The DC Collaborative, in partnership with our members, advances access to learning opportunities in the arts and humanities for all DC public and public charter school students. Chancellor’s Letter
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 2 DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative Members FY16 100Reporters Kid Pan Alley Additional Partners and Collaborators Adventure Theatre The Kreeger Museum AEDC AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center Levine Music Arts Action DC African American Civil War Museum Joanna Lewton DC Collective Impact Group American Poetry Museum Library of Congress DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Anacostia Community Museum The Links, Incorporated DC Public Charter School Board Anacostia Diaspora Live It Learn It District of Learning Arena Stage Diane Macklin U.S. Department of Education Art Museum of the Americas- Madame Tussauds, DC Americans for the Arts Organization of American States Meridian Hill Pictures High Tea Society Atlas Performing Arts Center Musicianship National PTA Avalon Theater National Building Museum Office of the State Superintendent Karen Bernstein National Association of Black Storytellers of Education Karen O. Brown National Cherry Blossom Festival OMG Center for Collaborative Learning Carmen Boston National Gallery of Art (Philadelphia, PA) Cathedral Choral Society National Geographic Museum Arts Education Partnership - AEP Capitol Hill Arts Workshop National Museum of African Art (Washington, DC) Cameroon American Council National Museum of American History Arts Everyday (Baltimore, MD) Cathedral Choral Society National Museum of the American Indian Cleveland Integrated Arts Collaborative Center for Inspired Teaching National Museum of Natural History (Cleveland, OH) Children’s Art Studio National Museum of Women in the Arts Big Thought (Dallas, TX) Choral Arts Society of Washington National Postal Museum Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Christylez Bacon National Symphony Orchestra (Chicago, IL) CityDance Ensemble Opera NOVA DC Public Library Class Acts Arts Phillips Collection DC Public Schools Cultural Capital President Lincoln’s Cottage National Guild for Community Arts Education Cultural Tourism DC Project Create Culture Shock Dance Troupe Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Dance Place Quest Visual Theatre Dancing Classrooms, DC Sitar Arts Center DAR Museum Shakespeare Theatre Company DC Fire & EMS Museum Shout Mouse Press DC International Filmfest Step Afrika! DC Jazz Festivals Textile Museum Discovery Theater Tonic Theatre Dumbarton Oaks Museum The Puppet Co. Environmental Film Festival in the The Washington Ballet Nation’s Capital THEARC Folger Shakespeare Library Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health Gandhi Memorial Center (TICAH-USA) George Washington’s Mount Vernon United States Holocaust Memorial Museum House Studio DC Virginia Chamber Orchestra Imagination Stage Washington Bach Consort In Series Washington National Opera Inner City, Inner Child Washington Performing Arts Jackson Family Art Show White House Historical Association Joy of Motion Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts KanKouran West African Dance Company Writopia Lab, DC The Kennedy Center Young Playwrights Theatre
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 3 Welcome to the DC Collaborative’s Arts for Every Student Catalogue 2015–2016
Dear Principals and Teachers,
We are pleased to provide you with a selection of high-quality arts and humanities experiences to benefit students from across Washington, DC.
Throughout these pages, you can plan some of the highlights of the academic year, making a lasting impression on your students, some of whom will be experiencing professional theater and museum arts exhibitions for the very first time.
We provide arts experiences to thousands of students each year with nearly half-a-million students taking field-trips through Arts for Every Student (AFES) since our founding. We are entering our 17th year of providing free transportation and tickets to DC Public School and Public Charter School students and are looking forward to growing our stellar roster of members; adding to our listing of arts experiences; and delivering services to more students.
We invite you to explore our catalogue featuring a wide variety of arts opportunities for students of all ages. Explore the many wonderful arts institutions which offer spectacular arts experiences that will advance your curriculum and readily map to standards and to the Teaching and Learning Framework.
Washington, DC, is home to some of the greatest arts institutions in the world. Each DC student studying Shakespeare should see it acted on the stage through a Shakespeare Theatre Company production at the Harman Center for the Arts; and each DC student studying U.S. History should have the chance to see the Star-Spangled Banner on display at the National Museum of American History. These are just two examples of how curriculum can become dynamic and engaging by connecting with the significant resources here in our backyard.
We are committed to ensuring all students have access to the arts and humanities because we believe arts access leads to student success.
Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe, Executive Director
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6 What is the DC Arts & Humanities Education Collaborative? 6 Arts for Every Student Participating School Responsibilities 7 How to Use this Preview Guide 8 Event Grid: Event Offerings and Curriculum Ties 14 Arts for Every Student Event Descriptions 50 Professional Development Event Descriptions 59 Kids Euro Festival 60 Acknowledgements
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 5 What is the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative?
The DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative works to strengthen and promote the arts and humanities as basic and integral to a high-quality education for all students in DC public and public charter schools. Comprised of approximately 90 arts and humanities organizations, DC Collaborative initiatives include: Arts for Every Student and Professional Development Workshops for teachers.
What is Arts for Every Student? Professional Development Workshops also are offered through the DC Collaborative AFES providers to teachers in the DC public education system. These workshops offer teachers the opportunity to learn innovative ways to invigorate classroom instruction by using arts and humanities techniques. Teachers work with experienced arts educators to learn to use dance, music, theater, visual arts, and the humanities to teach academic lessons and address the Common Core and local DC learning standards. The Professional Develop- ment Workshops can be submitted to OSSE for PLU credits towards relicensure. Please see page 11 for Professional Development Workshops. Arts for Every Student (AFES) provides increased access for all students in the DC public education system to attend arts and humanities education AFES School Partner Responsibilities events offered by AFES providers. Through this Participation in theAFES program is easy! program, DC public and public charter schools Here’s a quick snapshot of what is expected are eligible for free tickets and transportation from partner schools: to local cultural events, supported by the DC • Designate a Key Communicator to serve as Collaborative. Schools may select in-school the main contact for the school for the performance as an alternative to a field-trip AFES program. to a cultural venue. • Attend theAFES School Orientation at the
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 6 beginning of the school year. listed alphabetically by organization after the grid, • Familiarize yourself with the AFES followed by in-school opportunities. Each event opportunities on the DC Collaborative will consist of a brief description of the event, website www.dccollaborative.org. date(s) offered, time(s), location, and curriculum • Select AFES events during registration ties. week (week of September 14th) with your colleagues. Once choices have been made for all grade • AttendAFES events. groupings, the Key Communicator should visit • Complete event evaluations. www.dccollaborative.org to reserve tickets. The • Encourage colleagues to integrate the arts AFES School Handbook includes step-by-step and humanities into their classrooms instructions on registering tickets for your school. and schools! If you have not yet received your copy of the AFES School Handbook, please contact the DC For more information about theArts for Every Collaborative [email protected] . Student program, please refer to the AFES School Handbook, visit our website, Please contact our office with any questions www.dccollaborative.org, or about the Arts for Every Student program, Profes- contact our office,[email protected] . sional Development Workshops for teachers, or for information about the DC Arts & Humanities Education Collaborative. Our team can be reached Introduction to Arts for Every at, [email protected]. Student (AFES) Catalogue To make your experience with the AFES Online Registration system easier, we’ve created this preview guide of event offerings at cultural organizations. If you are the Key Communicator TRIP CANCELLATION POLICY for your school, please feel free to distribute the catalogues to colleagues in your school building. Trips must be cancelled 30 days in advance This will help your colleagues select a trip that IN WRITING. If the school must cancel within best fits their grade grouping’s learning goals 30 days, it will be invoiced for the cost of and plans for the year. Please note that only the tickets and transportation. Key Communicators may register the school for AFES learning experiences online. TICKET REDUCTION POLICY How to use this catalogue: The first section of this catalogue lists all the Key Communicators may reduce ticket numbers events by grade grouping in a grid with corre- by emailing [email protected]. If done sponding curriculum connections. This grid is a within 30 days the school will be invoiced for helpful tool to match up classroom learning with the cost of the unused tickets. a selected event. Field-trip opportunities are
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 7 Event Page Technology Language Foreign Media/Film & Geography History Civics/Law Grade Arts Englsih/Language Philosophy Diversity Math Science Organization Discipline/Focus Studies Architecture/Urban
AFESAFES at Cultural at Cultural Institutions Institutions [Design Note Heading] Emperor’s Nightingale Adventure Theater-MTC Theater 14 PreK-4th X X
James and the Giant Peach Adventure Theater-MTC Theater 14 PreK-4th X
Lemony Snicket’s Lump of Coal Adventure Theater-MTC Theater 14 PreK-4th X
Screening of 14-18: The Noise and the Fury AFI Silver Theatre and Humanities, 15 9th-12th X X Cultural Center Media/Film Humanities, 15 6th-7th X X Screening of The Advetures of Tom Sawyer AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Visual Art, Media/Film
Screening of To Kill a Mockingbird AFI Silver Theatre and Humanities, 15 8th-12th X X X Cultural Center Media/Film Founder’s Day: The Founding of the Bureau African American Civil Humanities, 16 PreK-12th X X X of the United States Colored Troops War Museum Music, Theater Story Hour African American Civil War Humanities 16 PreK-3rd X X X Museum Bridging the Americas: Community and Anacostia Community Humanities, 16 4th,6th- X X X X Belonging from Panama to Washington, DC Museum Visual Art, 12th History/Social Studies High School Teacher’s Exhibition Overview: Anacostia Community Arts Integration, 18 PreK-12th X X Twelve Years that Shook and Shaped Museum Humanities Washington Integration How the Civil War Changed Washington Anacostia Community History/Social 17 3rd-4th, X X X Museum Studies 6th-12h Hand of Freedom The Life and Legacy of the Anacostia Community Humanities, 17 1st-4th, X X X X X Plummer Family Museum Music, Dance, 6th-12th Visual Art, Media/Film, Local History From Point A to Point B: Theatre for the Atlas Performing Arts Center Humanities, 18 PreK-K X X Very Young Theater Stay Awake: Theatre for the Very Young Atlas Performing Arts Center Music, Theater, 18 PreK-K X Visual Art The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Avalon Theatre Media/Film 19 7th-12th X X X
Soundtrack for a Revolution Avalon Theatre Media/Film 19 7th-12th X X X
The Year We Thought About Love Avalon Theatre Media/Film 20 7th-12th X X X
War Dance Avalon Theatre Media/Film 20 7th-12th X X X
Living the Dream...Singing the Dream - Choral Arts Society Music 20 3rd-4th, X X Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther 6th-8th King, Jr. Commerce of Quilts DAR Museum Humanities, 21 4th X Visual Arts Patterns and Shapes In Quilts DAR Musuem Humanities, 21 PreK-3rd X X Visual Arts Fire Department Museum Tour and Safety DC Fire and EMS Museum Humanities 21 3rd-4th, X X X Demonstration 6th-12th DC Jazz Bops DC Jazz Festival Music 22 PreK-3rd
Jazz Meets Hip Hop DC Jazz Festival Music 22 3rd-4th, X X 6th-12th Dance Place Event El Teatro de Danza Dance 22 1st-4th, 6th-12th
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AFES at Cultural Institutions
Deep Roots Wide World Bilingual El Teatro de Danza Dance 23 8th-12th X X Dance Presentation Explore India! Gandhi Memorial Center Humanities, 23 1st-4th X X X X X Music, Dance, Visual Arts George Washington: Founding Farmer George Washington’s Humanities 24 3rd-4th, X X X Mount Vernon 6th-7th Revolutionary! STEM in Washington’s World George Washington’s Humanities, 24 1st-2nd, X X X X X Mount Vernon Theater 6th-7th Frog and Toad Imagination Stage Music, Theater 25 PreK-4th X
Jack and Phil: Giant-Slayers, INC. Imagination Stage Theater 25 1st-4th X
Mouse on the Move Imagination Stage Theater 25 PreK-K
When She Had Wings Imagination Stage Humanities, 26 1st-4th X X Dance, Theater
Alvin Ailey Mni Performance John F. Kennedy Center for Music, Dance 26 5th X the Performng Arts Enso String Quartet John F. Kennedy Center for Music 27 5th X the Performng Arts Great Women of Jazz John F. Kennedy Center for Music 27 5th X the Performng Arts Hansel and Gretel John F. Kennedy Center for Humanities, 28 5th X X the Performng Arts Music, Dance, Theater Moby Dick John F. Kennedy Center for Humanities, 28 5th X the Performng Arts Music, Theater NSO Young People’s Concert: Inspiration! John F. Kennedy Center for Music 29 5th X X X the Performng Arts Oliverio: A Brazilian Twist John F. Kennedy Center for Humanities, 29 5th X X the Performng Arts Music, Theater Superman 2050 John F. Kennedy Center for Dance, Theater, 30 5th the Performng Arts Storytelling The Girl Who Sang Badly John F. Kennedy Center for Dance, Theater 30 5th X the Performng Arts Time for Three John F. Kennedy Center for Music 31 5th X the Performng Arts WNO Opera Look-in: Carmen John F. Kennedy Center for Humanities, 31 5th X X X the Performng Arts Music, Dance, Theater Art and Geography Kreeger Museum Visual Art 32 6th-8th X X X
Seeing Shapes and Colors Kreeger Museum Visual Art 32 4th, 6th- X 8th The Making of Architecture Kreeger Museum Visual Art 32 6th-8th X X
