For more information about any of these events, please call us at 207.773.3150 ×227 or .
Professional Development for Classroom Teachers Available January 21, 2009 3:30-5 pm
Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS)
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Diavolo offer a movement-oriented professional development workshop geared to help the teacher take dance and kinesthetic learning into the classroom, bridging the gap between the arts and other school subjects. A professional development workshop, in conjunction with a school performance or an in-school workshop, can be a valuable aid to the teacher in understanding the upcoming performance. Handouts to help take dance and kinesthetic learning into the classroom will also be available.
Call PCA at 207-773-3150 x 227 to add your name to the waiting list for this workshop. The workshop fee is $35 per person.
Classroom Movement Workshop with DiavoloAvailable January 21–22, 2009
$350 fee for hosting organization
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Founded upon the principles of trust, teamwork, and collaboration using basic trust theater game exercises, this workshop takes dance off of the stage and into the classroom. By class end, children will work together to create a simple choreograph piece. As Diavolo Artistic Director Jacques Heim says, “building a team that allows for complete trust has been essential to creating a kind of work where dancers are inspired to leap, fly, and fall.” Discover the same magic in your classroom through this workshop. Depending on artists’ schedule, as many as three in-school workshops with Diavolo will be available.
24 Bits Composing WorkshopAvailable Thursday, February 5, 2009 to music students
$350 fee for hosting organization
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Students delve into contemporary composing in this interactive workshop for high school students that uses laptops as both composing tools and instruments. Inspired by Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier and Philip Glass’s Music in Twelve Parts, these twenty-four musical vignettes (one in each key) explain, examine, and express aspects of hip-hop music, from rhythm to timbre to form. DBR incorporates his 24 Bits: Hip-Hop Studies and Études, which represent his compositional view – his “take” – on hip-hop music as a point of inspiration.
“What Music Might Mean” Goes the DistanceThursday, February 6, 2009
Available statewide
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Composer-violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain continues PCA Offstage’s commitment to statewide music education and advocacy with participation in the Maine Distance Learning Project. DBR will bring his popular and engaging lecture demonstration “What Music Might Mean” to students across Maine. With excerpts performed from his recent repertoire, this autobiographical lecture/demonstration illuminates his artistic inspiration and contextualizes his solo and collaborative projects. To participate in this program or to learn more about the Maine Distance Learning Project, contact Barri Lynn Moreau at 207.773.3150 ×227 or .
