Biography
DinoRock is the missing link in children's entertainment, featuring lively original music, giant dinosaur puppets and sing-along lessons about dinosaurs, ecology and natural history. Puppeteer Ingrid Crepeau and singer-songwriter Michele Valeri have been honored by the Emmy Awards, Parent's Choice magazine and the American Library Association for their work. Together, they create interactive musical celebrations that animate the world of science through the one subject that seems to excite everyone's imagination - DINOSAURS!
Their newest show, Junkyard Pirates, recently won a 2008 grant from the Jim Henson Foundation. This show teaches young children about the importance of recycling and will feature songs about recycling, spoken word, and audience participation.
Instrumentation
Michele Valeri, singer/songwriter
Ingrid Crepeau, puppeteer
For festival programming, Michele and Ingrid also perform with additional musician/puppeteer(s).
Discography
Dinosaur Rock
Winner of both the Parent's Choice Award and the ALSC's Most Notable List Award...Follow Professor Jones, the yodeling paleontologist, and his young friends, John and Laurie Watson, as they bring dinosaurs to life with a magic spell at the beach. Dance a jig and yodel along with the professor...
The Great Dinosaur Mystery
An audio adventure that introduces children to the world of natural sciences. It follows a lady paleontologist, Dr. Vander Plastercaster and the stubborn Detective Joe Kafootsie, from the halls of a science museum to the Gobi Desert, to the Western plains when they were really Wild.
Dreamosaurus
"Smart, tuneful and wildly imaginative," that's how the Washington Post describes Dreamosaurus. It's the story of a little boy named Nelson who loves to dream about dinosaurs...that's why his mom calls him a dreamosaurus. Lately, Nelson's dreams have been getting a little scary.
DVD & VHS
Dinosaur Desperados
Shot at the Puppet Company Playhouse in Glen Echo Park, MD.
Books
A Show of Hands: Using Puppets with Young Children
by Ingrid M. Crepeau & M. Ann Richards
Links
| http://www.dinorock.com |
| DinoRock Website |
| Class Acts on Tour |