Arts Learning
Arts Learning
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater will present two family albums residencies, engaging elementary students at schools in Duluth and Rochester, who will create and perform original stageworks and connect via live streaming.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Michael Carlson: Art teacher, art club advisor, and track and field coach at Foley High School; John Ginocchio: Director of bands and professor of music at Southwest Minnesota State University; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Suchitra Sairam: Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Kala Vandanam Dance Company; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato
ACHF Arts Education
SPDT will engage students in Duluth and Rochester to create and perform original work based on their family stories, using movement, music, and spoken word. SPDT will implement its Evaluation Plan of class discussions, student journals, daily company meetings, evaluation forms, electronic surveys, wrap-up meetings, and videos of the student performances. 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.
SPDT presented 2-week Family Albums residencies at Congdon Elem., Duluth, and Bamber Elem., Rochester, each culminating in student performances. SPDT utilized class discussions, student journals, daily company meetings, feedback from teachers and staff, family evaluations, videos of the performances, and discussions with participating students live-streamed from the other school. 2: Students were taught dance/theater vocabulary and concepts of choreography while they participated in the creation and performance of a new stage work. Students' skills and knowledge of dance/theater were assessed through daily discussions, journal reflections, homework assignments, class participation, performance participation, post-performance discussions, and evaluations.
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