Child’s Play or An American Short Story is a short film released in the United States in 1980. The atmosphere of the film can easily be compared with some of the earliest adaptations of the books of Stephen King while, at the same time, the story is told in a manner not much different than one would expect to find in the tales of Hans Christian Anderson.
Read the full story »Movie reviews that focus on the psychosocial development of a youth and often involves great conflict and transformation
Introductions, Previews and Reviews of Treble Music with focus on choirs, boy sopranos, young singers and performers.
Reviews of coming of age shorts. (films that have a duration > than 1 minute and < than 15 minutes with focus on the character ,the visual drama or plot twists)
Coming of age books and audio books review
Profiles of the young actors who play the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical as well as other BETM related articles.
TheSkyKid.com is constantly searching across the globe for young talent in music and the performing arts. Lately, thanks to the constant development of the social media, by the time a youthful star is “discovered” the word about him has already spread. Even so, we pride ourselves here at TheSkyKid for spotlighting, not only known and famous stars and actors, but lesser known ones who come to our attention by various channels – being recommended by our readers, a producer, friend or sometimes even a random “stumble upon” of a news article or YouTube clip.
In this article, we have the pleasure of introducing Oleg Aleksandrov. He is seven years old, lives in the Ukraine and has a tremendous talent behind the microphone. Oleg astonishes the audience in each venue he performs, singing covers of such big name performers as Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong and The Beatles. While English is Oleg’s second language, one could hardly know that by watching and listening to this young entertainer.
Below, you can see Oleg performing What a Wonderful World and Love Me Tender during the second day of the first International Children’s Jazz Festival (OKeshkin Jazz) in Kiev, Ukraine. Oleg Aleksandrov amazed the festival audience with the unexpectedly technically gifted compositions that belied his age — mesmerizing them with his presentation of adult music that possessed such childish sincerity and spirit!
There’s no doubt the world will be hearing much more in the future from this talented young singer.
For more information about Oleg and the festival please refer to the Jazz in Kiev official web site .
Have Dreams, Will Travel is an enjoyable coming of age tale. The viewer follows two young people, Benjamin and Cassie, and their adventures, as they cross several states on their escape to Baltimore.
Excerpt from the interview with Kristy-Jo Williams: “I don’t know why I am so connected to that song (Me and Bobby McGee) but it is really emotional. I just love playing it. (Sigh) I don’t know why, maybe because I love sixties and classic rock. I’ve grown up with that music.”
Films are predominantly made for entertainment. However some, such as the Russian movie The Orphans (1977) — thanks to its intelligently composed narrative — lead its viewers to powerful conclusions about life.
2 Boys are Marcus and Sondre from Norway. They have been so busy doing live performances this summer that it has been hard to hold them down long enough for an interview. But I was finally able to catch up with them and was able to ask them a few questions.
Privacy is a fundamental right and the basis of a free society. Not so anymore ?
After three years of preparation, Billy Elliot the Musical: Korea had its official Opening Night at the LG Art Center on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 7:00pm.
Coming of age books for girls are somewhat interesting in that they look not at the physical aspects of the shift between girlhood to womanhood, but at the mental gears that have to be shifted. There are some great books that cover this area; these are the Top 5.
”Avoidance is about love and choice and responsibility and community and other things that affect every human, and I tried to write it with the widest possible audience in mind.”
Born to a teenage mother and raised with the well meaning assistance of an intrusive Italian family, Josie believes her heritage to be the burden that defines her young life. Her Catholic upbringing taught her about martyrdom, and she applies the term with passion every day, delighting in any opportunity to remind others how hard she has it; “We live in the same country but we’re different. What’s taboo for Italians isn’t taboo for Australians.”
The ever so popular German rock band Apollo 3 has just released a new single called Unverwundbar (Invulnerable). Read the details here.
If you follow the world musical scene and are entranced by young and budding performers such as Justin Bieber, Jordan Jansen, Cody Simpson and MattyB, chances are you have also heard of Christian Beadles. Remember the name — and remember that you heard it here that this talented young performer is going places — and very soon.
The Korean production of Billy Elliot the Musical had its first preview on the evening of August 10, 2010. Read about it in this article.
In this article, we profile the four young men who are portraying Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical — 1st North American Tour, who currently appear on a rotating basis in the title role at Chicago’s Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the Oriental Theatre.
Les Cummings spent many years of his life in a children’s home near Portsmouth, UK and only left to find himself in even worse conditions due to the negligence of the people who were entrusted to care for him. Forgotten is his memoir and is a drama in the coming of age genre.
Forgotten: The Heartrending Story of Life in a Children's Home Audio Book Review: Play Now | Play in Popup
When you have a film about life, about the magic of dance, about care and devotion – there is no more suitable title than Love and Dance. This film receives four stars from theskykid.com and a high recommendation for anyone who wants to relive the wonders of first love and feel the magic of music and dance.
I have been blogging for quite a while and, in the process, have acquired knowledge of various white hat techniques for search engine optimization. In this post, I am going to focus on blog directories – what are they and why you need to care about submitting your blog to them.
Kisses, directed by Lance Daly, is a 2008 Irish film that was only recently released in the USA. Through the eyes of the film’s two young protagonists, we see what life in the suburban outskirts of Dublin can be like — when there is a lack of understanding from parents and peers and verbal and physical abuse are mundane.
Would you do everything for your child ? How would you react if there is an accident and someone tells you that the treatment of your child is outside the budget ? Who has the right to decide what is in your child best interest ? Do you believe that a world beyond consciousness exists?
On theskykid.com site we have featured actors, singers, dancers and filmmakers. Now we are happy to introduce a talented musician – Luca Sestak from Germany.
In this article, historical cast performance information is captured for all the current productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, world-wide, through a series of pop-up charts.
James is a short narrative drama written and directed by Connor Clements. What sets the film apart is its stunning visuals and for some, the controversial topic it deals with.
Review of the coming of age classic book Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon . Audio review of the book is included in the article.