City By Design National Building Museum Humanities, 33 K-4th, X X X X X Visual Arts, Ar- 6th-9th chitecture, City planning My House, My Home National Building Museum Humanities, 33 PreK(4)- X X X X X X X Visual Arts, 1st Architecture The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) National Children’s Theatre Theater 34 3rd-5th X
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AFES at Cultural Institutions
Spark!Lab National Museum of Humanities 34 1st-4th X X X X American History Barber of Seville Opera NOVA Music, Theater, 35 PreK-4th X X Opera Treemonisha Opera NOVA Humanities, 35 PreK-4th X X X Music, Dance, Theater, Per- forming Arts Permanent Collection Tours Phillips Collection Humanities, 35 PreK-12th X X X Visual Arts Spontaneous Art-Making for Teens Project Create Visual Arts, 36 9th-12th X Literary Arts Walk Like a Journalist: Following aul Salopek’s Pulizer Center Humanities, 36 6th-12th X X X X X X Journey on Foot Around the World Media/Film Aladdin! (and his wonderul lamp) Puppet Co. Theater, Visual 37 PreK-4th X X Arts Beauty and the Beast Puppet Co. Theater, Visual 37 PreK-4th X X Arts Len Piper’s Pinocchio Puppet Co. Theater, Visual 38 PreK-4th, X X Arts 6th-7th The Nutcracker Puppet Co. Theater, Visual 38 PreK-4th, X X Arts 6th-12th Velveteen Rabbit Puppet Co. Theater, Visual 38 PreK-4th X X Arts 1984 Student Matinee Shakespeare Theatre Humanities, 39 9th-12th X Company Theater The Critic and The Real Inspector Hound Shakespeare Theatre Theater 39 9th-12th X Student Matinee Company Black History Month @ THEARC Theatre THEARC Dance 40 1st-4th, X 6th-7th Black History Month @ THEARC Presents THEARC Theater 40 6th-12th X Black Angels Over Tuskegee Double Time Jazz at THEARC THEARC Music 40 6th-12th X
Bastian and Bastiana The In Series Humanities, 40 1st-4th X X X Music, Dance, Theater China: Through the Lens of John Thomson Textile Museum Visual Art 41 1st-4th, X X X X 6th-12th A Goldberg Variation Washington Bach Consort Music, Theater 41 3rd-5th X X
Bach in Time Washington Bach Consort Music, Theater 42 1st-4th X X
The Nutcracker Washington Ballet Dance 42 1st-4th, X 6th-12th African Americans in the White House White House Historical Humanities 42 6th-12th X X Neighborhood Association Forged By Fire: Dolly Madison, the White White House Historical Humanities, 43 3rd-4th, X X House, and the War of 1812 Association Theater 6th-7th Paths To Freedom: Slavery, Emancipation, and White House Historical Humanities, 43 4th,6th- X X the Powers of the President Association Theater 7th Wolf Trap Field Trip Performance Wolf Trap Music, Dance, 43 PreK-K X Theater Youth Screening at the Investigate 100Reporters Humanities, 44 9th-12th X X Film Festival Media/Film
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Cantare- “Mucha Musica” Class Acts Arts Dance, Music 45 PreK-8th X X X
Krsko Creative Group- “Art and Science Class Acts Arts Visual Arts 45 PreK-4th, X X X of Color” 6th-12th Mary Beth Bowen- “Readers Theatre: Class Acts Arts Theater 45 4th X Mythological Allusions” Song Witer In Residence Workshop Kid Pan Alley Music 46 1st-4th X X
Standup and be Heard: One Little Song Can Kid Pan Alley Music 46 1st-4th X X Change the World Adopt-A-Teller Program National Association of Black Theater/ Story- 46 PreK-12th Storytellers telling Creative Writing & Spoken Word Poetry Project Create Music, Poetry, 46 6th-8th, X Featuring Konshens the MC Literary Arts, 9th-12th Theater Project Create Theater Improvisations Project Create Theater Arts, 47 K-5th, X & Movement Dance 6th-8th
Bastian and Bastiana The In Series Humanities, 47 1st-4th X X X Music, Dance, Theater Cri Cri: The Mexican Singing Cricket The In Series Music, Dance, 47 PreK-2nd X X X Theater Duke Ellington’s Neighborhood The In Series Humanities, 47 1st-4th X X X Music, Theater Zarzuelita Latina The In Series Humanities, 48 1st-4th X X X X Music, Dance, Theater Civil War White House White House Historical Humanities 48 4th, 6th- X Association 7th Executive Detetives I White House Historical Humanities, 48 PreK-2nd X Association Visual Arts Executive Detectives II White House Historical Humanities, 48 3rd-4th, X Association Visual Arts 6th-7th First Kid for A Day White House Historical Humanities 49 PreK-2nd X Association So You Want to Be President White House Historical Humanities 49 1st-4th, X Association 6th-7th Professional Development Workshops [De- signProfessional Note Heading] Development Workshops
Freedom and Union: The Legacy of the 13th, African American Civil War Humanities 50 K-12th X X X X 14th, and 15th Amendments Museum Learning, Arts Integration, Arts Learning Teacher Open House African American Civil War Informational 50 PreK-12th X Museum Bridging the Americas: Community and Anacostia Community Arts Integration, 51 PreK-12th X Belonging from Panama to Washington, DC Museum Humanities Integration High School Teacher’s Exhibition Overview: Anacostia Community Arts Integration, 51 PreK-12th X X Twelve Years that Shook and Shaped Museum Humanities Washington Integration Dramatic Play and Multi-Sensory Storytelling Imagination Stage Arts Learning- 52 PreK-K X Theatre, Arts Integration
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Professional Development Workshops (cont.)
Learning Through Theater: From the Imagination Stage Arts Learning- 52 3rd-5th X X Classroom to the Stage Theatre, Arts Integration Climate Consequences: Thinking Critically John F. Kennedy Center for Arts Learning- 52 4th-8th X X X X through Drama and Science the Performng Arts Media/Film, Humanities Learning From Hip-Hop to Shakespeare: Decoding John F. Kennedy Center for Arts Learning- 53 6th-12th X X X Heightened Language the Performng Arts Music, Theatre
People, Places and Environments: Exploring John F. Kennedy Center for Arts Learning- 53 2nd-5th X X X X Social Studies through Creative Movement the Performng Arts Dance Theatre Shadow Play: Exploring Shadow Puppetry in John F. Kennedy Center for Arts Learning- 53 PreK-2nd X X X the Early Years the Performng Arts Music, Dance Theatre; Humanities Learning STEAM Poetry: Understanding Science John F. Kennedy Center for Humanities 54 4th-12th X X X X through Metaphor the Performng Arts Learning, Arts Learning- Theater Traveling to Past: Trick Photography for John F. Kennedy Center for Arts Learning- 54 3rd-8th X X X Historians the Performng Arts Media/Film, Humanities Learning Video Storytelling in the Classroom Meridian Hill Pictures Informational, 54 K-12th X X X X X X X X X X Arts Integration, Arts Learning- Visual Arts Art and Remembrance National Gallery of Art Arts Integration, 55 PreK-12th X Arts Learning- Visual Arts, Arts Learning-Music Artful Orchestra National Gallery of Art Arts Integration, 55 PreK-12th Arts Learning- Visual Arts, Music J. Carter Brown Memorial Evening with National Gallery of Art Arts Integration, 56 PreK-12th X X X Educators: Celebrate Sculpture! Arts Learning- Visual Arts, Informational Louise Bourgeois: No Exit National Gallery of Art Arts Integration, 56 PreK-12th X X X X Arts Learning- Visual Arts Painters of Modernism: Looking Closely at National Gallery of Art Arts Integration, 57 PreK-12th X X French Impressionism Arts Learning- Visual Arts Thinking Routines to Integrate Art and National Gallery of Art Arts Integration, 57 PreK-12th X X Support Literacy (Two-Part Program) Arts Learning- Visual Arts Crafty Happy Hour National Museum of Women Informational, 57 K-12 X X in the Arts Arts Learning- Visual Arts 2016 ABC Teacher Institue National Museum of Women Arts Learning- 58 K-12 X X X in the Arts Visual Arts, Arts Integration Arts Integration and Playwriting Young Playwrights’ Theater Arts Integration 58 3rd-12th X X X X X X X X X
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These events are offered by our member organizations throughout the DC metropolitan area (within 30 miles of Washington, DC). Registered schools may request one ticket per student in each grade to these events per school year. The DC Collaborative supports the cost of tickets and transportation to the events, unless your school has funds for field-trips. Please refer to theAFES School Handbook for more information regarding how to register your school, program structure, and the process to request tickets for offered events.
DC Public Schools Teachers: AFES events relate to the following strands in the TEACH domain of the Teaching and Learning Framework: • Teach 3: Engage All Students in Learning • Teach 4: Target Multiple Learning Styles • Teach 7: Develop High-Level Understanding Through Questioning • Teach 9: Invest Students in Learning
In addition, these AFES events can be aligned with the DCPS Scope and Sequence academic pacing guide and accompanying unit overviews. Please contact us for more information at [email protected].
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AFES AT CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
EMPEROR’S NIGHTINGALE
Presented by: Adventure Theatre-MTC The sweet song of a Nightingale saves an Empire. This brand new adaptation set in eighteenth century China, brings to light the younger days of Emperor Qianlong, who would become one of the greatest rulers of the Middle Kingdom. 7300 MacArthur Boulevard (Glen Echo Park) It takes a magical bird to help the headstrong and aimless Glen Echo, MD 20812 Prince to become a King. Discipline: Theater Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Date: To be determined Grades: PreK- 4th Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour LEMONY SNICKET’S LUMP OF COAL Location: Adventure Theatre-MTC
7300 MacArthur Boulevard (Glen Echo Park) Glen Echo, MD 20812 Presented by: Adventure Theatre-MTC Discipline: Theater It is Christmastime! The hilarious and heart-burning, uh, Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, heartwarming holiday adventure of a Lump of Coal who History and Geography wants to be an artist. Traditionally the dreaded stocking Grades: PreK-4th stuffer for children on the Naughty List, this Lump turns one child’s worst nightmare into a dream come true. Direct JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH from Lemony Snicket - author of A Series of Unfortunate Events – this stage adaptation by Norman Allen will delight Presented by: Adventure Theatre-MTC audiences young and old with its story of unlikely friend- When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down ships and holiday miracles. their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion which results in a tremendous peach -and launches a journey of Date: To be determined enormous proportions. Featuring a wickedly tuneful score Time: 10:30 AM by the TONY Award-nominated team of Pasek and Paul and Length of Event: 1 hour Adventure Theatre-MTC a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald. Location: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard (Glen Echo Park) Glen Echo, MD 20812 Date: To be determined Discipline: Theater Time: 10:30 AM Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts 1 hour Length of Event: Grades: PreK-4th, 6th Location: Adventure Theatre-MTC
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Date: 10/21/2015 Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 2.5 hours Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Discipline: Media/Film, Humanities Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Architecture/Urban Studies Grades: 6th-7th Photo provided by AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center SCREENING OF “TO KILL A SCREENING OF “14-18: THE NOISE MOCKINGBIRD” AND THE FURY” Presented by: AFI Silver Theatre and Presented by: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Cultural Center This movie is based on Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning Using primarily archival footage, this film tells the story book of 1961, “To Kill a Mocking Bird.” Atticus Finch is a of World War I through the narration of a fictional French lawyer in a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930’s. soldier. It explains everything students need to know This screening will be accompanied by a reading/ lesson about the “war to end all wars” in 2 hours. Appropriate with discussion questions, a glossary of film terms and an for Veterans’ Day. assignment customized to the needs of the teacher’s objectives and a pre and post-screening discussion. Date: 11/10/2015 Time: 10:00 AM Date: 11/17/2015 Length of Event: 2.5 hours Time: 10:00 AM Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Length of Event: 2.5 hours 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Discipline: Media/Film, Humanities 8633 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Discipline: Media/Film, Humanities History/Geography Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Grades: 9th-12th History/Geography, Diversity Grades: 8th-12th A SCREENING OF THE 1938 VERSION OF “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
Presented by: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center A screening of the 1938 version of THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. The screening is accompanied by a study
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 15 FOUNDERS DAY: THE FOUNDING OF 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 THE BUREAU OF THE UNITED STATES Discipline: Humanities COLORED TROOPS Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Civics/Law
Grades: PreK-3rd Presented by: African American Civil War Memorial Museum BRIDGING THE AMERICAS: Each year the African American Civil War Museum com- COMMUNITY AND BELONGING FROM memorates the Founding of the United States Colored PANAMA TO WASHINGTON, DC Troops to remember the service of the individuals listed at the memorial across the street from the museum. This Presented by: Anacostia Community Museum, founder’s day program will highlight the stories of the A Smithsonian Institution soldiers through first person interpretive performances that Using images and narratives, this exhibition reflect their individual journeys and how the war presents the various ways in which Zonians and Panama- impacted them. nians in the D.C. metropolitan area think about home and
belonging in and in-between Panama and Washington, D.C. Date: 5/20/2016 From passage during the California Gold Rush to the 100th Time: 10:30 AM anniversary of the Panama Canal in 2014, the United States Length of Event: 2.5 hours Location: African American Civil War and Panama have a long and intertwined history. The exhi- Memorial Museum bition shows the formal ties between the two nations but 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 focuses on the human stories and migrations that under- Discipline: Humanities, Music, Theater score the connection. Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Civics/Law Date: To be determined PreK-12th Grades: Time: To be determined Length of Event: 1 hour STORY HOUR Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 Presented by: African American Civil War Discipline: Humanities, Visual Art, History/Social Studies Memorial Museum Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Archi- tecture/Urban Studies, History/Geography, Diversity “Story Hour” engages our youngest learners in historical Grades: 4th, 6th-12th topics and museum settings. This program explores the Glorious March to Liberty: Civil War to Civil Rights through children’s literature and an accompanying arts integrated activity.
