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Artist Residency Programs
Spiritree Residency at Harding Elementary School |
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The cornerstone of the Arts Council’s Arts Education program is the Artist Residency Program, an interdisciplinary, in-depth program taking place over a two to six week period that demonstrates how the arts, woven into the curriculum with other academic disciplines, can inspire unique, creative and meaningful learning experiences for a school community. Artists, principals and teachers colaborate to create an educational experience that transcends the typical classroom experience by exploring multiple-intelligence, hands-on ways of learning.Students learn how to express themselves creatively while teachers are exposed to innovative strategies for implementing the Core Curriculum Content standards.
Residencies range in price from $4000. to $7000. depending on the number of days and the number of teaching artists involved in the residency. Unlike assembly programs, all residencies are contracted and administered by the Arts Council education director, Barbara Reuther. |
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BOOKS AT PLAY NEW In this residency, students will use the power of performance techniques from the world of professional theatre to bring literature to life, with the help of teaching artist Jamie Brink. From Shakespeare to The Odyssey, Charles Dickens to Dr. Seuss, this hands-on approach adapts easily to all kinds of literature and all kinds of learners, creating a fun and active atmosphere in the ELA classroom. Students will build reading proficiency, self-confidence, creativity and collaborative skills, while engaging with a piece of required reading in an exciting new way. Each residency is unique, and can be designed in partnership with teachers to support a specific thematic unit or a set of skills and outcomes rooted in core standards. The residency will conclude with a culminating event in which the students can celebrate and share their work in performance for an audience of parents, peers, or others. Jamie Brink, Grades 3-12
Jamie Brink 646-228-5864
Jamiebrink75@gmail.com
www.jamiebrink.com
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CIRCUS AROUND THE WORLD WITH CIRCUS MINIMUS Residency led by a former Big Apple Circus instructor has students study juggling, clowning, tumbling, partner acrobatics, human pyramid building, tight-wire, and much more. Circus Around the World is an integrated curriculum that allows students to research culture, history, social studies, language arts and geography of a chosen country, while acquiring circus skills. A collaborative approach among the artist, students, teachers and administrators builds to a joyous circus performance which is presented to the whole community. Kevin O’Keefe and Staff; Grades K-8
kevin@circusminimus.com
www.circusminimus.com
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CIRCUS YOGA blends the practice of yoga with the skills of circus. Through this two-week interdisciplinary residency K-8 students will explore kinesiology, creativity and connection. Yoga is an ancient science that teaches us how to be aware of our bodies in action. Circus is a culture of inclusion and celebration that teaches us how remarkable we can be in our bodies. We will begin by exploring our anatomy and physiology as it relates to a particular skill. We will learn how the whole body and the focus of the mind contribute to our movement, choices, and abilities in any activity. CircusYoga offers a cooperative learning environment. Students are met where they are, and are encouraged to lead with their curiosity. Through this exploration each class will co-create a performance act. Some schools opt to offer a full-circle learning experience where kids teach their parents what they’ve learned in a family workshop. And some parents even choose to join us in the classroom everyday as life-long learners. The culminating experience is an hour-long CircusYoga Celebration open to the whole school community! Erin Maile O’Keefe; Grades K-8
www.circusyoga.com
info@circusyoga.com
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FROM PAGE TO STAGE This residency helps students develop a strong, authentic voice in their writing; an ability to see another person’s point of view; an understanding of the important role played by conflict and conflict resolution in real life and on the stage; and an appreciation for the historical roots of western theater. Students play physical and verbal theater games to improve listening, concentration and teamwork. They also do improvisations that inspire the writing of monologues and scenes as well as work as a group to stage selected works, adding music, dance, costumes or props that enhance the production. A performance for an invited audience completes the process of transforming the literal into the symbolic, the ordinary into the extraordinary.The residency meets all of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards in Language Arts and Literacy and in Visual and Performing Arts. Carolyn Hunt ; Grades 4-12
Carolyn Hunt
caro.h@verizon.net
