2010 School Time Performances
for Public, Private, Charter, or Catholic Schools
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Unfortunately, due to low ticket reservation numbers, Dance Theatre of Harlem has decided to cancel our 2010 School Time Performances on Monday, March 22nd and Tuesday, March 23rd at Hostos Community College.
If your school is still interested in an ensemble performance/lecture demonstration, for further information about scheduling a site visit to Dance Theatre of Harlem please contact DTB Program Coordinator Jessica Wilt at 212-690-2800 x 426 or jwilt@dancetheatreofharlem.org.
For more information about tickets, or to make a reservation for your school, please call DTB® Program Coordinator
Jessica Wilt at 212-690-2800 x426 or Email:jwilt@dancetheatreofharlem.org
program description:
What is ballet? Where did ballet come from? How is ballet different from or similar to other types of dance? How does one become a ballet dancer? What do ballet dancers do? What
do ballet dances look like?
Combining lecture, demonstration, audience participation and live performance, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s informal
presentation on the art and science of classical dance
offer students of all ages an engaging, informative and fun introduction to ballet. Led by DTH Ballet Master and former company member, Keith Saunders, the DTH School Time Performance brings classical
dance alive as the artists of the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble demonstrate jumping and turning, partnering and lifting, barre exercises and pointe work, otherwise known as sur le pointe, or dance that
is performed on the tips of the toes. In addition to learning about ballet technique, students are also introduced to different components of dance theatre, such as lighting, costumes, live music and choreography.
During an the show’s audience participation segment, the similarities between contemporary social dance and classical dance are explored, leading to the culminating performance of DTH repertoire
which illustrates how all of the elements come together to create the magic of live, theatrical dance!
Firebird curriculum
Overview
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) offers a new standards-based K-12 dance curriculum that combines DTH’s proven time-honed, ballet technique-based pedagogy with today’s progressive dance education practices. Developed in accordance with the New York City Department of Education’s Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts, the curriculum uses “Firebird,” DTH’s critically acclaimed signature ballet, as the thematic basis for the study of dance. Piloted in Spring 2008 at the PS/IS210 Twenty-first Century Academy for Community Leadership, the DTH Firebird school residency program has been implemented in five different elementary and middle school classes in upper Manhattan. Dance Theatre of Harlem is collaborating with Columbia University’s Center for Arts Education Research at Teachers College on the ongoing development and evaluation of the Firebird Curriculum.
Core Components
Core Components of the DTH Firebird school residency program include the following:
1. Pre-residency observation and planning meetings
2. A lecture-demonstration performance by the DTH Ensemble
3. A DTH Site Visit and Tour
4. Weekly dance classes with a DTH Teaching Artist
5. A Culminating Student Performance and Exhibition of student work
6. Post-residency meetings
 Other additional components that can be added include:
1. A Dance Workshop for families
2. A full day of Dance Theatre of Harlem School Pre-Professional Program recruitment classes
3. A Career Day Presentation
4. A Professional Development workshop for teachers
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