Arts Learning

Kairos Alive! will conduct the Intergenerational Performance Project: Intra-Latino, Latino/Anglo and multi-age cultural exchange, with the goal of enhancing mutual mentoring and inspiration between elders and youth through performing arts engagement. We will mix curated folk, modern and contemporary music and dance forms with personal stories in workshops and community interactive performances to live music. In Spanish and English. 14 Dancing HeartÖ sessions, seven each with two groups of elders and youth, one session for each group each week; expected approximately 35-50 people per group; 100 participants total. We will also lead an Intergenerational Dance HallÖ (IDH) outdoors at Centro with Kevin Washington Quintet and Gloria Rivera live music; anticipate 200+ participants. Participants complete pre and post-survey in Spanish developed in consultation with researcher Dr. Adriana Perez; measuring self-perceived qualitative changes in their artistic, social, cognitive and physical engagement. At IDH, participants invited to do short survey using a systematic sampling approach measuring: (1) mood improvement (2) feelings of recognition/importance (3) feelings of social connection (4) increase in physical movement/mobility, (5) dance, music, story learning. Participants asked if IDH has motivated them to creatively express themselves in new ways and allows room for additional comments. After each KA program, Kairos Artists complete Teaching Artist Reflections, tracking instances of participant skill development in dance/storytelling. They also record relevant demographics, site information and any staff/participant/volunteer feedback. All participant surveys and TA Reflection results are put into our database for use in future program planning and reporting.