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IN OTHER WORDS …STORYMAKING WITH DREAMS AND DRUMS NEW Students and teachers explore the structure of narrative by combining musical composition with story and language. Using folktales and percussion instruments, students learn ways to retell traditional stories and create original ones by relating them to fundamental musical concepts. Students use music, writing, and creative drama to explore traditional stories from “the inside out.” They intertwine music and words to create their own story performances. Workshops will lead groups from writing to performance. Experiences in each medium will expand knowledge of both. An excellent opportunity for non-musicians to bring music into their classrooms and for teachers to learn new ways to engage kinesthetic, visual, and musical learners in literacy activities. Paula Davidoff and Ron McBee; Grades K-8
Paul Davidoff 973-538-2472
Pauladavidoff@gmail.com
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INSTRUMENTS: ANCIENT TO FUTURE Digital music specialist, ethnomusicologist and educator Andy Wasserman introduces students to the secrets of understanding how sounds are created to express the language of music past, present and future. Andy Wasserman has the students travel through time, combining a virtual cornucopia of computerized music technology alongside ethnic instruments from around the world to illustrate where music has been and where it is going. Connections between instruments past and present are explained and demonstrated using synthesizer keyboards, digital samplers, electronic drums, and a laptop computer. Student volunteers get numerous opportunities during the residency to join a worldbeat jam using both acoustic and electronic instruments, including participation in the creation of a musical soundtrack for an imaginary movie.Andy Wasserman; Grades K-12
Andy Wasserman aw@andywasserman.com
www.andywasserman.com
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MOSAIC AND TILE ARTS Students collaborate with tile and mosaic artists Kathy Casper and Jackie Stack Lagakos to create a lasting work of art for their school. From design to creation these celebrated artists guide students through each step of the creative process, exploring a variety of techniques. The mosaic process is well-suited to group work, where a range of tasks are taken up by students of different levels of skill and interest. Kathy Casper and Jackie Stack Lagakos; Grades K-12
Kathy Casper 856-235-8395
Kcasper42@aol.com
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MULTI-CULTURAL FOLK DANCE During this dance residency, students learn folk dances representing different countries and cultures, while also learning about history, geography and music. Each class learns a different dance and then all classes learn one common dance, all of which are performed at a culminating assembly program for the school, parents and community. All classes perform in full costume, and each dance segment is introduced with a description of the country of origin and the history of the dance. Dances can include: Chinese Ribbon Dance, African Lion Dance, Russian Trepak, Highland Fling, Classical Japanese Fan Dance, Japanese Taiko Drumming, Cicerennella, Italian Folk Dance, Australian Aboriginal Dance, French Minuet, Mexican Clap Dance, Merengue, Colonial dances and others! Joanna Pang Atkins;Grades K-8
Joanna Pang Atkins 973-325-2045
pangatkins@aol.com
www.joannapangatkins.com
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THE PLAY'S THE THING In this residency, director Margaret Noonan offers an exciting, hands-on approach to Shakespeare for elementary grade students. By reading, discussing and acting out a Shakespearean play, students come to understand the story, appreciate the language and experience the thrill of seeing the words come to life. Students explore the entire play throughout the course of this residency and working with an age appropriate condensed text and minimal props and staging, the focus is on the power of language alone to create drama and to create magic. Students are given the opportunity to experiment with different roles thus enabling them to experience the play from different points of view. At the conclusion of the residency students will help choose the scenes to be presented as a "work in progress" to a larger audience and field questions afterward about the process. Revolving Door Studios; Grades 4-8
Margaret Noonan 973-540-8966
magnoonan@hotmail.com
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PAGES TO PLAYERS JR This residency affords students the opportunity to explore a Shakespeare play in all its dimensions, from reading and discussion to rehearsal and performance. Working with the education staff of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, the residency begins with an exploration of ensemble, introducing students to valuable skills for creative collaboration and problem-solving. Working with an abridged Shakespeare text, the students will explore both physical and verbal forms of expression, building self-confidence and the fluent, effective use of language. As time permits, the residency will make interdisciplinary connections to art, music and other areas that can enhance theatrical storytelling, but Shakespeare’s language remains absolutely central. Each residency will culminate in a performance by the student ensemble. Schools may also wish to add a performance by The Shakespeare Theatre’s educational touring company, Shakespeare LIVE! This residency is designed for a four to six week period, but shorter residencies may be possible. The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; Grades 4-8
bcrowe@shakespearenj.org
