David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Nordic Cool 2013 is presented in cooperation withthe Nordic Council of Ministers

and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Presenting UnderwriterHRH Foundation

Festival Co-ChairsThe Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter,Marilyn Carlson Nelson, and Barbro Osher

This presentation is sponsored by the Danish ArtsCouncil Committee for the Performing Arts.

Hans Christian, You Must be an Angel is supportedby the Nordic Culture Fund.

Major support is provided by the HonorableBonnie McElveen-Hunter, Mrs. Marilyn CarlsonNelson and Dr. Glen Nelson, the Barbro Osher ProSuecia Foundation, David M. Rubenstein, and theState Plaza Hotel.International Programming at the Kennedy Centeris made possible through the generosity of theKennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.Additional support for Performances for YoungAudiences is provided in part by Adobe Foundation;The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey;TheMacy*s Foundation; TheMax and Victoria DreyfusFoundation, Inc.; The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzFoundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. AngellFamily Foundation; an endowment from the Rynaand Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S.Department of Education; Washington Gas; and bygenerous contributors to the Abe Fortas MemorialFund, and by a major gift to the fund from the lateCarolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.Major support for the Kennedy Center’seducational programs is provided byDavid and Alice Rubenstein through theRubenstein Arts Access Program.

—as of December 31, 2012

www.kennedy-center.org/artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an educationprogram of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at The Kennedy Centerat www.kennedy-center.org/educationThe contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent thepolicy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you shouldnot assume endorsement from the Federal Government.© 2013 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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DENMARK’STEATRET GRUPPE 38Hans Christian,

You Must Be an Angel

You know the stories about the uglyduckling, the little mermaid, and thenightingale? These—andmanymore—all came from the imagination of onewriter, Hans Christian Andersen. Andyou’re invited to a theatrical dinnerparty for him. No gifts please, butbe sure to bring your imagination.

HansCHristianandersenDanish writer HansChristian Andersendied in 1875, but hisfairy tales—morethan 150 of them—have lived on,re-read bygenerations ofchildren andinfluencing otherartists. His stories have inspired films, operas, ballets,and musicals—and performances like this one.

after tHe sHow� Read the original Andersen stories mentioned inthe play.

� Discuss how the performance explored the themeof love.

� Create your own magical dinner party withcharacters from a favorite author. What would youuse to represent each character? Discuss yourideas with friends and family.

Being a Good Audience

You’ll be very close to the action, so it’s extra

important that you:

� follow the directions of the performers.

� stay quiet during the show.

� not touch items on stage.

� be ready to ask questions at the end.

Have a magical good time!

� the nightingale saves a foolishemperor’s life with its beautiful song.

� the snow Queen uses bewitchedmirror pieces to turn a young boy’sheart to ice; his friend travels throughNordic lands to rescue him.

� thumbelina is a tiny girl whofaces many misadventures—including beingkidnapped by a toad—before marrying a prince.

� the Princess andthe Pea tells of a young woman whowho proves herself a princess by sensinga pea buried under 20 mattresses.

� the shadow schemes to live as anactual man.

� the naughty Boy is Cupid, the godof love.

� the red shoes and the Galoshesof fortune tell of shoes that broughttheir wearers no good luck.

no ordinary PerforManCeTwo actors will direct you to stand on stageas they serve dinner to 20 “guests” who arereally characters from Andersen’s stories.These guests will be played by items orspecial effects—and you’ll use clues fromthe stories below to help match them up:

� the Ugly duckling loses hope becausehe cannot fit in anywhere—but thengrows into a magnificent swan. Somepeople think Andersen wrote this storyabout himself.

� A boy’s one-legged steadfast tinsoldier tumbles and goes down the

sewer on apaper boat,where he flees arat and then isswallowed by afish. The boy’sfamily buys thefish and findsthe soldier—butthe soldier and

a ballerina end up in a fire, where his tinmelts into a heart shape.

� the emperor’s new Clothes are justimaginary—but he doesn’t know it untilhe wears them in a grand parade andfinds out that he isn’t wearing anything.

� the Li6le Mermaid tradesher beautiful voice to be human andfind her prince. But the prince marriesa princess, and the brokenheartedmermaid becomes a spirit of the air.

� Despite his father’s doubts, HansClodhopper (“Clumsy Hans”) uses hiswit, a dead crow, an old shoe, and mudin his pocket to win a princess’s love.

� the woman withthe eggs is sopreoccupiedthinking aboutbecoming richand buyingthings, she forgetsthe basket of eggs on her head.

� Poor, cold, and scared, the Li6leMatch Girl hides in a house. As shelights her matches, the girl sees herbeloved dead grandmother and wantsto go to heaven with her.

� In the story of a Mother, a motherchases Death, who has taken her sickchild.

� the sandman or ole Lukøjehelps children sleep by blowing air ontheir necks.

� Despite an old peasant man unwiselytrading his horse for a cow and the cowfor a goose and then rotten apples, hiswife believes what the old Man doesis always right.

� the fir tree is an evergreen who can’twait to grow up.

� the snowman, whose body was builtaround a fireplace shovel, falls in lovewith a stove.

A Magical Dinner Party

� the nightingale saves a foolishemperor’s life with its beautiful song.

� the snow Queen uses bewitchedmirror pieces to turn a young boy’sheart to ice; his friend travels throughNordic lands to rescue him.

