AVAILABLE RESIDENCIES
Collaborate
with classmates to create movement and writing pieces that reflect current concerns.
and practice
skills of performance and presence.
Foster
personal connections and trust among classmates.
Build
self-esteem, excitement for the arts, and enjoyment of the creative process.
Create
original works using the written and spoken word and/or physical movement.
Dancing Words: Here’s who I am
In a Dancing Words residency students write poems, improvise movement
and explore the tools of choreography. They read other people’s
poems to help inspire their writing, and work with improvisational theater
and dance exercises to explore different ways of telling the stories
of their lives. Focusing on personal narrative through words and movement,
we address the Massachusetts state language arts and dance curriculum.
Poet’s Corner
A “straight poetry” workshop, students focus on the craft
of writing poems in a workshop format, learning to give one another
supportive feedback and practicing the art of self-editing. We read
poems by poets such as Sandra Cisneros, George Ella Lyon, Lucille Clifton
and many others, and use structured exercises to help kick-off writing
ideas. Time is given to revise and refine poems, perform for each other
and publish student work.
Performance Poetry
A residency specifically designed for high school students, students
read poems by contemporary performance and "slam" poets, and perform
their own poems for each other and potentially for a wider school audience.
Addressing Massachusetts State curriculum frameworks, Johanna uses theater
and movement exercises to help bring poems from the page to the voice
with clarity and strength, allowing for a deeper experience of poetry
through performance.
Curriculum in Motion
In a Curriculum in Motion residency, dance serves as a primary teaching
tool for K-12 curriculum, including sciences, social studies, math,
language arts and more. The artist works in collaboration with the classroom
teacher and together they guide students in conveying abstract concepts
kinesthetically. Students work in small groups to solve choreographic
problems that assist in the academic learning process by helping to
unravel potentially challenging concepts.
The Choreography Toolbox
With dance as the primary focus, students explore basic elements of
dance and choreography including levels, dynamics, space, and shape.
Language is used to inspire and support movement. Students practice
skills of improvisation and choreography and work with partners, in
small groups or as a whole class to solve choreographic problems. Students
practice performance skills by performing for one another and potentially
for the larger student body. Great for elementary and high school aged students.
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