
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ABOUT ANTONIO ROCHA
Antonio Rocha (pronounced haw-sha), originally from Brazil, began his career in the performing arts in 1985. In 1988 he received a Partners of the Americas grant to come to the USA to perform and deepen his mime skills with Mime Master Tony Montanaro. Since then he has earned a Summa Cum Laude Theater BA from USM (University of Southern Maine) and studied with Master Marcel Marceau. Mr. Rocha’s unique and award winning solo fusion of mime and storytelling with mesmerizing voices and sound effects has been performed from Singapore to South Africa and many places in between, including 20 countries on 6 continents as well as in 44 US states. Some of the venues include The Singapore Festival of the Arts, Wolf Trap, The National Storytelling Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian Institution, The National Geographic, The Tales of Graz in Austria, Dunya Festival, The Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Cave Run Storytelling Festival as well as thousands of school performances. Antonio Rocha also loves to teach his craft and often facilitates workshops, not only for performers, but for those who want to incorporate storytelling into their business presentations and classroom.
A two time TEDx speaker, Mr. Rocha is a proud recipient of the coveted Circle of Excellence Award by the National Storytelling Network, and most recently the 2024 Maine Arts Commission Fellowship for the Performing Arts.
This show is made possible thanks to our supporting sponsors, the Rockland Harbor Hotel and OUT Maine, and grant funding from the Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust.
