Young People's Artist Series (YPAS) 2011-2012 Season
Seussical (Pre-K - 6th Grade)
"Oh, the thinks you can think!" Dr. Seuss's best-loved characters and stories, including Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, and the Cat in the Hat, hit the stage in this critically acclaimed musical adventure by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, adapted from the Broadway version specially for young audiences.
Curriculum Connections: Literature Based, Communication & Language Arts, Music, Relationships & Family
October 10-11, 2011
9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Rent Auditorium, MUW
Ricky Burkhead (3rd - 7th Grade)
Ricky Burkhead performs in many musical styles and instruments (steel drum, djembe, kalimba, marimba, vibraphone, timpani, snare drum, drumset, and other ethnic percussion instruments.) Students and teachers are engaged in African, Caribbean, and American (traditional & contemporary) music forms and dance.
Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Literary Classic, Reading, Science, Music, Character Development
October 28, 2011
9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Rosenzweig Arts Center
Red Feather Dance Company (3rd - 7th Grade)
A Native American dance company created in 1995 to promote a positive image of American Indian culture through presentations and lectures for school, library, and museum programs on the many different tribal customs, beliefs, and expressions of cultural diversity. The Red Feather Dance Company members are "culture bearers" and will provide the history of Native American influence through the use of traditional dances and lectures.
Curriculum Connections: Literature Based, Communication & Language Arts, Music, Relationships & Family
December 9, 2011
9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Rainbow Fish (Pre-K - 4th Grade)
With her lovely coloring and shimmering scales, the Rainbow Fish is used to being the most beautiful creature in the ocean. So when the other fish ask her for some silver scales, she refuses. How can she sacrifice the one thing that makes her so unique? Will some good advice from the wise old Octopus persade the Rainbow Fish to share her gifts with those around her? Based on THE RAINBOW FISH by Marcus Pfister.
Curriculum Connections: Family Relationships, Literature Based, Language/Communication Skills, Musical, Values-Based
March 6-7, 2012
9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
MUW
This is the study guide for the Rainbow Fish presentation.
Rainbow Fish Study Buddy 2009.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [1.1 MB]
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (3rd - 7th Grade)
This stirring drama with music is a classic tribute to the great American who freed herself and hundreds of her people from the bonds of slavery. Her courage helped change the world. Share her adventurous life, the joys, sorrows, and challenges faced by this brave woman, with your students in this accurate and deeply moving history lesson.
Curriculum Connections: Family Ties, History, Language, Biography, Multi-Cultural, Music, Self Esteem, Women's Studies
April 2-3, 2012
9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
MUW
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