� thumbelina is a tiny girl whofaces many misadventures—including beingkidnapped by a toad—before marrying a prince.

� the Princess andthe Pea tells of a young woman whowho proves herself a princess by sensinga pea buried under 20 mattresses.

� the shadow schemes to live as anactual man.

� the naughty Boy is Cupid, the godof love.

� the red shoes and the Galoshesof fortune tell of shoes that broughttheir wearers no good luck.

no ordinary PerforManCeTwo actors will direct you to stand on stageas they serve dinner to 20 “guests” who arereally characters from Andersen’s stories.These guests will be played by items orspecial effects—and you’ll use clues fromthe stories below to help match them up:

� the Ugly duckling loses hope becausehe cannot fit in anywhere—but thengrows into a magnificent swan. Somepeople think Andersen wrote this storyabout himself.

� A boy’s one-legged steadfast tinsoldier tumbles and goes down the

sewer on apaper boat,where he flees arat and then isswallowed by afish. The boy’sfamily buys thefish and findsthe soldier—butthe soldier and

a ballerina end up in a fire, where his tinmelts into a heart shape.

� the emperor’s new Clothes are justimaginary—but he doesn’t know it untilhe wears them in a grand parade andfinds out that he isn’t wearing anything.

� the Li6le Mermaid tradesher beautiful voice to be human andfind her prince. But the prince marriesa princess, and the brokenheartedmermaid becomes a spirit of the air.

� Despite his father’s doubts, HansClodhopper (“Clumsy Hans”) uses hiswit, a dead crow, an old shoe, and mudin his pocket to win a princess’s love.

� the woman withthe eggs is sopreoccupiedthinking aboutbecoming richand buyingthings, she forgetsthe basket of eggs on her head.

� Poor, cold, and scared, the Li6leMatch Girl hides in a house. As shelights her matches, the girl sees herbeloved dead grandmother and wantsto go to heaven with her.

� In the story of a Mother, a motherchases Death, who has taken her sickchild.

� the sandman or ole Lukøjehelps children sleep by blowing air ontheir necks.

� Despite an old peasant man unwiselytrading his horse for a cow and the cowfor a goose and then rotten apples, hiswife believes what the old Man doesis always right.

� the fir tree is an evergreen who can’twait to grow up.

� the snowman, whose body was builtaround a fireplace shovel, falls in lovewith a stove.

A Magical Dinner Party

David M. RubensteinChairman

Michael M. KaiserPresident

Darrell M. AyersVice President, Education

Nordic Cool 2013 is presented in cooperation withthe Nordic Council of Ministers

and Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Presenting UnderwriterHRH Foundation

Festival Co-ChairsThe Honorable Bonnie McElveen-Hunter,Marilyn Carlson Nelson, and Barbro Osher

This presentation is sponsored by the Danish ArtsCouncil Committee for the Performing Arts.

Hans Christian, You Must be an Angel is supportedby the Nordic Culture Fund.

Major support is provided by the HonorableBonnie McElveen-Hunter, Mrs. Marilyn CarlsonNelson and Dr. Glen Nelson, the Barbro Osher ProSuecia Foundation, David M. Rubenstein, and theState Plaza Hotel.International Programming at the Kennedy Centeris made possible through the generosity of theKennedy Center International Committee on the Arts.Additional support for Performances for YoungAudiences is provided in part by Adobe Foundation;The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey;TheMacy*s Foundation; TheMax and Victoria DreyfusFoundation, Inc.; The Morris and Gwendolyn CafritzFoundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. AngellFamily Foundation; an endowment from the Rynaand Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S.Department of Education; Washington Gas; and bygenerous contributors to the Abe Fortas MemorialFund, and by a major gift to the fund from the lateCarolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.Major support for the Kennedy Center’seducational programs is provided byDavid and Alice Rubenstein through theRubenstein Arts Access Program.

—as of December 31, 2012

www.kennedy-center.org/artsedge

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an educationprogram of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at The Kennedy Centerat www.kennedy-center.org/educationThe contents of this Cuesheet do not necessarily represent thepolicy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you shouldnot assume endorsement from the Federal Government.© 2013 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Performances for Young Audiencesis made possible by

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DENMARK’STEATRET GRUPPE 38Hans Christian,

You Must Be an Angel

You know the stories about the uglyduckling, the little mermaid, and thenightingale? These—andmanymore—all came from the imagination of onewriter, Hans Christian Andersen. Andyou’re invited to a theatrical dinnerparty for him. No gifts please, butbe sure to bring your imagination.

HansCHristianandersenDanish writer HansChristian Andersendied in 1875, but hisfairy tales—morethan 150 of them—have lived on,re-read bygenerations ofchildren andinfluencing otherartists. His stories have inspired films, operas, ballets,and musicals—and performances like this one.

after tHe sHow� Read the original Andersen stories mentioned inthe play.

� Discuss how the performance explored the themeof love.

� Create your own magical dinner party withcharacters from a favorite author. What would youuse to represent each character? Discuss yourideas with friends and family.

Being a Good Audience

You’ll be very close to the action, so it’s extra

important that you:

� follow the directions of the performers.

� stay quiet during the show.

� not touch items on stage.

� be ready to ask questions at the end.

Have a magical good time!