Date: 10/6/2015, 11/6/2015, 12/4/2015, 1/8/2016, 2/5/2016, 3/4/2016, 4/8/2016, 5/3/2016, 6/3/2016 Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1.5 hours Location: African American Civil War Memorial Museum Photo provided by Anacostia Community Museum
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Presented by: Anacostia Community Museum, A Smithsonian Institution Despite being specifically planned as the nation’s capital, Washington remained a small city of a few thousand resi- dents, which was virtually deserted during its hot summers. That was until the Civil War came to change the status quo. Displaying hundreds of historical photographs and including many artifacts, the exhibit will add an interesting dimension to the history of the Civil War in the nation’s capital and is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s celebration of the 150 years of the war.
Date: To be determined Photo provided by Anacostia Community Museum Time: To be determined Length of Event: 1 hour Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Date: To be determined 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 Time: To be determined Discipline: Humanities Length of Event: 1 hour Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum History/Geography, Civics/Law 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th-12th Discipline: Visual Art, Media/Film, Humanities Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, THE HAND OF FREEDOM: THE LIFE AND History/Geography, Genealogy LEGACY OF THE PLUMMER FAMILY Grades: 1st-4th, 6th-12th
Presented by: Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution This exhibition features Adam Francis Plummer, who was born into slavery in 1819 on the Goodwood Plantation of George Calvert, a descendant of the founding governors of the colony of Maryland. The diary of Adam Francis Plummer is one of the many pieces of material culture in the collec- tions of the Anacostia Community Museum. This exhibition will present Plummer’s diary in a digital format including: a transcription of the diary, images and descriptions of other materials in the Plummer-Arnold Family Collection, essays, a glossary of terms, and educational resources for teachers.
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 17 THE TWELVE YEARS THAT SHOOK AND modes of transportation in new, wonderful, and exciting ways. SHAPED WASHINGTON This world premiere, nonverbal production by Arts on the Horizon is inspired by the “America on the Move” exhibit at Presented by: Anacostia Community Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution The exhibit Twelve Years the Shook and Shaped Washing- Date: 11/12/2015 Time: 10:30 AM ton will focus on events and social movements that trans- Length of Event: 40 minutes formed Washington, DC, and provided bases for some of Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center the social, cultural, physical, and political changes that we 1333 H Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 see today. In visually exciting ways that invite viewers to Discipline: Humanities, Theater share, observe, and reflect on circumstances, events, and Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, people, the proposed exhibition embodies the mission and Technology goals of the museum in exploring contemporary urban life. Grades: PreK-K
Date: To be determined STAY AWAKE: THEATRE FOR THE Time: To be determined VERY YOUNG Length of Event: 1 hour Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Presented by: Atlas Performing Arts Center 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 Imagine an upside down lullaby. Rather than lulling you to Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Visual Art, sleep, this gentle story sends you into a Dreamland of another Media/Film sort. In this enchanting world premiere by Mary Hall Surface, Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Archi- tecture/Urban Studies, History/Geography, Civics/Law, discover the fantastical journey that awaits a child and her Diversity dog when their familiar bedtime ritual is thrown delightfully Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th-12th off-balance. Combining live music, movement, and visual art, the play invites young children and their grown-up friends into a theatrical world where anything is possible.
Date: 10/8/2015 Photo provided by Atlas Performing Arts Center Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 40 minutes FROM POINT A TO POINT B: Location: Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 THEATRE FOR THE VERY YOUNG Discipline: Music, Theater, Visual Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Presented by: Atlas Performing Arts Center Grades: PreK-K It’s just another day at the Lab, but today’s particular assignment has the two employees scratching their heads: a ball keeps appearing from a spot labeled “Point A” and needs to travel to “Point B.” The catch is that the ball can Photo provided by Atlas never travel the same way twice! As the two co-workers Performing Arts Center – one a careful scientist, the other an athletic risk-taker – begin to solve the puzzle together, they explore different
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 18 THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF freedom songs by top artists, including John Legend, Wyclef IRENA SENDLER Jean, and The Roots; riveting archival footage; and inter- views with civil rights foot soldiers and leaders, including Presented by: Avalon Theatre Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Julian Bond, and Irena Sendler was one of the most remarkable heroes of Ambassador Andrew Young. The program complements World War II, saving 2500 Jewish children during the Ger- what students learn in the classroom, aligning with Com- man occupation of Poland. As a social worker with access mon Core standards and using the visual and dramatic medi- to the Warsaw Ghetto, Irena realized that thousands of um of film to deepen students’ understanding and promote children were in danger. She recruited sympathetic friends critical thinking. and co-workers to smuggle children out and place them in safe homes, farms and convents. At great personal risk, she Date: 2/9/2016, 2/10/2016 Time: 10:00 AM devised schemes to sneak the children by Nazi guards. The Length of Event: 2.5 hours program complements what students learn in the class- Location: Avalon Theatre room, aligning with Common Core standards and using the 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 visual and dramatic medium of film to deepen students’ Discipline: Media/Film understanding and promote critical thinking. Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity Date: 5/4/2016, 5/5/2016 Grades: 7th-12th Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 2.5 hours Location: Avalon Theatre 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 Discipline: Media/Film Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity Grades: 7th-12th
SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION
Presented by: Avalon Theatre “Soundtrack for a Revolution” tells the story of the Ameri- can civil rights movement through its powerful music—the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The music enabled blacks to sing words they could not say, and it was crucial in helping the protesters as they faced down brutal aggression with dignity and non-violence. The film features new performances of the
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 19 THE YEAR WE THOUGHT ABOUT LOVE dramatic medium of film to deepen students’ understand- ing and promote critical thinking. Presented by: Avalon Theatre “The Year We Thought about Love” is about what happens Date: 10/6/2015, 10/7/2015 Time: 10:00 AM when a diverse group of LGBTQ youth dares to be “out” Length of Event: 2.5 hours on stage, talking truthfully about their lives. The film goes Location: Avalon Theatre behind the scenes of the oldest gay youth theater in Amer- 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 ica. In a twist on the common image of LGBTQ youth as Discipline: Media/Film victims, the film reveals the troupe members as artists and Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, activists, celebrating the fullness of their lives in thoughtful Civics/Law, Diversity and hilarious ways. Together they explore love—romantic, Grades: 7th-12th familial, and religious—as they write scripts based on their lives. The program complements what students learn in the LIVING THE DREAM...SINGING THE classroom, aligning with Common Core standards and using DREAM: CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND the visual and dramatic medium of film to deepen students’ LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. understanding and promote critical thinking. Presented by: Choral Arts Society of Washington Date: 12/8/2015, 12/9/2015 Based on Choral Arts’ Living the Dream...Singing the Dream Time: 10:00 AM concert, this special one-hour student-oriented perfor- Length of Event: 2.5 hours mance celebrates the legacy of Dr. King and features perfor- Location: Avalon Theatre mances of the traditional gospel music and spirituals sung 5612 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 during the Civil Rights Movement. Students sing along with Discipline: Media/Film the Chorus during this Black History Month event. Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity 2/25/2016 Grades: 7th-12th Date: Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour WAR DANCE Location: Lisner Auditorium 730 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 Presented by: Avalon Theatre Discipline: Music “War Dance” tells the amazing story of three Ugandan Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Civics/Law refugee children whose lives have been torn apart by the Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th-8th war that has ravaged their country. Each year, a student music festival is held in Uganda’s capitol, in which children from around the country compete for prizes in performing traditional music and dance. When Dominic, Rose, Nancy and their classmates are invited to compete for the first time, the children are thrilled at their opportunity and determined to prove that in a place of violence and want, creativity and talent can still take root. The program com- plements what students learn in the classroom, aligning with Common Core standards and using the visual and Photo provided by the Choral Arts Society of Washington
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 20 COMMERCE OF QUILTS
Presented by: The DAR Museum Students learn about the business of fabric in early 19th Century America through role playing as customer/shop- keeper, roller/stamp print fabric design activity, and transportation interactivity.
Date: To be determined Time: To be determined Length of Event: 1 hour Photo provided by The DC Fire and EMS Museum Location: The DAR Museum
1776 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Discipline: Humanities, Visual Arts FIRE DEPARTMENT MUSEUM TOUR Curriculum Connections: Math AND SAFETY DEMONSTRATION Grades: 4th Presented by: The DC Fire and EMS Museum The Museum houses the history of the D.C. Fire and E.M.S. Department, dating back to the late 1700’s. Hundreds of fire-fighting items and related books, papers, and pictures are displayed in the 4,000-square foot Museum. A special 20-minute home fire safety cartoon and interactive presen- tation are available for small groups with advance reserva- tions. The D.C. Fire and E.M.S. Museum is open Monday- Friday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Date: To be determined Photo provided by The DAR Museum Time: To be determined PATTERNS AND SHAPES IN QUILTS Length of Event: 1 hour Location: The DC Fire and EMS Museum 439 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Presented by: The DAR Museum Discipline: Humanities Students use math concepts to explore American made Curriculum Connections: Architecture/Urban quilts. Younger students use patterns and basic shapes, Studies, Technology, History/Geography while older students use complex shapes and fractions. Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th-12th
Date: To be determined Time: To be determined Length of Event: 1 hour Location: The DAR Museum 1776 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20006
Discipline: Humanities, Visual Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Math Grades: PreK-3rd
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 21 JAZZ MEETS HIP-HOP
Presented by: The DC Jazz Festival “Jazz Meets Hip Hop” demonstrates the musical and historical connections between jazz & hip hop and gives participants an understanding of these American musical forms. Q & A follows presentation. This is an exciting journey through the history of hip hop music and its intersection with straight-ahead jazz.
Date: To be determined Time: To be determined Length of Event: 1 hour Location: THEARC 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 Photo provided by The DC Jazz Festival Discipline: Music Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Math DC JAZZ BOPS Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th-12th
Presented by: The DC Jazz Festival DANCE PLACE EVENT DC Jazz Bops!, the DC Jazz Festival’s early childhood edu- cation program, uses jazz-inspired books and storytelling Presented by: El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea to teach our community’s youngest learners about music (DC Contemporary Dance Theatre) and promote an early interest in reading. Using a collection Celebrate DC’s rich and diverse cultural heritage with one of of award-winning literature, we share stories about the the City’s most acclaimed ethnic dance companies perform- joy of jazz, the lives of jazz legends, and the origins of jazz ing powerful and elegant contemporary works reflective as an art form, in an accessible and child-friendly environ- of Hispanic and African American history. The Company’s ment. Where possible, books include accompanying CDs or diverse repertory captures the aching beauty, history and playlists allowing young readers to sing, dance, and explore culture of their homelands. long after class is over. DC Jazz Bops! Aims to offer children and caregivers the opportunity to explore jazz as a tool to Date: 1/8/2016 educate and express together. Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 45 minutes Date: To be determined Location: Dance Place Theatre Time: To be determined 3225 8th Street, NE Washington, DC 20017 Length of Event: 1 hour Discipline: Dance Location: THEARC Curriculum Connections: History/Geography 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 Grades: 1st-4th, 6th-7th Discipline: Music Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Math Grades: PreK-3rd
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 22 DEEP ROOTS WIDE WORLD BILINGUAL DANCE PRESENTATION
Presented by: El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea (DC Contemporary Dance Theatre) Come celebrate 30 years of dance and DC’s rich cultural heritage with one of the City’s first multi-cultural dance companies. The DC Contemporary Dance Theater/ El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea. The Company performs powerful and elegant contemporary repertory with an expressive, exuberant style.
