Ahoy for Dora, the explorer

West Point — Dora the Explorer will set sail with her new live musical voyage, Dora’s Pirate Adventure for two performances at West Point’s Eisenhower Hall Theatre at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, and at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17. Presented by Nickelodeon Theatricals and Live Nation, the show is based on the preschool program on commercial television. In the all new adventure, Dora, her best buddy Boots the Monkey, and the rest of their friends embark on an trip to Treasure Island. For the first time ever, the family-friendly stage show will feature Dora’s cousin, Diego, a nature and science expert. The audience will help the group navigate over Music Mountain, through Silly Singing Bridge, and help them confront the Pirate Piggies. Along the way, the audience will use their map-reading, counting, musical, and Spanish-language skills to successfully help Dora reach the treasure. All will end with a “yo-ho-ho!” Dora is a seven-year-old Latina heroine, whose adventures take place in an imaginative, tropical world filled with jungles, beaches and rainforests. She explores her world just as pre-schoolers do everyday. Both the TV and stage shows are designed to actively engage their audiences using a variety of learning techniques. Each step of their journey consists of a problem or puzzle that Dora and the audience must solve in order to move on to the next challenge. Dora is bilingual, and uses her knowledge of English and Spanish to communicate with her friends, overcome obstacles, and reach her goals. Dora teaches Spanish words or phrases to the audience, and then asks them to use them to solve a problem and forge ahead. Tickets are $25. To purchase, visit www.ikehall.com, visit the box office, or call Telecharge at 800-233-3123.