2007-2008
A Journey Through The Arts
A Journey Through The Arts
For Pre-K through 12th Grade
Educators of All Disciplines
Educators of All Disciplines
Journey Through the Arts (JTTA) is a five-event art series for Pre-K through 12th-grade educators. Each event involves a 45-minute pre-show or post-show program designed to give educators greater insight into the arts and to expand their appreciation for and knowledge of all art forms. Participating educators are eligible to receive Teacher Renewal Credit for participating in these programs.
Click below to download the schedule and registration form:
Click below to download the schedule and registration form:
Journey Through the Arts Schedule
Columbinus, by the United States Theatre Project, written by Stephen Karam and P. J. Paparelli
Presented by Raleigh Ensemble Players
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 OR
Thursday, October 18, 2007
- 7:00 p.m. Discussion in Gallery 2, Artspace
- 8:00 p.m. Performance in Gallery 2, Artspace
A jock. A prep. A beauty. A brain. A rebel. A believer. A loner. A freak. When you were in high school, which one were you? This riveting docu-drama “weaves together excerpts from discussions with parents, survivors and community leaders in Littleton [Colorado] as well as diaries and home video footage to bring to light the dark recesses of American adolescence,” while exploring “the psychological warfare of alienation, hostility and social pressure that goes on in high schools across America.” –WWW.NYTW.ORG
This program contains intense situations and language.
Curricular Connections: Drama, Psychology, Emotional Health and Sociology
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Carson Kreitzer, directed by Emily Tilson Ranii (graduate of Ligon, Enloe and Cornell University)
Presented by Burning Coal Theatre Company
Saturday, November 17, 2007
- 7:30 p.m. Performance in the Kennedy Theatre at the Progress Energy Center
- 9:15 p.m. TalkBack Session in the Kennedy Theatre at the Progress Energy Center
The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer mixes three culturally diverse iconic ideas, the great physicist and "Father of the Atom Bomb" J. Robert Oppenheimer, the mythic Jewish creature Lilith and T. S. Eliot’s classic poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
Oppenheimer was a brilliant young physicist whose life was forever changed when he was hired by the United States government to direct work on a secret military project: the Manhattan Project. Sequestered away in the relentless heat and seclusion of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Oppenheimer led a team of the world’s greatest scientists in a race against Nazi Germany to develop the Atom Bomb. He then watched as it was used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Later, he clashed with some of the nation’s most powerful men in an effort to stop nuclear proliferation before it ever got started. It was a race he would not win. The play covers Oppenheimer’s early, relentlessly positive years working on the Manhattan Project and his later years before the House Un-American Activities Committee, as well as his relationship with his equally brilliant wife, Kitty, and a nagging voice in his head that, in this play, takes the physical form of the mythical creature Lilith, who angered God because of her strong will and defiance.
Curricular Connections: Drama, Science, Social Studies
Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism
Presented by the North Carolina Museum of Art
Friday, January 11, 2008
- 4:00 p.m. Gallery Experience followed by 5:00 p.m. self-guided tour of exhibit OR
- 5:00 p.m. Gallery Experience followed by 6:00 p.m. self-guided tour of exhibit
Immerse yourself in landscapes from NCMA’s permanent collection in the galleries with the Education staff. Then enter the world of Landscapes in the Age of Impressionism for a self-guided tour.
Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism, an exhibition of 40 paintings, includes many of the finest examples of mid- and late-19th century French and American landscapes in the Brooklyn Museum’s collection. Ranging in date from the 1850s to the early 20th century, the works presented offer a broad survey of landscape painting as practiced by such leading French artists as Gustave Courbet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Claude Monet, as well as their most significant American counterparts, including Childe Hassam and John Singer Sargent. This exhibit has been organized by the Brooklyn Museum.
Curricular Connections: Visual Arts, Social Studies
BlueGrass/Brown Earth: From Africa to Bluegrass
Presented by Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Charles Pettee, the Cane Creek Cloggers and others
Saturday, February 2, 2008
- 6:45 p.m. Lecture by Chuck Davis, site to be determined
- 8:00 p.m. Performance in Stewart Theatre, Talley Student Center, NCSU Campus
Chuck Davis, founder and artistic director of the African American Dance Ensemble, is one of the foremost teachers and accomplished choreographers in the traditional techniques of African dance.
The performance will feature Chuck Davis’ new work, BlueGrass/Brown Earth: From Africa to Bluegrass, with original choreography by Davis fused with a highly energetic blend of African dance, rhythms, traditional banjo and bluegrass music. The performance embraces American traditions to tell the story of Africa’s contribution to bluegrass music, the banjo.
Curricular Connections: Dance, Music, Social Studies
Cosi fan tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Presented by Capital Opera
Friday, April 4, 2008
- 6:30 p.m. Lecture in Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
- 7:30 p.m. Performance in Jones Auditorium, Meredith College
Cosi fan tutte is Mozart’s and da Ponte’s satire on the fidelity of women in the 18th century, which revolves around a bet between two young men and a cynical philosopher. Don Alfonso has wagered that the men’s fiancées will not remain faithful if the men disappear for awhile. The two men take a mock sad leave of their fiancées, only to return in disguise to court each other’s opposite. The ensuing comedy teems with some of Mozart’s most sparkling music as the two ladies are finally won over, much to the surprise and uproarious disappointment of their respective fiancés. Throw into the mix a perky maid who assists with the shenanigans in several disguises herself, and you have a perfect formula for the supreme example of operatic fun!
Curricular Connections: Music, Drama