Date: To be determined Time: To be determined Length of Event: 1 hour Location: Wilson High School Auditorium 3950 Chesapeake Street, NW Washington, DC 20016 Discipline: Dance Curriculum Connections: Science, Diversity Grades: 8th-12th Photos provided by El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea
EXPLORE INDIA!
Presented by: Gandhi Memorial Center Students will explore the culture of India through various art forms and learn about the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.
Date: 1/22/2016, 1/29/2016, 2/5/2016, 2/12/2016, 2/19/2016 Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Location: Gandhi Memorial Center 4748 Western Avenue Bethesda, MD 20816 Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Visual Arts Photo provided by El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Philos- ophy, Foreign Language, History/Geography, Diversity Grades: 1st-4th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 23 GEORGE WASHINGTON: FOUNDING FARMER
Presented by: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Students explore George Washington’s 18th-century Mansion, Farm, and Gardens through a variety of hands-on activities. While visiting Mount Vernon, they gain an understanding of an appreciation for the life and legacy of our nation’s first president, who was not only the father of our country, but an innovative farmer as well.
Date: 11/18/2015, 12/2/2015, 12/16/2015, 1/7/2016, 1/13/2016, 1/20/2016, 1/27/2016, 2/3/2016, 2/10/2016, 2/17/2016, 2/24/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 1.5 hours Location: Mount Vernon 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, VA 22121 Discipline: Humanities Photo provided by George Washington’s Mount Vernon Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Architecture/Urban Studies, History and Geography Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th-7th
REVOLUTIONARY! STEM IN WASHINGTON’S WORLD
Presented by: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Students explore Mount Vernon by engaging in a variety of STEM activities and tasks with characters from Washington’s world. Topics, depending on the season, include architecture, food preservation, land surveying, mathematical spy ciphers, gardening, archaeology, and the wonders of 18th century technology such as fan chair and smoke jack. Participants learn about George Washington’s wide ranging interesting by touring the Mansion and other parts of the estate.
Date: 11/17/2015, 12/3/2015, 12/9/2015, 12/10/2015, 12/17/2015, 1/6/2016, 1/8/2016, 1/14/2016, 1/21/2016, 1/28/2016, 2/4/2016, 2/11/2016, 2/18/2016, 2/25/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 2 hours Photo provided by George Washington’s Mount Vernon Location: Mount Vernon 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway Mount Vernon, VA 22121 Discipline: Humanities, Theater Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Architecture/ Urban Studies, History/Geography, Science, Technology Grades: 1st-2nd, 6th-7th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 24 FROG AND TOAD Date: 2/26/16 Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Presented by: Imagination Stage Location: Imagination Stage The hit Broadway and Tony Award-winning musical inspired 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 by the acclaimed children’s books, Frog andToad is a holiday Discipline: Theater classic! Two best friends with completely opposite per- Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts sonalities wake up fromhibernation, and enjoy hilarious and Grades: 1st-4th heartwarming adventures through the seasons. When Frog learnsthat Toad doesn’t receive mail, he quickly writes him MOUSE ON THE MOVE a letter and asks the Snail to deliver it. Severaluproarious Vaudeville vignettes ensue in which the friends go swim- Presented by: Imagination Stage ming, fly a kite, bake cookies, tellscary stories, and go sled- In the play, Nellie and Amelia are two adventurous mice ding down a steep hill. Will the Snail successfully complete ready to explore the world beyond their little mouse-hole. his journey todeliver the letter and a smile to Toad? They decide to go to the moon, since it is cat-free and made entirely of delicious, mouth-watering cheese. Like Date: 11/25/2015 many of Imagination Stage’s shows for this age group, the Time: 10:30 AM performance will be a multi-sensory experience. Children 1 hour Length of Event: are given a small suitcase of props with which they help the Location: Imagination Stage actors tell the story. 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Discipline: Music, Theater 11/11/2015, 11/12/2015 Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Date: Time: 10:30 AM Grades: PreK-4th Length of Event: 1 hour Location: Imagination Stage JACK AND PHIL: GIANT SLAYERS INC. 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Discipline: Theater Presented by: Imagination Stage Curriculum Connections: Communication Skills, Big Adventure in Comical Re-telling of Jack and the Bean- Creative Thinking stalk! In this contemporary, tongue-in-cheek adaptation Grades: PreK-K of the classic fairy tale, Jack is a sporty, popular kid whose mother is facing foreclosure on their house. Jack enlists Phil, his smart yet nerdy neighbor, to accompany him to a pawnbroker to trade in his Grandfather’s gold watch for quick cash. Instead, the boys are paid in magic beans, and soon enough, a beanstalk grows tall with golden eggs, a harp, and a Giant’s home waiting at the top! After discovering the treasures, Jack becomes an overnight TV sensation, but his failure to acknowledge Phil’s help threatens the boys’ friendship, and very nearly leads to disaster when the Giant decides to come down from the beanstalk.
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 25 WHEN SHE HAD WINGS Date: 2/4/2016 Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Presented by: Imagination Stage Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts A Story Inspired by the Life and Mystery of 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Amelia Earhart! A world premiere play as a part of The Discipline: Music, Dance Women’s Voices Theater Festival in DC. A nine year old girl Curriculum Connections: Diversity, Storytelling named B fantasizes about flying in a makeshift cockpit she Grades: 5th has built in a tree. The morning after a storm, B awakes to find A, a peculiar, elderly woman who “squawks” rather than talks, sharing her airplane. B believes that A is actually her heroine Amelia Earhart, who was never seen again after taking off across the Pacific Ocean. In exchange for B help- ing A finish her famous last flight, A promises B that he can and will fly! This story is about using your imagination and making the impossible possible combines live sound and puppetry to create striking images and theatrical magic.
Date: 9/23/2015 Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Location: Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Discipline: Humanities, Dance, Theater Photo provided by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography Grades: 1st-4th
ALVIN AILEY MINI PERFORMANCE
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shares “Ailey Magic” with students, giving insight into the history of the company and its founder Alvin Ailey. The company performs selec- tions from its varied and inspiring repertoire, including their signature work, Revelations.
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 26 ENSO STRING QUARTET: THE MANY MOODS OF MUSIC
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts With a 2010 Grammy Award® nomination for “Best Cham- ber Music Performance,” the Enso String Quartet has quickly become one of the country’s most exciting young ensembles. Using a mix of classics from the string quartet repertoire, some of the most recognized symphonic music, and popular folk and contemporary music, the Enso Quar- tet engages students in listening activities and guides them through the basics of how the music is created, and then why and how it affects us as listeners, whether as music for entertainment, for dance, for storytelling, for inspiration, or as music for the sake of music. LYNNE ARRIALE, CARLA COOK, AND Date: 5/4/2016 GRACE KELLY CELEBRATING GREAT Time: 11:00 AM WOMEN OF JAZZ: ABBEY LINCOLN, Length of Event: 1 hour NINA SIMONE, AND JONI MITCHELL Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Discipline: Music Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Performing Arts Grades: 5th In this celebration, three dynamic jazz artists —Lynne Arriale (pianist), Carla Cook (vocalist), and Grace Kelly (saxophonist) —honor the legacy of three women who have served as their musical inspiration: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Sim- one, and Joni Mitchell. Students hear about the contribu- tions these great artists have made to the story of jazz and their influence on the music and performers we hear today.
Date: 11/13/2015 Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Music Photo provided by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Grades: 5th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 27 HANSEL AND GRETEL MOBY DICK
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Performing Arts Once upon a time, two children found themselves lost in PRESENTED BY THEATER TRIEBWERK a dark forest, until they happened upon a house made FROM GERMANY entirely of sweets. What happens next, well that’s the story Set sail for a whale of a tale with young sailor Ishmael, of Hansel and Gretel! Complete with a cackling witch, en- first mate Starbuck, and one-legged Captain Ahab as they chanted fairies, dancing animals, and an oversized ginger- voyage across the seven seas in search of the notorious bread oven, the timeless Grimm brothers’ fairy tale white whale, Moby Dick. Herman Melville’s epic saga makes returns in this whimsical and neon-colored production. a splash at the Kennedy Center in this inventive production Combining “a staging that looked like a comic book by Dr. from Germany’s award-winning Theater Triebwerk. Seuss” (The Washington Post) with Humperdinck’s “buoy- antly luscious music” (The New York Times), this sparkling Date: 4/19/2016, 4/20/2016, 4/21/2016, 4/22/2016 English-language production featuring the Domingo-Cafritz Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Young Artists and the WNO Children’s Chorus is a favorite of Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts children and adults alike. 2700 F Street NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Humanities, Music, Theater Date: 12/11/2015 Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Time: 11:15 AM Grades: 5th Length of Event: 1.5 hours Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Theater Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography Grades: 5th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 28 OLIVERIO: A BRAZILIAN TWIST
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts For young Olivia, leaving the Brazilian desert for the poor favela neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro hasn’t been easy. Her mother has left to find work, food is scarce, and now she’s been sent to an orphanage. So when the city makes its an- nual New Year’s Eve pilgrimage to the beach, in hopes that
Photo provided by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the goddess of the sea will grant them a wish. Inspired by Oliver Twist, this new musical mixes fantasy, shifting identi- NSO YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT: ties, and a healthy helping of humor to explore the cultural INSPIRATION! melting pot of modern-day Rio. Original songs and music bring to life samba, capoeira, Carnaval, and other Brazilian Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the traditions, while Olivério’s inspiring story proves there’s Performing Arts more to family than you might think—and it’s never too Ever wonder what inspires a composer to write a piece of late to ask for just “a little more” love in the world. music? Inspiration! is a full orchestra concert that explores the ideas that help shape a composer’s creativity. Hosted Date: 2/2/2016, 2/3/2016, 2/4/2016, 2/10/2016, by guest conductor Joshua Gersen along with NSO Principal 2/11/2016, 2/16/2016, 2/17/2016, 2/18/2016, 2/12/2016 Second Violinist Marissa Regni, this varied program includes Time: 12:30 PM except 2/12 @ 11:00 AM symphonic music from Prokofiev, Smetana, Gershwin, Length of Event: 1 hour Shostakovich, and Vivaldi. Learn how these composers were Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts inspired by literature, poetry, travel, nature, and more and 2700 F Street Washington, DC 20566 how that might apply to each student’s creative process. Discipline: Humanities, Music, Theater You’ll even hear a piece that was inspired by junk art! Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Diversity Don’t miss it! Grades: 5th
Date: 4/21/2016, 4/22/2016 Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Music Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Science Grades: 5th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 29 SUPERMAN 2050 THE GIRL WHO FORGOT TO SING BADLY
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Performing Arts PRESENTED BY THEATER UNSPEAKABLE Peggy O’Hegarty and her parents are packers. They squeeze FROM CHICAGO fruit into tins, foxes into boxes, even bikes into brown paper It’s the year 2050, and our fearless Man of Steel is about to bags. All the while, Peggy sings with the voice of an angel—a wage battle with his dastardly arch-enemy Lex Luthor for grossly unfortunate angel who can’t sing at all. But one day, the future of Metropolis’s beloved high-speed rail network. work stops working, and the jobs stop coming, and Peggy But hold tight, because this is no ordinary Superman tale. steps outside to find that everyone in her city has gone! Upon one impossibly tiny platform, seven precariously perched, spandex-clad actors share a space just 3-by-7 Date: 5/18/ 2016 - 12:30 PM feet—using only their bodies and voices to create every 5/19/2016 - 12:30 PM 5/20/2016 - 11:00 AM prop, scene, character, and sound effect in the story! Length of Event: 1 hour Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Date: 3/29/2016, 3/30/2016, 3/31/2016 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Time: 12:30 PM Discipline: Dance, Theater Length of Event: 1 hour Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Grades: 5th 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Dance, Theater, Storytelling Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Grades: 5th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 30 TIME FOR THREE
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Time for Three is a youthful and engaging trio of musicians who play a widely diverse repertoire that transcends traditional performance genres. These classically trained string players perform an eclectic mix of bluegrass, Hun- garian gypsy, jazz, country-western fiddling, classical, and improvisatory music. During the program, Time for Three performs music from Brahms to the Beatles and beyond and demonstrates how engaging music of all genres can be when played with spontaneity, enthusiasm, and technical virtuosity.
