World of Arts
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Kirkland
Performance Center’s A
World of Arts Educational
Outreach Program brings our
acclaimed touring artists
into classrooms for in-depth,
hands-on workshops and interactive
assemblies, reaching more
than 3,000 students each school
year. That’s right, we bring the artists, to YOU! Through our World of Arts outreach program we are taking a leadership role in utilizing the Washington State Learning Standards – the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR’s) in our programming choices and materials. The
program’s
objectives are:
- To provide arts education experiences in a full range of performing arts disciplines to local students of all ages
- To give students and teachers the opportunity to interweave these experiences into lesson plans that fit their curriculum
- To inspire students to apply arts learning principles to other academic areas.
This
year we are offering a wide
range of cultural and performance-oriented
opportunities for your students.
Check out our A World of Arts list below, if you would like to bring any of these artists to your school for a workshop or assembly please fill out the form on the bottom of the page and we will contact you with details. To sign up online click
here.
Master Throat Singers from Tuva
Chirgilchin
Date: Friday, October 2, 2009
Time:
10:00 am
Price:
$200
Grade: 3-9
Atmospheric and mesmeric, ‘throat singing’ is almost too difficult to describe in words. It must be heard to be believed – the music, produced by resonating low sounds in the throat, creates a middle note and a haunting, flute-like harmonic.
Chirgilchin is a group of musicians from Tuva, a small Russian province north of Western Mongolia. Singing the ancient folk songs in the Tuvan language, the group also plays hand made instruments.
Science, Mathematics and Juggling
Gizmo Guys
Date:
Friday, January 15, 2010
Time:
9:00 am, 12:00 pm or 2:00 pm
Price:
$200
Grade: 1-6
Performing as the Gizmo Guys, Allan Jacobs and Barrett Felker have amazed and amused audiences around the world. They've made numerous television appearances, won international juggling competitions, and taught at top circus schools. What makes their act so appealing is their uniquely winning combination of dazzling technique and infectious humor. The Gizmo Guys' rapid-fire act exhilarates and inspires sidesplitting laughter in audience members of all ages. Their practical and user-friendly study guide, "Objects in Motion: Juggling, Math and Science," makes it easy for teachers to tie the show to lessons across the curriculum.
Afro-Carribean Folk Music
Umalali: The Garifuna Women's Project
Date:
Monday February 8, 2010
Time:10:30 am or 1:30 pm
Price:
$200
Grade: 3-8
Rooted in sacred ancestral spirit possession and pulsating African rhythms, the music of Umalali ("voice" in Garifuna) celebrates the cultural hybrid of Africans deposited in the New World, creating their own distinct culture from their combined indigenous and African roots. The Garifuna evolved as a distinct people from Africans shipwrecked off the coast of St Vincent's (1635) who survived and inter-married with the local Arawak and Caribe Indians. Women play a key role in nurturing and sustaining cultural traditions: the Garifuna women in Umalali have united to craft contemporary songs of indescribable soul, strength and beauty. Blending the rich vocal textures of rock, blues, funk, African, Latin and Caribbean influences, Umalali tells the story of women whose strength, hard work and perseverance provide the bedrock of their community.
Multi-Cultural World Music and Dance 
Children of the Revolution
Date: TBA
Time:
TBA
Price:
$200
Grade: 3-9
They can loosely be compared to such breakaway and high-energy world music artists such as Ozomatli, Gipsy Kings, Santana, Manu Chau and the Afro Celt Sound System, but all similarities stop there. Made up of virtuoso musicians, singers and dancers from around the world, COTR blend their Flamenco, Greek, and Rock roots creating, a lush and melodic sound driven by infectious Latin and Middle-Eastern grooves.
If you are interested in this performance please inquire below and we will notify you when dates and times become available.
