Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present two 2-week intensive Family Albums residencies engaging elementary students in the creation and performance of original stage works based on their family stories while connecting two distinct school communities in Rochester.
Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Julie Ahasay: Director and actor, Duluth Playhouse; retired faculty member, University of Minnesota Duluth; Melissa Cuff: Director of development, marketing and communications for Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa; Caitlin Drayna: Director of bands, Minnewaska Area High School; principal trombonist, Central Lakes Symphony; Larry Gavin: Poet; teacher at Faribault high school; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Jeffrey Prauer: Former executive director of MRAC and COMPAS; trombonist; Maryam Yusefzadeh: Vocalist; cofounder of Minnesota Global Arts and Global Knowledge Through Cultural Awareness
ACHF Arts Education
SPDT will engage students at two Rochester schools to create and perform original work based on family stories, using movement, music, and spoken word. Evaluation plan: class discussions, student journals, daily SPDT meetings, weekly assessments with teachers, parent evaluation forms, electronic surveys, videos of student performances, audience-performer feedback with students from the other school. 2: Participating students will be introduced to the language of movement, the concepts of composition and choreography, and the challenge of performance. Students' skills and knowledge of dance/theater will be evaluated through class participation; journal entries; homework assignments; performances; post-performance discussions; and evaluation forms for students, families, teachers, and staff.
SPDT will engage students at two Rochester schools to create and perform original work based on family stories, using movement, music, and spoken word. SPDT's Evaluation Plan: class discussions, student journals, daily SPDT meetings, weekly assessments with teachers, parent eval. forms, electronic surveys, videos of student performances, audience-performer feedback with students from the other school. 2: Participating students will be introduced to the language of movement, the concepts of composition and choreography, and the challenge of performance. Students' skills and knowledge of dance/theater will be evaluated through class participation; journal entries; homework assignments; performances; post-performance discussions; and evaluation forms for students, families, teachers, and staff.
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