The Walton Arts Center presents the Dallas Children’s Theater’s production of John Steptoe’s Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, a Caldecott Award winning Cinderella tale told through narration, African dance, drumming and song.
The show will take place Sunday, September 28 at 2 p.m. Tickets for Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters range from $10-$16 and can be purchased by calling the Walton Arts Center Box Office at 479-443-5600 or by visiting www.waltonartscenter.org. This production is best for ages 5-10.
A favorite among children and adults, this African story from Zimbabwe tells the tale of Mufaro, a dignified and caring African villager, and his two beautiful daughters. When the King sends out invitations to find the most beautiful woman in the kingdom to be his Queen, Mufaro’s daughters are anxious to be chosen and he proudly agrees to escort them to the King. But then one daughter, believing herself better than her sister, sets out alone so that she can be presented to the king first. What will happen to each girl as she responds to hooting owls, enchanted trees and the other strange beings she encounters along the way?
Every culture has its rendition of the Cinderella story, but this story’s notion of “beauty” is more than skin deep.
