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Dance
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Prices valid from 7/1/09-6/30/10.
Bamidele Dancers & Drummers
Bamidele Dancers & Drummers was founded
in 1983 by Bamidele Osumarea (1947-1995), and continues under the
direction of Marilyn Middleton Sylla.
Travel across the globe with the Bamidele Dancers & Drummers
and experience the dances, rhythms, folklore, and songs from West
Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean. This program includes audience
participation, authentic costumes and instruments, and can be adapted
to include narration on African art, culture, and history.
Grade Levels: preK-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 250
Single: $700* Double: $1095** Triple: $1,435** Quad: $1,700**
Travel Fee: $100 a day
*Singles available only in Franklin, Hamden, Hampshire and Berkshire
counties.
**Add $25 for each additional location.
Add a Student Workshop
Bamidele offers several workshops that allow students to explore West African, Brazilian and Caribbean culture. Options includes drumming, dancing, singing, instrument, mask making and African, Brazilian or Caribbean folklore.
Grade Levels: K-12
Participants: 15-50 students (depending on workshop)
Price: $250-375 per workshop, depending on option chosen (includes 2-3 artists)
Residency
African and African-Rooted Dance, Music and Culture
In this residency, students can learn how to make and play percussion
instruments, design masks, learn African and African-rooted dances
and songs, play djembe drums, congas, log drums and other percussion
instruments that members of the Bamidele Dancers & Drummers
have brought from their travels to Africa, Brazil and the Caribbean.
Ensemble members may share oral histories from West Africa, the
Caribbean and Brazil. Residencies are available on any combination
of these topics and can be designed to meet curriculum needs.
Grade Levels: K-12
Contact office for pricing information.
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
History and Social Science
Music
Health/Phys Ed
African-American Studies
Multicultural Studies
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Boston Ballet
Limited Availability!
Classical Moves
Classical Moves is a great introduction to ballet, classical music
and their important relationship. Interactive demonstrations foster
a look inside the creative process and help students understand
ballet as a distinctive art form. This program is a rare opportunity
to get up-close and personal with a terrific company of ballet artists.
The program features eight Boston Ballet dancers, a ballet master,
and a pianist, as well as fully staged choreographic segments. The
program breaks down the barriers that hinder a full appreciation
of classical art forms. The program culminates in costumed performances
of several short ballet works.
Grade Levels: K-6
Performance Time: 1 hour
Audience Limit: 200
Double: $1,665 Triple: $2,184 Quad: $2,600
Travel Fee: included
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
English Language Arts
Foreign Languages
Health/Phys Ed
Music
Theater
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Mass Movement, Inc.
Workshop
Integrating Dance into the Curriculum
Mass Movement artists/educators engage students in dynamic dance and movement activities that encourage creativity, deepen cultural awareness and improve physical wellbeing. Through dance, students experience alternative ways to explore and deepen their understanding of academic subjects and principles while having fun dancing together.
Program choices include: Creative movement to encourage self-expression and to physicalize language and story; Ethnic and traditional dance forms (from African to European) to foster understanding of other cultures through their traditional movement styles and rhythmic patterns; and Contemporary dance to explore scientific and mathematical concepts through rhythm and physical movement. Schools can choose any combination of workshop options to meet their curricular needs.
Social Studies:
African American culture: African dance to Hip Hop
Swing Dances from the World War II Era
International Folk Dances from all continents
English Language Arts:
Storytelling using Creative Movement
Science and Mathematics:
Einstein Rules: opposition, gravity and causality
Divide and Conquer: Math/Movement Games
Dance:
Contemporary Dance Skills
Grade Levels: K-12
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Participants: 30 students
Workshops: $125 per workshop includes 1 artist
(minimum 2 workshops per day; maximum 4 workshops per day)
Travel Fee: based on mileage
Residencies: contact the office for pricing information
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
Dance
English/Language Arts
Science and Mathematics
Social Studies
Health/Physical Education
Music
Theater
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Deraldo Ferreira & the Afro Brazilian Ensemble
This lively show highlights three principal elements of Brazilian culture: music, martial arts and dance. The rhythms played throughout the show are steeped in traditions of the past, brought into the present through soulful interpretation. The performers, drawing upon a lifetime of experience and practice, vibrantly demonstrate forms of capoeira, maculele, samba and their origins. Their movements are smooth, seemingly effortless and highly acrobatic. The performance weaves all these elements together with a sense of humor and play, making the show accessible and fun.
Grade Levels: preK-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 300
Single: $800 Double: $1,280* Triple: $1,680* Quad: $1,995*
Travel Fee: based on mileage
*One location only
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
Foreign Languages
Health/Phys Ed
History and Social Sciences
Multicultural Studies
Music
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Karen Montanaro
Imagination in Action: a dynamic presentation of dance and mime!
Imagination in Action artfully connects movement to narrative, demonstrating the connection between physical gesture and language arts. In this dynamic presentation of dance and mime, Karen Montanaro uses her superb technique in both ballet and performance-mime to tell stories through movement. Her presentations demonstrate how movement can influence choices when creating verbal or written narrative, and how movement is driven by imagination. Karen is a world-renowned dancer and mime artist, an award-winning choreographer, and the innovator of "Mimedance" (the fusion of two classical art forms). Her vast experience with performances, workshops and residencies in dance, mime/movement and creativity bring a variety of offerings to students of all grade levels.
Grade Levels: preK-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 300
Single: $560 Double: $896 Workshops: $125/hr
Travel Fee: $50 Flat rate
Add a Student Workshop Post Performance
Imagination in Action workshops introduce students to the “language of movement.” Through movement, reflection and focus, students engage in the creation of narrative. Students learn to listen with their eyes, speak with their movements, read with their imagination, and write with choreographic pattern. The sessions engage students in using mime and dance as language, with a focus on literacy and communication skills through movement. Workshops are interactive, creative and high-energy.
Grade Levels: K-12
Participants: 20
Price: $125 per workshop
Residency
Imagination in Action!
Imagination in Action’s multi-session residencies provide an in-depth exploration of the “language of movement.” Through movement, reflection and focus, students engage in the creation of narrative. Students learn to listen with their eyes, speak with their movements, read with their imagination, and write with choreographic pattern. The sessions are interactive, creative and high-energy, using mime and dance as language, with a focus on literacy and communication skills through movement. The residency culminates with a performance presentation by the students.
Grade Levels: K-12
Contact office for pricing information.
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
Dance
English/Language Arts
Foreign Languages
Health/Phys Ed
Theater
Music
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