Date: 2/9/2016 Photo provided by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour WNO OPERA LOOK IN: CARMEN Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Discipline: Music Performing Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Theater, music, and dance come together in this introduc- Grades: 5th tion to George Bizet’s Carmen, one of the world’s most popular operas. At this hour-long Look-In, students hear amazing performances, see demonstrations of behind- the-scenes technology, lighting, stage combat, and scene changes, and get a glimpse into the many careers available in stage performance. Performed by the WNO Domingo- Cafritz Young Artists along with the WNO orchestra, Carmen is a sweeping tale of love and heartbreak, rivalry, and jealousy. This opera takes place in Latin America and tells the story of the downfall of Don Jose, a naïve soldier who is beguiled by the gypsy Carmen.
Date: 10/1/2015 Time: 10:15 AM and 12:00 PM Length of Event: 1 hour Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Photo provided by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Theater Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Technology Grades: 5th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 31 ART AND GEOGRAPHY Length of Event: 1.5 hours Location: Kreeger Museum 2401 Foxhall Road Washington, DC 20566 Presented by: The Kreeger Museum Discipline: Visual Art Students see African carvings, Asian statuary, Western land- Curriculum Connections: Math scapes while exploring their geographic connections. This Grades: 4th, 6th-8th will facilitate understanding of how location shapes content and form of artistic expression. Students learn about soil, climate, and human intervention in the ecological fabric. The study of maps is part of the tour concluding with a workshop.
10/6/2015, 1/19/2016, Date: 2/16/2016, 5/3/2016
Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 1.5 hours Kreeger Museum Location: Photo provided by The Kreeger Museum 2401 Foxhall Road, NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Visual Art THE MAKING OF ARCHITECTURE Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Math, Science Presented by: The Kreeger Museum Grades: 6th-8th Designed by Phillip Johnson, the Kreeger house incorpo- rates features of traditional and Modernist architecture. On their visit, students learn about elements of successful architecture, including the use of geometric shapes and solids in design. A workshop where students build a model for a hypothetical museum concludes their visit.
Photo provided by The Kreeger Museum Date: 10/3/2015, 12/15/2015, 2/2/2016, 4/19/2016, 6/7/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 1.5 hours SEEING SHAPES AND COLORS Location: Kreeger Museum 2401 Foxhall Road, NW Washington, DC 20566 Visual Arts Presented by: The Kreeger Museum Discipline: Curriculum Connections: Seeing Shapes and Colors is a tour that focuses on modern Architecture/Urban paintings. Its purpose is to sharpen students’ perceptions Studies, Math of color and help them acquire a vocabulary to describe Grades: 6th-8th colors and color relationships. The tour is accompanied by a drawing workshop in which students learn to achieve deliberate color effects.
Date: 10/20/2015, 12/1/2015, 3/1/2016, 5/17/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Photo provided by The Kreeger Museum Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 32 MY HOUSE, MY HOME
Presented by: National Building Museum Students learn about the process of building a house through an exploration of the Museum’s House & Home exhibition and by creating their own model home.
Date: 11/12/2015, 11/24/2015, 1/7/2016, 1/19/2016, 1/28/2016, 2/5/2016, 2/23/2016, 3/3/2016, 3/14/2016, 3/16/2016, 4/13/2016, 4/18/2016, 5/3/2016, 5/4/2016, 5/26/2016 Time: 12:30 PM Length of Event: 1.5 hours Location: National Building Museum 401 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Discipline: Visual Art, Humanities Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Architecture/Urban Studies, History/Geography,
Photo provided by The National Building Museum Math, Civics/Law, Science, Diversity Grades: PreK-2nd CITY BY DESIGN
Presented by: National Building Museum Students become city planners as they build their own city and begin to understand the challenges of creating a modern livable city.
Date: 11/4/2015, 11/20/2015, 11/23/2015, 1/13/2016, 1/25/2016, 2/1/2016, 2/11/2016, 2/17/2016, 3/11/2016, 3/22/2016, 4/7/2016, 4/27/2016, 5/13/2016, 5/16/2016 Time: 12:30 PM Length of Event: 2 hours Location: National Building Museum 401 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Discipline: Visual Art, Humanities Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Architecture/Urban Studies, History/Geography, Civics/Law, Science Grades: 1st-4th, 6th-8th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 33 THE BFG (BIG FRIENDLY GIANT) SPARK!LAB
Presented by: The National Children’s Theatre- Presented by: National Museum of An Alliance Between The National Theatre and American History Imagination Stage Spark!Lab is where museum visitors become inventors. The The BFG is the world’s only friendly giant. He operates in Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation the strictest of secrecy to bring good dreams to the hu- invites children between the ages of 6 and 12 to create, man world, while his nasty counterparts steal and have collaborate, explore, test, experiment, and invent. Activities the despicable habit of eating children. Upon meeting little for children and families incorporate traditional science, orphan Sophie through her window; he whisks her away to technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with art, his home in Giant Country. Together they embark on an ad- museum, and creativity. venture to Buckingham Palace to get help from the Queen and save the children from the other giants! Date: 10/7/2015, 3/18/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Date:11/2/2015, 11/3/2015, 11/4/2015, 11/5/2015, Length of Event: 1.5 hours 11/6/2015, 11/9/2015, 11/10/2015, 11/11/2015, Location: National Museum of American History 11/12/2015, 11/13/2015 12th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Time: 10:30 AM Washington, DC20003 Length of Event: 1.5 hours Discipline: Humanities Location: The National Children’s Theatre Curriculum Connections: Technology, Math, 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 History/Geography, Science Discipline: Theater Grades: 1st-4th Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Grades: 3rd-5th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 34 BARBER OF SEVILLE Performing Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Foreign Language, History and Geography Presented by: Opera NOVA Grades: PreK-4th Opera NOVA will perform a condensed version of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, for an audience of students. In this opera, the wily Figaro, Seville’s most famous barber and PERMANENT COLLECTION TOURS jack-of-all-trades, comes to the aid of the two young lovers. The story unfolds through a series of farcical twists and Presented by: The Phillips Collection Students explore the Phillips permanent collection on a turns, leading irresistibly to a happy ending. Opera NOVA’s customized tour. Phillips School Programs Educators create compressed version of the opera will be performed at the specialized tours to match classroom themes, lessons and Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington, VA in units to best fit the teacher’s curriculum goals. Students will November 2015. experience hands-on activities in the galleries that focus on how art can be integrated into a variety of lessons they Date: 11/17/2015, 11/18/2015, 11/19/2015, 11/20/2015 Time: 10:00 AM are working on at school. Exposure to a variety of artists, Length of Event: 1 hour including Renoir and Arthur Dove, gives students confi- Location: 125 S. Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204 dence in their ability to understand and interpret the world Discipline: Music, Theater, Opera around them. Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography Date: 3/15/2016, 3/22/2016, 5/17/2016, 5/25/2016 PreK-4th Grades: Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 1 hour TREEMONISHA Location: The Phillips Collection 1600 21st Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20009 Presented by: Opera NOVA Discipline: Humanities, Visual Art Opera NOVA will perform a condensed version of Treemon- Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Diversity isha, which targets an audience of students. This opera, Grades: PreK-12th whose overarching theme is education and was written by Scott Joplin, is considered to be the first truly American -op era. This compressed format of the opera will be performed at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre in Arlington, VA during the 2015-16 school year. Our copyrighted version will be promoted to other opera companies throughout the United States. We are negotiating to perform Treemonisha at the National Museum of African American Culture & History which opens in 2016.
Date: 3/8/2016, 3/9/2016, 3/10/2016, 3/11/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 1 hour Location: 125 S. Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204 Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Theater,
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 35 SPONTANEOUS ART-MAKING FOR TEENS WALK LIKE A JOURNALIST: FOLLOWING PAUL SALOPEK’S JOURNEY ON FOOT Presented by: Project Create AROUND THE WORLD Project Create art therapists and teaching artists will lead teens through a visual art workshop which will encourage Presented by: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting them to discover their creative power, explore their identi- Students will explore the world through the eyes of National ty, and form a positive sense of self. Our creative staff will Geographic Fellow and Pulitzer Center grantee journalist introduce stress and anxiety-reducing art and writing activ- Paul Salopek, who’s making the trek on foot across the ities that teens can use after the workshop to guide them globe in what he’s calling a “slow journalism” walk. As they to wellness through their teen years and beyond. Students “walk” along with him over a series of three workshops will be introduced to the Project Create studio, where staff (assuming this works with the school’s schedule), using provides a welcoming, safe and supportive environment in the plethora of resources and data Paul and his team make order to promote and affirm artistic practice, creative- ex available to students online, these students will learn im- pression, and positive development in the lives of children portant observational and communication skills as well as and youth in Washington, D.C. engage in active learning about the world, culminating in their very own miniature “Out of Eden Walk” right here in D.C. Date: October through May, TBD Time: TBD Date: 9/28/2015 Length: 2–3 hours Time: 10:30 AM Location: Project Create Anacostia Studio at 2028 Length of Event: 2 hours Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE Location: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Discipline: Visual Arts, Literary Arts 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 615 Curriculum: Language Arts Washington, DC 20036 Grades: 9 - 12 Discipline: Humanities, Media/Film Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Archi- tecture/Urban Studies, Technology, History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity Grades: 6th-12th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 36 ALADDIN! (AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Presented by: The Puppet Co. Presented by: The Puppet Co. From ancient Persia comes this lavish and entrancing tale, A romantic tale of a handsome prince, and his love, Beauty, true to the original “one thousand and one Arabian nights,” set in a great forest in old Russia. There are curses, conflicts, full of genies, wizards, magic caves, exotic princesses, and hopes, wishes, dreams, and exciting adventures, all the an elephant! Half life-size rod puppets and exciting special things that make a happy ending that much sweeter. Imag- effects make this production exciting theater. inative settings and beautiful costumes support this large- scale marionette version of the classic love story. Winner Date: 10/22/2015, 10/23/2015, 10/29/2015, 11/5/2015, of a Citation of Excellence from the American Center of the 11/6/2015 Union Internationale de la Marionette, it has played suc- 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM Time: cessfully to children and families nationwide. 50 minutes Length of Event: Location: The Puppet Co. Playhouse Date: 3/3/2016, 3/4/2016 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo, MD 20812 Time: 10:30 AM Discipline: Theater, Visual Arts Length of Event: 40 minutes Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Location: The Puppet Co. Playhouse Diversity 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo, MD 20812 Grades: PreK-4th Discipline: Theater, Visual Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Diversity Grades: PreK-4th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 37 LEN PIPER’S PINOCCHIO Date: 12/3/2015, 12/11/2015, 12/14/2015, 12/15/2015 Time: 10:30 AM 50 minutes Presented by: The Puppet Co. Length of Event: Location: The Puppet Co. Playhouse A life-size marionette version of Carlo Collodi’s classic chil- 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo, MD 20812 dren’s tale, created in the 1960s by the father of the Puppet Discipline: Theater, Visual Arts Co.’s co-founder, Christopher Piper. This production has Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, been completely refurbished and adapted for the Puppet Diversity Co. stage. Performed in Hollywood and Hawaii, critics Grades: PreK-4th, 6th-12th hailed the production as “A Masterpiece!” and raved, “The underwater ballet alone is worth the price of admission!”
Date: 1/21/2016, 1/28/2016, 1/29/2016 Time: 10:30 AM Length of Event: 50 minutes Location: The Puppet Co. Playhouse 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo, MD 20812 Discipline: Theater, Visual Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Diversity Grades: PreK-4th, 6th-7th VELVETEEN RABBIT
Presented by: The Puppet Co. Applause Unlimited returns with Margery Williams’ gen- tle tale of how toys become real. Told with hand puppets, storytelling and song, solo puppeteer Christopher Hudert takes children through this classic story of friendship, changes, and magic. The popular tale is of particular interest to youngsters learning to read, and to anyone who Photos provided by The Puppet Co. has ever had a favorite stuffed toy.
THE NUTCRACKER Date: 9/25/2016 Time: 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM Presented by: The Puppet Co. Length of Event: 45 minutes The Puppet Co. Playhouse The Nutcracker is the story of Clara-Marie’s favorite toy, Location: 7300 MacArthur Boulevard Glen Echo, MD 20812 and their adventures together in the Land of the Sugarplum Discipline: Theater, Visual Arts Fairy. Music from Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet blends with Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Diversity marionettes and costume characters to create this Grades: PreK-4th unique production.