www.shakespearenj.org (973) 408-3980
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THE POETIC LENS is a hybrid residency that allows students to express themselves both through poetry and photography at once. Students examine different aspects of their lives through visual cues and with verbal precision. As they gaze outward through the camera's window, there is also an internal audience being tended. Life is captured on film and on the page. Combining these two kinds of expression results in experiences that are both enlightening for the artist and very powerful for the audience. Different aspects of the art of photography (camera angle, subject matter, lighting) and poetry (verbal precision, figurative language, revision) will be stressed. The residency concludes with a celebration of student work, in which poems and photographs are paired in a display or printed anthology. Jim DelGiudice and BJ Ward; Grades 3 -12
BJ Ward ward@att.net
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PROJECT MEMOIR: WRITING CREATIVELY ABOUT OUR LIVES NEW This dynamic four-day, in-school creative writing residency for middle-school students teaches young people how to write descriptively, powerfully, and deeply about the moments and experiences that make up their lives. Students will cultivate their own unique voices through engaging creative writing exercises that are designed to help them craft personal narratives with rich description and deep feeling. They will learn how to identify the key moments in their experiences that will lead to evocative personal narratives. Students will also be exposed to excerpts from great memoirs of the preteen and teen years by well-known adult and teen writers. The residency will culminate in a reading of student work. Ellen Papazian; Grades 6-8
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A SOUND VENTURE This residency offers a musical global studies adventure as students discover the limitless array of sounds available to the percussionist. African instruments and their new world offspring are used to explore and experience music principles, multi-cultural studies, instrument making or geography. The residency can be designed to support a specific unit of study or curriculum themes such as African-American or colonial music, rhythms & songs, ecology, storytelling and writing. An appropriate culminating activity such as informal sharing, cassette recording or performance will conclude the residency. Ron McBee; Grades K-12
Ron McBee 347-432-0312
mcrbee@aol.com
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SPIRITREE residencies draw on the power of art-making to tap the many talents and intelligences of students. The thematically defined interdisciplinary projects integrate the arts with the curriculum as students create masks, giant puppets, and life-size fig-ures in paper mâché and engage in creative research. Themes focus on subject areas such as history, literature or science and are chosen by teachers and the artists. So that students may share their creative learning experiences with others, each residency culminates in an installation, pageant or parade. Two or three week sessions. Marco Giammetti and Carol Hendrickson; Grades K-12
Marco Giammetti and Carol Hendrickson
www.spiritreetheatre.blogspot.com
spiritree@gmail.com
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TAPESTRY: WEAVING STUDENT VOICES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE WRITING AND PERFORMANCE This residency helps students give creative voice to issues they face growing up in complicated times. Students listen to traditional stories, read poetry and perform scenes from plays to stimulate conversations that lead to the collaborative writing of a multi-genre performance tapestry. Workshops culminate in a reading and discussion for invited guests. The residency focuses on helping students develop written, oral and physical communication skills; discover resources for dealing with emotions; improve social skills and problem solving techniques; and develop a more positive view of themselves and their place in the world. Paula Davidoff and Carolyn Hunt; Grades 4-12
Carolyn Hunt caro.h@verizon.net
Paul Davidoff 973-538-2472
Pauladavidoff@gmail.com
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WE ARE ALL ARTISTS A residency with muralist and Art Educator Caren Frost Olmsted unleashes the artist in each student that participates in the creation of a stunning, theme driven mural. Every student will get to participate in the painting (no matter what their skill level) with the end result of knowing that they have left a permanent artistic legacy behind. Olmsted will design a mural tailored to the age level and based upon themes provided by the school, such as local history, landscapes, and community ideals. The duration of the project will be determined by the size and scale of the walls to be painted and the number of students to be included. Once the mural is complete, Olmsted will do any necessary touch-ups, as well as seal the wall for easy maintenance. This residency is also an excellent opportunity for parent volunteers to participate in a special school event. Caren Frost Olmsted; Grades K-12; $450 daily plus expenses (as an example, a 40’x8’ run of wall with 100 students will be a 5 day residency= $2250 plus expenses)
www.cfodesign.com, info@cfodesign.com
Caren Frost Olmsted (908-208-7516)
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