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Nancy Churnin

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02/26/2010

Dallas teens film a documentary to help children in Uganda
Rachel Hersh and William Malouf didn't know what to expect when they went to Uganda to film a documentary on Spirit of Uganda, a touring music and dance troupe of Ugandan children who raise money to build schools for themselves and children back home. The company is part of Empower African Children, an organization that is helping further the education of children in Uganda and raise awareness of the high incidence of AIDS and civil wars that affect millions of orphans there.

02/19/2010

Young actors in 'Alamo the Musical' are moved by the scarifices of the doomed defenders
Addie Morales studied the Alamo in fourth grade, but the 12-year-old from Arlington says there's nothing like playing a part in a musical about the event.

02/11/2010

Percy Jackson's struggle hits close to home for film director
For director Chris Columbus, the most dramatic moment in Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief was not the hissing hydra or the lightning bolt-laden battle scenes – cool as those are.

02/05/2010

Concert includes budding string musicians from Cedar Hill's Bray Elementary School
When offered his choice of string instruments to play, 9-year-old Christian Johnson picked the bass.

01/29/2010

Teen actress is eager to share what she has learned about African culture
Sixteen-year-old Kiera Williams of Dallas didn't know much about African culture before she started helping out at the South Dallas Cultural Center four years ago.

01/28/2010

Theater review: Dallas Children Theater's 'How I Became a Pirate'
International Talk Like a Pirate Day isn't until September. But young buccaneers who want to get a head start should check out the Dallas Children's Theater's How I Became a Pirate .

01/22/2010

Set designer wants to take your imagination on a high-seas adventure
If you want to run away to become a pirate, you've got to have a really cool ship.

01/21/2010

KidFilm Festival hosts author Mo Willems this weekend

USA Film Festival

The festival offers a tribute to 20th-anniversary tribute to Aardman Animations, the team that gave us Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.

Take the kids to the Angelika Film Center before the 26th annual USA KidFilm Festival ends Sunday. For just $3 per program, parents can watch films such as The Wizard of Oz, Barbie and the Three Musketeers and a tribute to Aardman Animations with their children.
Event details: USA KidFilm Festival at Angelika Film Center
Link: USA Film Festival

01/15/2010

THEATER TOURING MUSICAL

01/08/2010

Retired newsman creates program about how the instruments joined the orchestra
Alex Burton is a guy who just can't hear "no."

01/05/2010

Lone Star Circus dazzles at Dallas Children's Theater's Rosewood Center

Rex C. Curry/Special Contributor

Olga Coronas performs on the Aerial Hoop during Lone Star Circus' show at Rosewood Center for Performing Arts.

There are circuses and cirques and then there is the Lone Star Circus, which offered Banquista!, an exhilarating display with a North Texas twist that ran from Thursday to Sunday at the Rosewood Center for Family Arts.
Video: Cirque Banquista!

01/04/2010

Child actors in 'South Pacific' understand show's message of tolerance and acceptance
S outh Pacific , the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning show about romances crossed by prejudice during World War II, is not considered a show for kids.