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 38 1984 STUDENT MATINEE THE CRITIC AND THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND STUDENT MATINEE Presented by: Shakespeare Theatre Company April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a Presented by: Shakespeare Theatre Company thought, starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is Two hilarious one act plays directed by Michael Kahn. watching him—and the door to Room 101 can swing open Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th-century romp, The Critic, is in the blink of an eye. George Orwell’s chilling vision of a a whirlwind comedy about bad theatre, worse playwrights… dystopian future is brought to life in a radical multimedia and, worst of all, the critics. Tom Stoppard’s, The Real production by the U.K.’s acclaimed Headlong theatre com- Inspector Hound, is an ingenious play-within-a-play in which pany. See why Orwell’s 1949 novel of a totalitarian world— two critics find themselves caught up as unsuspecting the definitive book of the 20th century—is as relevant now suspects while they watch a classic 1950s-style whodunit. as ever. Date: 2/10/2016 Date: 4/6/2015 Time: 10:00 AM Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 3 hours Length of Event: 3 hours Location: The Lansburgh Theatre Location: Sidney Harman Hall 450 7th Street NW Washington, DC 20004 610 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Discipline: Humanities, Theater Discipline: Humanities, Theater Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Grades: 9th-12th Grades: 9th-12th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 39 BLACK HISTORY MONTH @ THEARC Date: 4/16/2016 Time: To be determined Length of Event: 45-60 minutes Presented by: THEARC Theatre Location: THEARC Taratibu Youth Association will perform a celebra- 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 tion in the style of Gumboot Dance that will ener- Discipline: Music gize and celebrate the people of South Africa. Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Grades: 6th-12th Date: To be determined Time: To be determined BASTIAN & BASTIANA To be determined Length of Event: Location: THEARC 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 Presented by: The In Series Mozart’s comic fairy tale, written when he was twelve Discipline: Dance Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, years old,“Bastian & Bastianna,”features teen-age sweet- Grades: 1st-4th, 6th-7th hearts who turn to the wizard Colas for help when peer pressure spoils their friendship. Sung in a fun English BLACK HISTORY MONTH @ THEARC update, students will learn about Mozart, opera, and a PRESENTS; BLACK ANGELS OVER dance of the period, the minuet. TUSKEGEE Dates: 12/3/2015 Presented by: THEARC Theatre Length of Event: 1 hour Time: 10:00 AM A dramatized account of the Tuskegee Airmen, Black Angels Discipline: Humanities, Over Tuskegee is a powerful and moving off- Broadway play Music, Dance, Theatre about these real-life World War II heroes and the prejudice Curriculum Connections: they endured. The production has been modified for this English/Language Arts, showing as TYA showcase. History/Geography, Diversity Date: To be determined Grades: 1st-4th Time: To be determined Length of Event: To be determined Location: THEARC 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 Discipline: Theater Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Grades: 6th-12th
DOUBLE TIME JAZZ AT THEARC
Presented by: THEARC Theatre Photo provided by The In Series Jazz pianist and Grammy winning Artist Robert Glasper will give a 45-60 minute master class on jazz performance tech- niques and artistry.
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 40 CHINA: THROUGH THE LENS OF A GOLDBERG VARIATION JOHN THOMSON Presented by: Washington Bach Consort Presented by: Textile Museum The future of music is at risk, and only a distant future rela- In the second half of the nineteenth century, Scottish tive of one of Bach’s students can save it. Dr. John Goldberg photographer and travel writer John Thomson took four travels back from the 22nd century to teach children about journeys across China. His photographs capture scenes a precious resource that we have in our time that has gone and people from all walks of life—ministers, high officials, missing in his: classical music. With a focus on the music wealthy traders, street vendors, brides, boat women, of J.S. Bach, this program will teach children about many monks, and soldiers—providing a lasting record of nine- of the important musical building blocks, and will empow- teenth-century China’s landscapes, architecture, communi- er them to change the future of music through their own ties, and customs. This exhibition, organized by the George listening and appreciation. Washington University and The Textile Museum, presents a stunning selection of Thomson’s photographs displayed Date: 3/8/2016 and 3/9/2016 (THEARC), 3/10/2016 alongside contemporaneous pieces from The Textile Mu- (Sitar Arts Center) 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM seum’s collection of Qing-Dynasty textiles and accessories. Time: Length of Event: 50 minutes The colorful textiles will help bring Thomson’s powerful Location 1: THEARC black-and-white images to life. 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 Location 2: Sitar Arts Center Date: 10/21/2015, 10/28/2015, 11/4/2015, 11/18/2015, 1700 Kalarama Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 11/25/2015, 12/2/2015, 12/16/2015, 1/6/2016, Discipline: Music, Theater 1/13/2016, 1/20/2016, 1/27/2016, 2/3/2016, 2/10/2016 Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Time: 10:00 AM History/Geography 2 hours Length of Event: Grades: 3rd-5th Location: The GW Museum and the Textile Museum (Drop-Off) 2033 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20052 and (Textile) 701 21st St., NW Washington, DC 20052 Discipline: Visual Art Curriculum Connections: Technology, Foreign Language, History/Geography, Diversity Grades: 1st-4th, 6th-12th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 41 BACH IN TIME figures and whimsical touches. This sumptuous production showcases the grandeur of The Washington Ballet’s interna- Presented by: Washington Bach Consort tional roster of dancers and majestic Tchaikovsky score. Re- Music from three centuries ago can be awesome, partic- plete with swirling snowflakes, cherry blossoms and historic ularly when the composer himself, the young J.S. Bach, characters including George Washington as the Nutcracker travels through time to teach, sing, and invite the audience and King George III as the menacing Rat King! Join us again to help him make music. This fun, interactive presentation with family and friends or start a new holiday tradition with targeting 2nd-4th graders teaches solid musical basics, your loved ones. introduces musical instruments and provides follow-up classroom materials. Date: 12/9/2015 Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 2 hours Date: 10/27/2015 (Sitar Arts Center), 10/28/2015 and Location: The Warner Theatre 10/29/2015 (THEARC) 513 13th Street Washington, DC 20004 Time: 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM Discipline: Dance Length of Event: 50 minutes Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Location 1: Sitar Arts Center Grades: 1st-4th, 6th-12th 1700 Kalarama Road, NW Washington, DC 20007 Location 2: THEARC 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20020 AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WHITE Discipline: Music, Theater HOUSE NEIGHBORHOOD Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography Presented by: White House Historical Association Grades: 1st-4th Students examine the history and evolution of Lafayette Square through perspectives of the African American com- munity, free and enslaved, and the interactions of the com- munities—white and black—in the President’s Neighbor- hood. During the program, students have an opportunity to explore the Decatur House Slave Quarters, the only lasting physical evidence that African Americans were enslaved in sight of the White House. Additionally, students design and create an exhibit using primary sources that trace the story of real residents of the neighborhood in different historical eras.
Date: To be determined Time: 10:00 AM Photo provided by Washington Bach Consort Length of Event: 3 hours Location: David M. Rubenstein National Center THE NUTCRACKER for White House History at Decatur House 1610 H Street, NW Washington, DC 2000 Discipline: Humanities Presented by: The Washington Ballet Curriculum Connections: Architecture/Urban This celebrated production has become DC’s perennial Studies, History/Geography holiday favorite! Set in historic Georgetown with historical Grades: 7th-12th Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 42 FORGED BY FIRE: DOLLEY MADISON, Date: To be determined THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE WAR Time: 10:00 AM OF 1812 Length of Event: 3 hours Location: David M. Rubenstein National Center
for White House History at Decatur House Presented by: White House Historical Association 1610 H Street NW Washington, DC 20006 This program helps students discover the impact of the Discipline: Humanities, Theater War of 1812 in Washington, D.C. with a special focus on Curriculum Connections: Architecture/Urban the White House and Dolley Madison’s famed flight. The Studies, History/Geography program also makes connections to naval war hero Ste- Grades: 4th, 6th-7th phen Decatur, who built Decatur House after the war. Each student will step back in time and research and play the WOLF TRAP FIELD TRIP PERFORMANCE role of an historic figure in Washington, DC, during the War of 1812 as part of a costumed reenactment. In conclusion Presented by: Wolf Trap to the program, each class receives a DVD of their filmed The Wolf Trap Institute’s Field Trip Performance is designed production. to be a child’s first experience with the live performing arts. The field trip features performances that incorporate music, Date: To be determined storytelling,and drama. This two-part program features an Time: 10:00 AM educational jazz session from the Wolf Trap jazz. Length of Event: 3 hours Location: David M. Rubenstein National Center Date: To be determined for White House History at Decatur House Time: To be determined 1610 H Street, NW Washington, DC 2000 Length of Event: 1 hour Discipline: Humanities, Theater Location: Wolf Trap Curriculum Connections: Architecture/Urban 1551 Trap Road Vienna, VA 22182 Studies, History/Geography Discipline: Music, Dance, Theater Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Grades: PreK-K PATHS TO FREEDOM: SLAVERY, EMANCIPATION, AND THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
Presented by: White House Historical Association This field trip experience invites students to explore no- tions of enslavement and freedom, and to trace President Lincoln’s steps as he considered emancipation and its al- ternatives. While participating in a costumed reenactment, students recreate the events surrounding the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Each student researches and acts the part of an historic character from the 1860s. In conclusion to the program, each class receives a DVD of their filmed production. Photo provided by Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 43 YOUTH SCREENING AT THE INVESTIGATIVE FILM FESTIVAL
Presented by: 100Reporters The Investigative Film Festival will screen timely, compelling dramatic and documentary films drawn from the experi- ences of investigative journalists or films that stand alone as great works of investigation. Panel discussion, Q&As and interviews with the reporters, directors, screenwriters, whistle-blowers and others behind the films will follow the screenings.
Date: 10/1/2015 Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 2.5 hours Location: National Portrait Gallery 8th St NW & F St NW, Washington, DC 20001 Discipline: Humanities, Media/Film Curriculum Connections: Civics/Law, Diversity Grades: 9th-12th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 44 KRSKO CREATIVE GROUP
AFES IN-SCHOOL Presented by: Class Act Arts PLACEMENTS What is color and how do we perceive it? Why do rainbows always look the same? How does color affect mood and health? To answer these questions, we’ll use a variety of Limited free in-school placement tools and techniques to look at color from the perspective opportunities will be offered this year. of an artist, physicist, neuroscientist, biologist, philosopher, and linguist. The cost of in-school performances if
your school would like to book them The Discipline: Visual Arts date and time will be determined after Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Technology, Science registration based on a mutually agreeable Grades: PreK-4th, 6th-12th schedule. If your school has funds to Cost: $400 one-hour workshop, $1,100 day of workshops (up to 5 workshops) support these opportunities please contact [email protected].
CANTARE - “MUCHA MUSICA”
Presented by: Class Act Arts Take a musical journey to Latin America to experience the many rhythms and unique instruments from different Photo provided by Class Act Arts regions while learning about the three cultures that shape Latin music: Indigenous, European, and African. Audiences MARY BETH BOWEN - “READERS sing in Spanish and Portuguese, play percussion instru- THEATRE: MYTHOLOGICAL ALLUSIONS” ments, and dance merengue. Presented by: Class Act Arts Discipline: Dance, Music Students use creative drama to learn four important English/Language Arts, Curriculum Connections: mythological allusions (Herculean, opening Pandora’s Box, History/Geography, Diversity Achilles’ heel, the Midas Touch). They learn acting skills, Grades: PreK-8th vocal projection, enunciation, and speaking with emotional Cost: $300, Back to Back $550 expression. Students practice their new skills as they read, rehearse, and perform a lively Readers Theatre script in their classroom.
