Crankies Take New York Youth Matinee

Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Flushing Town Hall is thrilled to produce this festival of scrolled panoramas, known as “crankies,” for CRANKIES TAKE NEW YORK!A crankie is basic in concept: it is a scroll that provides the visual narration to a story or song. Versions of the crankie have been around for hundreds of years, if not longer; their most recent iteration is directly linked to moving panoramas popular in the 19th Century. In recent years, artists have begun to embrace the intimacy of the format, creating multi-layered, immersive experiences for audiences that create a sort of fireside wonder. It’s mesmerizing and the perfect respite from our digital world.

1:00 PM – Build a Cardboard Crankie: Family Hands-on Workshop followed “Witchy & Weird Crankie Show for Families
Arrive early for a family friendly pre-show workshop where you’ll get to make your own mini crankie. Perfect for the young crank-sters in your household.
General Admission (Workshop): FREE for Members with Ticket Purchase / $5 for All Others.

2:00 PM Kids and Family Performance followed by Q & A
You must buy a performance ticket to ANY show to attend the workshop.