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YouTube video by Really Inventive Stuff World Tour 2025: Porter's Malaysia Retrospective

Porter’s Postcard from Malaysia includes highlights of our trip with the sights and sounds of Kuala Lumpur and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra!

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Really Inventive Stuff is celebrating 20 years of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ with a new, bespoke suit made by Eurobest Tailor in Singapore. Thank you Eurobest Tailor! Thank you Danny! Thank you Tony Balows !

YouTube video by Really Inventive Stuff World Tour 2025: Porter Arrives in Singapore!

Really Inventive Stuff has arrived in Singapore!!

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Really Inventive Stuff had so much fun in Malaysia! @danieldorff.bsky.social your ‘Three Fun Fables’ was the highlight of the afternoon!!

Really Inventive Stuff’s Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra debut this afternoon, including @danieldorff.bsky.social ‘s “Three Fun Fables”

Really Inventive Stuff’s Sara Valentine rehearsing @danieldorff.bsky.social ‘s action-packed, family favorite with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in the beautiful Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS hall.

Rehearsal day in Kuala Lumpur with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Sara and Michael are having so much fun with conductor Jebat Kee ! We are looking forward to Really Inventive Stuff’s debut tomorrow with the fabulous MPO!!

After a 14 hour flight from Washington DC, Porter was relieved to have a 7 hour layover in Japan’s Tokyo Haneda Airport where he met up w/ Henry Purcell. Next, the final leg to the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra: a 7 hour flight from Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur!

Monday, April 10, 2025: Really Inventive Stuff ‘s big, amazing overseas trip started! First stop: Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) !!

Really Inventive Stuff, Tubby the Tuba & Mr. Bullfrog are buzzing with excitement over the arrival of rehearsal day with the Omaha Symphony !

After five days of presenting workshops, Really Inventive Stuff is driving west on I-80 across Iowa to make our debut with the Omaha Symphony this weekend!

Duck is elated for a 5th day of workshops w/ yet another group of college students & early career artist - today in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Really Inventive Stuff is with our talented friend Rose Bishop at Kirkwood Community College presenting a workshop: Life as a Creative Entrepreneur. Feb. 21, 2025.

Wolf is howling with eagerness to meet the theatre students & early-career artists at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa for another round of workshops on Inspiration; Crafting Playfully Specific Performances; and Life as a Creative Entrepreneur. February 19 & 20, 2025

Duck loves meeting college students & early-career artists. Really Inventive Stuff at @northern-iowa.bsky.social in Cedar Falls, Iowa w/ the Theatre UNI students presenting workshops on Inspiration; Crafting Playfully Specific Performances; and Life as a Creative Entrepreneur. Feb. 17 & 18, 2025.

A huge wolf-sized thank you to the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra & the playful William Intriligator ! It was an absolute treat performing our 167th #peterandthewolf with the DSO. Really Inventive Stuff looks forward to future family concerts in Dubuque!

Cat, Duck & Wolf are en route to Dubuque! Driving from Maine to Iowa is a fun roadtrip, especially when the destination is a #peterandthewolf #familyconcert w/ the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra & Really Inventive Stuff. The concert date is circled in their diaries: Sat., Feb. 15, 2025 at 1:00pm!

@reallyinventive.bsky.social sends a big, big thank you to conductor Naomi Woo! It was a hoot performing ‘Peter and the Wolf’ together at this morning’s Philadelphia Orchestra family concert!

On behalf of @reallyinventive.bsky.social , Sara and Michael say “Thank you! What a huge honor to be back in the Kimmel Center For The Performing Arts, performing ‘Peter and the Wolf’ again with The Philadelphia Orchestra , and for the first time in the newly renamed Marian Anderson Hall !”

Wolf, Duck, and Cat had a fun #peterandthewolf rehearsal this morning with The Philadelphia Orchestra, @reallyinventive.bsky.social & conductor Naomi Woo. They can hardly wait! The #familyconcert begins soon . . . at 11:30am !

Wolf packed his suitcase, Duck brought her favorite wooden stool, and they are soooooo happy that Cat (their BFF since 1936) could come along for the #peterandthewolf #FamilyConcert tomorrow (Sat., Feb. 01, 2025) with The Philadelphia Orchestra, @reallyinventive.bsky.social , & conductor Naomi Woo !

Super, duper excited for this weekend's #peterandthewolf #FamilyConcert with The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Naomi Woo!

Thanks to WRTI 90.1fm for promoting the #peterandthewolf #familyconcert with The Philadelphia Orchestra & conductor Naomi Woo coming up on Saturday, Feb. 01, 2025 at 11:30am!

2025 is our 20th anniversary of presenting vaudeville-inspired programs for young audiences w/ orchestras. Our 20th year begins w/ the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra & a Peter and the Wolf tour: 16 concerts in 9 elem. schools in 5 days! The WSO's touring orchestra is led by conductor Naima Burrs.