Discipline: Theater Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Grades: 4th Cost: $50 per workshop (30 students max) Photo provided by Class Act Arts
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 45 SONG WRITER IN RESIDENCE gram, gives your school an opportunity to host an expe- rienced, dynamic, nationally renowned storytellers who Presented by: Kid Pan Alley have a wealth of stories that celebrate African-centered This weeklong workshop brings 2 professional songwriters traditions from around the world. For students, we offer into the school to work with 200 students (in 8 groups) workshops, performances, residencies, and customized pro- facilitating the kids in a group songwriting process where grams. Our stories and workshops help improve listening, each group will decide a theme and write lyrics and melody. critical thinking, and oratory skills. For teachers, parents, Each workshop concludes with a pair of concerts to share librarians and community service providers, we offer cours- the songs. es in storytelling and in the use of storytelling techniques as educational tools. Discipline: Music Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Discipline: Theater/ Storytelling Diversity Curriculum Connections: Varies based on artist Grades: 1st-4th Grades: PreK-12th Cost: Contact us for Price Cost: $250
STANDUP AND BE HEARD: ONE LITTLE CREATIVE WRITING & SPOKEN WORD SONG CAN CHANGE THE WORLD POETRY FEATURING KONSHENS THE MC
Presented by: Kid Pan Alley Presented by: Project Create This single day in school program combines a mini-song- Project Create teaching artist, Konshens the MC, will lead writing workshop for up to 3 classes of students (morning) students through a creative writing and spoken word poetry and an assembly presentation for entire school. The program workshop, encouraging students’ personal expression, com- shares a message of respect – for self, peers, community munication skills, and self-empowerment. This introductory and earth, using songs written by children in previous Kid workshop will focus on writing techniques used in spoken Pan Alley programs. word poetry and hip hop, as well as the importance of rhyme cadence, vocal tone and inflection in performance. Discipline: Music Students will create original poetic pieces and perform Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, them for their peers. Diversity 1st-4th Grades: Note: Date and time will be determined after registration Cost: $400 based on a mutually agreeable schedule. Discipline: Music, Poetry, Literary Arts, Theater ADOPT-A-TELLER PROGRAM Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Curriculum: Language Arts, Drama/Theater Presented by: National Association of Black Storytellers Members of the National Association of Black Storytellers (NABS) from across the nation are coming to the Washing- ton,DC Metro Area in November 9-15, 2015 for the 33rd Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference. The week-long Adopt-a-Teller program, a 23 year-old pro- Photo provided by Project Create Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 46 PROJECT CREATE THEATER Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Theatre IMPROVISATION & MOVEMENT Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Diversity Grades: 1st-4th Presented by: Project Create Cost: $4 per student Project Create’s teaching artists/theater professionals will lead students through an exploration of the art of story- CRI CRI: THE MEXICAN telling on stage, using improvisation, music, movement, SINGING CRICKET and scenework to help young performers find their voice.
Through theater games and exercises, students will use Presented by: The In Series their “actors’ tools” of body, voice, mind and imagination to Students learn about Cri Cri, the Mexican Howdy Doody: build confidence, create community, and have fun! an iconic radio program popular all over Latin America in the 1960’s/70s. Audience and children even join the cast Note: Date and time will be determined after registration based on a mutually agreeable schedule. onstage, to sing and dance along in this interactive, Discipline: Theater Arts, Dance bilingual program. Grades: K-5, 6-8 Curriculum: Language Arts, Drama/Theater Discipline: Music, Dance, Theater Curriculum Connections: Foreign Language, History/Geography, Diversity Grades: PreK-2nd Cost: $4 per student
DUKE ELLINGTON’S NEIGHBORHOOD
Presented by: The In Series Journey through Duke Ellington’s DC- from the Howard Theatre on U street to Anacostia. Singers groove to Duke’s jazz piano as students learn how a local hero influenced the Harlem Renaissance and helped shape the cultural history of Washington, D.C. ultimately becoming an international jazz sensation.
Photo provided by Project Create Discipline: Humanities, Music, Theater BASTIAN & BASTIANA Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Diversity Grades: 1st-4th Presented by: The In Series Cost: $4 per student Mozart’s comic fairy tale, written when he was twelve years old,“Bastian & Bastianna,”features teen-age sweethearts who turn to the wizard Colas for help when peer pres- sure spoils their friendship. Sung in a fun English update, students will learn about Mozart, opera, and a dance of the period, the minuet.
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 47 ZARZUELITA LATINA conclude the program by planning their own portraits, us-in symbols from their own lives and times. Presented by: The In Series Discover the fun-loving traditional Spanish musical, or Discipline: Humanities, Visual Arts Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Zarzuela! Popular in the early 20th century Cuba and Latin Grades: K-2nd America, Zarzuela integrates dance, music, and theatre. Charismatic performers share Spanish and Latino geogra- EXECUTIVE DETECTIVES II phy, history, music and dance in an interactive, bilingual program. Presented by: White House Historical
Association Discipline: Humanities, Music, Dance, Theater What would it be like to manage the White House Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Foreign Language, History/Geography, Diversity, Collection? As students are exposed to impressive paint- Grades: 1st-4th ings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the White House Cost: $4 per student collection, they will play professional roles such as artist, curator, and historian. Students will gain insight into the CIVIL WAR WHITE HOUSE role of art in portraying significant events in U.S. history. To conclude the program, students will produce an Presented by: White House Historical Association exhibition of their own. What would it have been like to live and work in Washing- ton, D.C. during the Civil War? Confederate flags flew just Discipline: Humanities, Visual Arts across the river in Virginia. This program offers the Civil War Curriculum Connections: History/Geography through the unique perspective of the White House and the Grades: 3rd-4th, 6th viewpoint of the presidency. Students explore topics such as security in the nation’s capital, the president’s daily life, the public’s perspective of the president, and the Emanci- pation Proclamation.
Discipline: Humanities Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Grades: 4th, 6th
EXECUTIVE DETECTIVES
Presented by: White House Historical Association Be a White House art detective! Students will use clues and special detective packs to explore the art-work in the White House collection. Acting as “detectives,” they will locate important symbols of the executive branch in portraits of significant historical persons, White House furnishings, and other items in the White House collection. Students will
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Presented by: White House Historical Association Presented by: White House Historical Association What is it like to be a First Kid and live in the White House? What is it like to be a First Kid and live in the White House? Students will find out as they explore White House family Students will find out as they explore White House family life. Acting as “real” first kids, students role-play different life. Acting as “real” first kids, students role-play different historical characters as they reenact White House events historical characters as they reenact White House events such as birthday parties and holiday celebrations, as well such as birthday parties and holiday celebrations, as well as meet some famous first pets. This program introduces as meet some famous first pets. This program introduces children to White House families throughout history and children to White House families throughout history and presents themes such as family traditions, celebrations, and presents themes such as family traditions, celebrations, and roles. At the conclusion of the program, the class will make roles. At the conclusion of the program, the class will make their own “White House Family Album” to include historical their own “White House Family Album” to include historical photos and new images they create in class during their photos and new images they create in class during their reenactment. reenactment.
Discipline: Humanities Discipline: Humanities Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Grades: K-1st Grades: 2nd-4th, 6th
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PROFESSIONAL Presented by: African American Civil War DEVELOPMENT Museum and Memorial At this annual event, the African American Civil War Muse- WORKSHOPS um opens its doors to the District of Columbia Metro area education community. Join us for an engaging evening previewing museum programs, opportunities for teachers, FREEDOM AND UNION: THE LEGACY OF homeschool educators, students and administrators. THE 13TH, 14TH, AND 15TH AMENDMENTS Date: 10/8/2015 Presented by: African American Civil War Time: 6:00 PM Museum and Memorial Length of Event: To be determined With the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Civil War Location: African American Civil War Museum coming to a close the African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington DC 20001 Informational introduced its new project “Freedom & Union” to highlight Discipline: Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts the meaning of freedom and the legacy of the Civil War in Grades: PreK-12th America today. Inspired by President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, in which he called for a new birth of freedom, the Freedom & Union project offers workshops, lectures, seminars, and educational activities to educators, media specialist, librarians, and students in kindergarten on up. The overall focus and goal of the project is a comparison of the freedom amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th amend- ments) and the subsequent laws that tested, challenged and molded them through Jim Crow Codes, and Civil Rights legislation. The programs are open to all educators of Civ- ics, History and Humanities.
Date: To be determined Time: To be determined Length of Event: To be determined Location: African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington DC 20001 Discipline: Humanities Learning, Arts Integration, Arts Learning Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity Grades: K-12th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 50 BRIDGING THE AMERICAS: COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER’S EXHIBITION AND BELONGING FROM PANAMA TO OVERVIEW: TWELVE YEARS THAT WASHINGTON D.C. SHOOK AND CHANGED WASHINGTON
Presented by: Anacostia Community Museum, Presented by: Anacostia Community Museum, A Smithsonian Institution A Smithsonian Institution Join Dr. Ariana Curtis, curator of Latino Studies at the Curators William Zeisel and Marjorie Lightman will lead ed- Anacostia Community Museum, as she leads a tour of the ucators in an engaging preview of the upcoming Anacostia exhibition Bridging the Americas: Community and Be- Community Museum’s exhibition Twelve Years That Shook longing to Washington, D.C. This exhibition explores the and Changed Washington 1963-1975 opening in Decem- makings of community and the various ways in which DC ber 2015. The period 1963-1975 encompassed issues of area residents think belonging at home in and in-between national importance including race, violence, non-violence DC and Panama. Teachers also learn curricular connections resistance, poverty, youth, war, feminism, urban renewal, to the exhibition and how they can apply what they learn in and new styles of art, theater, film, dance, music and archi- the classroom. tecture. Educational resources and lunch will be provided.
Date: 6/18/2016 Date: 9/19/2015 Time: 11:00 AM Time: 11:00 AM Length of Event: 1.5 hours Length of Event: 2 hours Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Location: Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 1901 Fort Place, SE Washington, DC 20020 Discipline: Arts Integration, Humanities Discipline: Arts Integration, Humanities Integration Integration Curriculum Connections: History/Geography, Curriculum Connections: History/Geography Diversity Grades: PreK-12th Grades: PreK-12th
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 51 BFG to life in your classroom. In this fun and interactive workshop, participants will learn how to apply theater tech- niques to highlight classroom learning objectives.
Date: 10/6/2015 Time: 5:30 PM Length of Event: 2 hours Location: Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Discipline: Arts Learning— Theatre, Arts Integration Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography Photo provided by Imagination Stage Grades: 3rd-5th
CLIMATE CONSEQUENCES: THINKING DRAMATIC PLAY AND MULTI-SENSORY CRITICALLY THROUGH DRAMA STORYTELLING AND SCIENCE
Presented by: Imagination Stage Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Turn your classroom into a theatrical experience! This work- Performing Arts shop is geared for instructions working with early learners. Integrating drama and science can engage students in In this interactive workshop, teachers will learn how to lead thinking critically about big ideas that have real-life applica- their students through guided dramatic play how to reen- tions. In this workshop, learn ways to use drama strategies act a simple story with their classroom, and how to utilize to guide students in imagining themselves as scientists in students’ five senses with a classroom story. order to critically examine the causes and effects of the 1930s Dustbowl disaster and propose theoretical solutions. Date: 12/1/2015 This process can then transfer to students investigating Time: 6:30 PM other real-world issues. Length of Event: 1.5 hours Location: Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Date: 2/22/2016 Discipline: Arts Learning—Theatre, Arts Integration Time: 4:30 PM Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts Length of Event: 3 hours Grades: PreK-K Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 LEARNING THROUGH THEATER: FROM Discipline: Arts Learning—Media/Film, Humanities Learning THE CLASSROOM TO THE STAGE Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Technology, History/Geography, Science Presented by: Imagination Stage Grades: 4th-8th This workshop is special for 3rd-5th grade teachers bring- ing their students to see The BFG at the National Theatre. Learn how to use an arts integrated approach to bring The
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 52 FROM HIP-HOP TO SHAKESPEARE: Curriculum Connections: Technology, History/ DECODING HEIGHTENED LANGUAGE Geography, Math, Science Grades: 2nd-5th Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts SHADOW PLAY: EXPLORING SHADOW Although many students find Shakespeare’s language PUPPETRY IN THE EARLY YEARS challenging, they already possess the skills to interpret his words. Students decipher heightened language every time Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the they listen to the lyrics of rap and hip-hop. In this work- Performing Arts shop, explore ways to help students apply their interpretive Shadow puppetry with its bold shapes, vivid colors, and language skills to make the study of Shakespeare engaging dramatic movement fascinates early learners, making it an as well as productive. ideal medium to explore a child’s world. In this workshop, learn to engage students in shadow puppetry techniques Date: 1/7/2016 to explore stories, songs, poetry, science, and math for the Time: 4:30 PM early childhood classroom. See you in the land of shadows! Length of Event: 3 hours Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Date: 1/28/2016 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Time: 4:30 PM Discipline: Arts learning—Music, Arts Learning—Theater Length of Event: 3 hours Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Technology, History/Geography 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Grades: 6th-12th Discipline: Arts learning—Music, Arts learning—Dance, Arts learning—Theater, Humanities Learning PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS: Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, EXPLORING SOCIAL STUDIES THROUGH Math, Science Grades: PreK-2nd CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Engaging students through creative movement can make social studies content come alive! Through an investigation of the pre-colonial Powhatan people, learn ways to plan and guide students’ movement explorations to dig deeply into geography, culture, and the ways people interact with their environment.
