Performances for School Groups Professional Learning for Teachers 2017/2018 40466_KC_SchoolBro_17_18.indd 1 7/27/17 4:34 PM Education at the Kennedy Center Dear Educator: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the Greetings from the Kennedy Center, your national center for the performing arts and thank you for national champion for arts learning and creativity. We are your interest in our educational opportunities. Whether online, on stage, or behind the scenes we have committed to increasing opportunities for all people to performances, events, and professional learning programs designed for you and your students to explore participate in, learn about, and understand the arts. To fulfill and embrace the arts. We strive to provide accessible, firsthand experiences in the arts for all children, that mission, the Kennedy Center offers programs and events students, and adults. Throughout 2017 we’ve been celebrating President Kennedy’s 100th birthday and his that strive to reflect our nation and communities and that are words continue to provide us with inspiration and direction, “To further the appreciation of culture among accessible and inclusive for all. all the people, to increase respect for the creative individual, to widen participation by all the processes and fulfillments of art—this is one of the fascinating challenges of these days.” Education at the Kennedy Center is charged to serve Every Age, Every Art Form, Everywhere. From performances and exhibits on our stages and in your community, to classroom and Within these pages, you can find performances to attend, workshops where you can engage with world- community partnerships, to online resources accessible nearly class performers, as well as options for study within and across art forms, including dance, music, anywhere, we serve the burgeoning artist, the exploring student opera, theater, hip hop, and other multi-disciplinary art forms at the Kennedy Center. Be sure to look of any age, the teacher and teaching artist, and even the local for the “Celebrating Hip Hop Culture” button for a variety of ways to engage with the Center’s growing and national infrastructure—anyone interested in arts learning programmatic focus on the American art form that took the world by storm. There are theater programs, and utilizing the arts for positive change. opportunities with dance and ballet companies, and programs with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera; classes and workshops for aspiring young performers; and Our culturally responsive programming draws from our professional learning opportunities for teachers. We welcome everyone to engage in meaningful participation resources as the national performing arts center and a convener and are particularly proud to offer an increasing amount of sensory friendly performances. If you or a student of arts and education leaders, as well as the National Symphony needs assistance to participate, please let us know. Orchestra, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, VSA (the international arts and disability organization), Washington National Opera, and our As you’ll notice, across this season there’s an air of exploration, investigation, and adventure. From explorer, Performances for Young Audiences. As an essential component Jane Goodall’s Me…Jane, to our sensory friendly folk opera, Night Train 57, throughout our Institutes, the of the living memorial to President Kennedy, our education programs utilize the arts to embrace the ideals of service, Cuba Festival, and within our new “2700 F Street” teen blog...you can find your own arts pathway to culture, justice, freedom, courage, and gratitude, and to activate and learning, and discovery. All of our programs, events, and artistic adventures described in the pages of this support the Citizen Artists in all of our audiences. brochure are packed full of learning and continue to come to life through our online learning portal, ARTSEDGE at artsedge.org. This site is a virtual library of lessons, curricular connections, interviews, videos. For more information, visit kennedy-center.org/education. We look forward to seeing you at the Kennedy Center. * * * * The Kennedy Center, through its educational work, is a member of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative, the Arts Education Partnership, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and Mario R. Rossero Americans for the Arts. Vice President, Education The U.S. Department of Education supports the educational efforts of the Kennedy Center. The contents of this brochure do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 2 40466_KC_SchoolBro_17_18.indd 2 7/27/17 4:34 PM Performances align with the following National Access for Students and Sensory Friendly Table of Contents Core Arts Standards Teachers with Disabilities Performances for Theatre, Dance, The Kennedy Center welcomes The Kennedy Center is pleased 4–19 Performances for School Groups: Music, and Media Arts people with disabilities and is to offer sensory friendly school PreK through 12th grade respectively: committed to creating opportunities performances (see pages 7–9) that for everyone to learn through, are designed to create a performing Anchor Standard 7, Descriptions of Events in grade level order by discipline participate in, and enjoy the arts. arts experience that is welcoming to Responding: Perceive and 5 International Spotlight students with autism or who have analyze artistic work other sensory sensitivities. 6 Theater Anchor Standard 8, 10 Music Responding: Interpret intent Theaters, restrooms, and public Accommodations for sensory friendly 13 Jazz areas are wheelchair accessible. To performances include: and meaning in artistic work 14 Dance/Ballet request accessible seating, including • Lights remain on at a low 16 Opera Anchor Standard 11, wheelchair-accessible locations level in the theater during the Connecting: Relate artistic and locations that do not require performance ideas and works with societal, navigating any steps, please make a • Lower sound level, especially for 19–22 Opportunities for Young Performers note on your registration form or call startling or loud sounds cultural, and historical context (202) 416-8835. • Kennedy Center staff trained to to deepen understanding be inviting and accommodating to Sign language interpretation, students’ needs 23–30 Registration Section Specific connections to other cued speech transliteration, open- • A reduction of strobe lighting or areas of study are listed with captioning, assistive listening devices, lighting focused on the audience 23 General Information: Kennedy Center Facilities, each performance description. large print and Braille versions of print • Freedom to talk and enter and exit Tours, and Services; Public Transportation and Parking materials, and audio description will the theater as needed during the 24 How to Register for School Performances be provided upon request. Requests performance Suggested alignments to 25 Registration Form for Performances for must be received at least two (2) • Designated quiet areas within the curricular standards are listed weeks prior to the event. To request theater School Groups for each performance. an accommodation, please make a • Space throughout the theater for Standards are based note on your registration form or call standing and movement on Common Core State (202) 416-8835. • Resources to help students and 29–38 Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA): Standards, National Core teachers plan for their visit Professional Learning for Teachers Arts Standards, and Next Our dedicated accessibility team is Generation Science Standards. eager to answer any questions and Please contact the Accessibility 29 Descriptions of Events (grade level order) address any of your concerns. Office at (202) 416-8727 or For corresponding Virginia 35 In-Service and Graduate Credit and Please do not hesitate to contact [email protected] Kennedy Center Certificate of Study State Standards, visit us at (202) 416-8727 (voice), or if you have any questions. doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/ 37 How to Register for CETA: [email protected]. Registration for standards_docs/english/ Professional Learning for Teachers Teacher Workshops The Kennedy Center seeks to provide 37 Registration Form: Professional is available ONLINE: For corresponding English equal opportunities for all students Learning for Teachers kennedy-center.org/ Language Proficiency and teachers in all programs and employment actions, and prohibits workshops Standards, visit ccsso.org/ discrimination based on race, color, 39 Funding Resources/Programs/ religion, sex, national origin, age, or Supporting_English_ disability. Language_Learners 3 40466_KC_SchoolBro_17_18.indd 3 7/27/17 4:34 PM What happens when ideas, the arts and learning intersect? We’d love to show you. Beginning September 2017, the We’re ARTSEDGE—the Kennedy Center’s digital network Kennedy Center will be the centerpiece for arts learning. for the launch of a yearlong international centennial celebration of iconic We create learning media that connects K–12 Learners to world-class artistic talent American composer, conductor, through culturally-relevant, accessible learning experiences that activate creativity pianist, educator, and humanitarian and build passionate, confident connections to the arts and the world around us. Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990). His prolific work in nearly every genre has