Albie's Elevator

Step inside a fantastical elevator where self-appointed elevator operator, Albie, explores the ups and downs of preschool problem solving and discovers the arts with the help of her neighbors. Along with intercom robot Tibitz, her fuzzy friend Huggy Pepper, and real performers, visual artists, musicians, creators, and arts educators, Albie works through her big feelings and has fun along the way.

Posie Patience/Gabe

28m 47s

Albie plants seeds expecting her flowers to immediately grow, but with the help of gardening friends she learns things she can do while she waits and how to focus on things we can control; Albie is excited to play charades with her friend Gabe, but when she doesn’t seem interested, a visit with some actor friends explains how your body and face can gives clues about what you’re feeling.

  • Pirouette Upset/Mail Team: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pirouette Upset/Mail Team

    S1 E102 - 28m 46s

    Albie doesn’t understand why Zia needs space if they are friends, so they visit ballet dancers who explain that some moves require space and some close moves like lifts require communication between partners; Albie agrees to help Rosie mail cards but is disappointed that her job is just licking the envelope. A visit to a maker’s studio where a team creates chalk shows her no job is too small.

  • Elevator Voice/Blue Rectangle: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Elevator Voice/Blue Rectangle

    S1 E101 - 28m 46s

    Albie’s experiment using a cool new loud voice gets mixed reactions so she visits an opera singer who explains how volume can affect the meaning of what we say and inspires Albie to create her own opera to demonstrate; After Albie and Tibitz disagree about a new piece of art, a visit to the art museum helps them understand that it’s okay for friends to have different favorites.

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