Date: 3/8/2016 Time: 4:30 PM Length of Event: 3 hours Photo provided by John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Discipline: Arts learning—Dance, Arts learning—Theater
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 53 STEAM POETRY: UNDERSTANDING Discipline: Arts learning—Media/Film, SCIENCE THROUGH METAPHOR Humanities Learning Curriculum Connections: Technology, History/
Geography, Diversity Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Grades: 3rd-8th Performing Arts From tiny atoms to vast galaxies, scientists try to explain VIDEO STORYTELLING IN THE things that cannot be seen. In this workshop, learn strat- CLASSROOM egies to guide students in creating effective metaphors to explain scientific phenomena and writing poetry to demon- Presented by: Meridian Hill Pictures strate their understanding of scientific content. Experience This three hour professional development session will give the “Consultation Station,” a strategy for coaching students teachers hands-on training in three simple methods of using to reach their potential as poets of the scientific world. iPad and iPhone technology to film and edit videos to help
enhance student and parent engagement, evaluate student Date: 11/17/2015 progress, and aid in communication and funding efforts for Time: 4:30 PM Length of Event: 3 hours their school. Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566 Date: To be determined Discipline: Humanities Learning, Arts Learning—Theater Time: To be determined Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Length of Event: 3 hours Technology, History/Geography, Science Location: Meridian Hill Pictures Studio at the Grades: 4th-12th Josephine Butler Parks Center 2437 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009- 3rd floor TRAVELING TO THE PAST: TRICK Discipline: Informational, Arts Integration, Arts PHOTOGRAPHY FOR HISTORIANS Learning—Visual Arts Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Philos-
ophy, Architecture/Urban Studies, Technology, Foreign Presented by: John F. Kennedy Center for the Language, Math, History/Geography, Civics/Law, Performing Arts Diversity, Science Step into the past through “trick photography,” a process Grades: K-12th where students use free Web 2.0 technology to place posed photographs of themselves into historical settings. This easy-to-learn technique helps the “selfie” generation empathize with historical figures and everyday people from past generations in order to write from various historical perspectives. Bring your laptop and a camera or smart- phone for this exciting workshop!
Date: 11/11/2015 Time: 4:30 PM Length of Event: 3 hours Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20566
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Presented by: National Gallery of Art Presented by: National Gallery of Art This cross-disciplinary workshop focuses on Augustus How does one’s understanding of a work of art develop? Saint-Gauden’s Shaw Memorial, commissioned in the early This workshop will consider the power of careful observation, 1880s and dedicated as a monument on Boston Common attentive listening, imagination and collaboration in explor- in 1897. This iconic sculpture commemorates Colonel Rob- ing a work of art. Using thinking routines and creative sto- ert Gould Shaw and the men of the 54th Massachusetts, rytelling techniques that bring a work to life through sound, the first Civil War regiment of African Americans enlisted in the workshop will model ways to cultivate the dispositions the North. Activities will explore the historical significance of observation and description, interpretation, and curiosity. of the troop by examining primary sources and creative We will conclude with time to reflect on the experience tributes in poetry and music inspired by these men and the and consider how these approaches might support learning monument to their bravery and sacrifice. across disciplines. (No music experience required).
Date: 2/27/2016, 3/12/2016 Date: 1/20/2016, 2/17/2016 Time: 10:00 AM Time: 10:00 AM Length of Event: 5.5 hours Length of Event: 5.5 hours Location: National Gallery of Art Location: National Gallery of Art 4th Street and Constitution Avenue 4th Street and Constitution Avenue Washington, DC 20565 Washington, DC 20565 Discipline: Arts Integration, Arts Learning—Visual Arts, Discipline: Arts Integration, Arts Learning—Visual Arts, Arts Learning—Music Arts Learning—Music Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Civics/Law, History/Geography History/Geography Grades: PreK-12th Grades: PreK-12th
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 55 J. CARTER BROWN MEMORIAL Date: 1/16/2016, 2/6/2016 EVENING WITH EDUCATORS: Time: 10:00 AM CELEBRATE SCULPTURE! Length of Event: 5.5 hours Location: National Gallery of Art 4th Street and Constitution Avenue Presented by: National Gallery of Art Washington, DC 20565 This annual open house for K-12 educators celebrates mod- Discipline: Arts Integration, Arts Learning—Visual Arts ern and contemporary sculpture in the Gallery’s permanent Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, collection. Drop in on short teaching sessions that explore Philosophy, History/Geography monumental artworks in the East Building’s Atrium through Grades: PreK-12th activities that emphasize sketching, visual analysis, and cre- ative writing. Enjoy this opportunity to relax at the end of a school day, converse with colleagues over wine and dinner, and sample new ways to integrate art into your classroom instruction.
Date: 11/18/2015 Time: 4:00 PM Length of Event: 3.5 hours Location: National Gallery of Art 4th Street and Constitution Avenue Washington, DC 20565 Discipline: Arts Integration, Arts Learning—Visual Arts, Informational Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography, Math, Grades: PreK-12th
LOUISE BOURGEOIS: NO EXIT
Presented by: National Gallery of Art Louise Bourgeois’ art is rooted in subjectivity -- her child- hood memories, love of literature and myth, and her relent- less self-reflection through journaling and psychoanalysis. These inward tendencies allied her early on to the surrealist and existentialist artists of her native France. Her affinities for them are explored in the exhibition No Exit (the title of one of her artworks references Jean-Paul Sartre’s play of Photo provided by National Gallery of Art the same name). Drawing upon this select group of draw- ings, prints, illustrated books and sculptures, participants will use her enigmatic imagery, love of parable, and word- play as a springboard for their own creative writing.
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 56 PAINTERS OF MODERN LIFE / LOOKING Date: 11/4/2016, 12/2/2016 CLOSELY AT FRENCH IMPRESSIONISM Time: 4:00 PM Length of Event: 2.5 hours
Location: National Gallery of Art Presented by: National Gallery of Art 4th Street and Constitution Avenue This workshop highlights some of the radical innovations of Washington, DC 20565 the French Impressionist painters while strengthening skills Discipline: Arts Integration, Arts Learning—Visual Arts in visual analysis. Focusing on select paintings, participants Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, will work collaboratively to observe, describe, and question History/Geography what they see while weighing the visual evidence of the Grades: PreK-12th object against the viewpoints of French art critics in the 1860s. Strategies emphasize the critical, logical, and flexible CRAFTY HAPPY HOUR thinking skills that are activated whenever learners are chal- lenged to solve problems, engage in thoughtful discussion Presented by: National Museum of Women and consider multiple points of view. in the Arts Join fellow educators for an informal, social evening at the Date: 2/3/2016, 3/2/2016 National Museum of Women in the Arts and design your Time: 4:00 PM own professional development experience! Explore the Length of Event: 2.5 hours special exhibition “Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Location: National Gallery of Art Design, Midcentury and Today;” foster your creative side 4th Street and Constitution Avenue at hands-on making stations; participate in a Conversation Washington, DC 20565 Piece gallery experience; and engage with museum educa- Discipline: Arts Integration, Arts Learning—Visual Arts tors and colleagues. Light refreshments will be served. Free Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, History/Geography for educators. Reservations required. Grades: PreK-12th Date: January 13, 2016 THINKING ROUTINES TO INTEGRATE Time: 5:00 PM ART AND SUPPORT LITERACY Length of Event: 2.5 hours Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts (TWO-PART PROGRAM) 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 Discipline: Informational, Arts Learning—Visual Arts Presented by: National Gallery of Art Curriculum Connections: Technology, Science Learn to integrate art into your curriculum to support liter- Grades: K-12 acy and a culture of thinking in your classroom. Engaging works of art as visual “texts,” participants will practice care- ful observation, evidence-based responses, and purposeful speaking and listening. This two-part workshop introduces and deepens understanding of thinking routines -- short, easy-to-learn strategies designed by Harvard Project Zero. Instructional strategies will be linked to Common Core State Standards. An assignment to work on between sessions will encourage practice of and reflection upon the pedagogies taught.
Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ www.dccollaborative.org 57 2016 ABC TEACHER INSTITUTE ARTS INTEGRATION AND PLAYWRITING
Presented by: National Museum of Women Presented by: Young Playwrights’ Theater in the Arts Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT) teaches students to ex- Empower and inspire your students though art! July 18–22, press themselves clearly and creatively through the art of 2016, join the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ playwriting. Learn how you can use playwriting in the class- education staff, professional book artist Carol Barton, and room to enhance student learning across disciplines -- from curriculum and literacy specialists for a week centered on history to science. Participants will learn specific playwriting NMWA’s Art, Books, and Creativity (ABC) curriculum and exercises that can be integrated into any subject. related online education resources. Developed for 4th and 5th grade classrooms, ABC can be differentiated for a range Date: 2/24/2016 of age groups (particularly grades 3–8) and learning needs. Time: 4:30 PM 3 hours This program is free and takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Length of Event: Location: Young Playwrights’ Theater each day. Participants try out book formats—accordion 2437 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 books, self-portrait books, pop-ups, and more—as well as Discipline: Arts Integration writing exercises from ABC. Also, participants practice the Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Phi- Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) method for facilitating art losophy, Architecture/Urban Studies, Technology, History/ discussions and brainstorm ideas for integrating visual arts Geography, Civics/Law, Diversity, Math, Science with language arts, social studies, math, and science in their Grades: 3rd-12th own classrooms.
No prior art experience is necessary, and classroom teach- ers are especially encouraged to apply. Trinity Washington University graduate credit available for an added fee.
Date: July 18–22, 2016 Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day Length of Event: 35 total hours Location: National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005 Discipline: Arts Learning- Visual Arts, Arts Integration Curriculum Connections: English/Language Arts, Math, Science Grades: K-12
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Arts for Every Student Catalogue │ [email protected] 58 Kids Euro Festival 2015 October 24th – November 8th
The DC Collaborative is partnering with the Kids Euro Festival 2015 to offer you a free opportunity to celebrate European arts and culture. Europe comes to Washington this fall with an arts festival starring the most talented European children’s entertainers in performances all around the city. In addition to the perfor- mances, the artists will conduct workshops in schools during two weeks of wonderful, artistic adventures!
The festival will be one of the largest and most diverse in the country, offered through the cooperation of 28 EU embassies and more than a dozen major cultural institutions.
A complete list of performances will be sent out closer to the festival for Kids Euro Festival 2014 performances! You may also contact us at 202.587.1627 or email at [email protected].
Photo provided by Kids Euro Festival Photo provided by Kids Euro Festival
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Arts for Every Student is an initiative of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. The DC Collaborative is a proud partner of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. The DC Collaborative is funded through the generous support of The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, The Agua Fund, Anime USA, The Brimstone Fund, The Carter and Melissa Cafritz Charitable Trust, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Capital Hill Community Foundation, The Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, The City Fund, Dallas Morse Coors Company, The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, The French American Cultural Foundation, The Graham Fund, The Harman Family Foundation, The Howell Family Fund, The Lainoff Family Foundation, The Lapata Foundation, Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation, The National Endowment of the Arts, The PNC Foundation, Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation, Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, The Washington Post Company, Wells Fargo, European Union Cultural Foundation, Stanley and Lucy Lopata Foundation, The Share Fund, The Brookings Institution, and the generous support of individuals and local businesses.
Additional support provided by The Kennedy Center.
Ex-Officio Members Board of Directors Joy Ford Austin, Humanities Council of Linda Donavan Harper, President Washington, D.C. L Harper & Associates David Markey, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Dorothy Pierce McSweeny, Vice-President Lissa Rosenthal-Yoffe, Chair Emeritus, DC Commission on the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative Arts and Humanities Board Emeritus Nik Apostolides, Vice-President A. Graham Down* U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Anne Corbett Jade Floyd Aranthan Jones, Treasurer Tony Gittens Gilead Sciences, Inc. Derek Gordon* Mary Hallisy Gerald Boyd, Sr., Ed.D, DB Consulting Group Dawn McAndrews Cher Castillo Freeman,Sky Real Estate Patricia Mitchell Sarah Durkee, National Gallery of Art L. Lawrence Ricco David J. Ferrero, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Maurice R. Sykes Susana Florian, Corporate Strategy Business Jeffrey Travers Development Consultant Allen Weinstein* Nathan Hoffman, Capital One Bank Chris Jennings, Shakespeare Theatre Company *deceased Gregory McGruder, National Geographic Jordan Monroe, The Monore Trust Real Estate Group Gail Murdock, Peabody Early Childhood Center Jeanette Spencer McCune,The Kennedy Center Susan Rosenbaum, Rosenbaum & Associates
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