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Fall 2013

Education Programs at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center

EDUCATION ENCOREEDUCATION ENCOREWelcome to the 2013-14 Season!It is our hope that you had a relaxing summer and are prepared to be

inspired this season. Bringing in exciting new titles like Swazzles Dream

Carver, Washington, D.C.s Step Afrika! and returning favorites such as

Nebraska Theatre CaravansA Christmas Carol and ArtsPowers Laura

Ingalls Wilder, this season promises to bring your classroom lessons to life.

Not only do you have the opportunity of introducing your students tothe inspiration of performing arts this season, but also to make lasting

impressions by integrating the arts into your classroom. With three new

Kennedy Center Partners in Education Classroom Connections teacher workshops, nationally recognized arts integration teaching techniques

will be brought directly to the Fox Cities. Dont miss these hands-on workshops led by experts in the fields of education and performing ar ts.

With topics focused on reading comprehension, character development and poetry there is something to be learned by all.

Also, check out our new study guides that have been updated to provide the most relevant resources for you and your students. Filled with

lesson plans, community activities and fun facts that meet state standards, each guide will help you connect the performance to your

classroom.

This season, let the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center be more than just a field trip and share the magic of the performing arts with your

students. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the Center soon!

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Backstage Tours and Classroom VisitsWhere do the performers get ready? What is the view like from the top balcony?

What is a ghost light? Are your students interested in learning more about the

Center or having a career in the arts? Schedule a tour and see what goes on

behind the scenes of this performing arts venue.

Or, bring the Fox Cities P.A.C. to your classroom by having

staff members share information about their involvement

in the arts and what it is like to work at a performing

arts center. If you are interested in scheduling a tour or

classroom visit, call (920) 730-3764.

Did you know that educator and student groups

save at the Fox Cities P.A.C.? Group discounts ar

available for many public performances, includin

Memphis, Hello, Dolly! starring Sally Struthers, Tom

Stoppards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead,

Wicked and many more!

School Groups SAVE!

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The Bemis Company Education Series offers educationperformances that connect to classroom curriculum,introduce the live performing arts and broaden thecreative cultural horizons for PreK-12 students. Belowwe have featured a few of our favorites this season.

Plus more ... reserve your seats today! Call (920) 730-3786.

Swazzles Dream CarverTuesday, Oct. 22, 2013Show times: 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. / Grades: K-5 / Tickets: $5

Reasons to bring your class:Encouragesstudentstothinkcreatively,trynewthingsandfollowtheirdreamsFamiliarizeyourstudentswiththeSpanishlanguageandculture

Omaha Theater on Tours Diary of a Worm, a Spider and a FlTuesday, Feb. 4, 2014

Show times: 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. / Grades: K-3 / Tickets: $5

Reasons to bring your class:TeachstudentspositivewaystoovercomefearsandunderstanddifferencesIntroduceinsectandarachnidbiologyinafunandmemorablewayEntertainingmusicanddancethatwillgetyourstudentsmovingtothebeat

Max& Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013Show times: 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. / Grades: K-4 / Tickets: $5

Reasons to bring your class:ExperienceanexcitingretellingofaChristmasfavoriteIntroducestudentstoballetinafunandrelaxingformat

The Acting Company in association with The Guthrie Theater

William ShakespearesHamlet

Friday, Feb. 7, 2014Show time: 9:30 a.m. / Grades: 8-12 / Tickets: $7

Reasons to bring your class:ExperienceoneofShakespearesmostpowerfulandinfluentialtragediesinEnglishLiteratureExplorethemesofgrief,rage,danger,revengeandmoralcorruption

Through song and bilingual text, experience the story of a young boy named Mateo who carves his dreamswooden toys that come to life. Based on the award-winning childrens book by Diana Cohn.

When a special package arrives from Great Uncle Drosselmeyer on Christmas Eve, Max and Ruby are surprto find new toys from Tchaikovskys Nutcracker Ballet.

Its not easy being a bug, especially on the first day of school! But luckily for Worrying Worm, Fearless Flyand Sassy Spider, every creature can find its own special talent.

To be or not to be that is one of the hardest questions students face when studying the works of WilliamShakespeare. Help your students experience Shakespeare as it was originally intended and watch the reveof the young Prince of Denmark unfurl on stage.

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For more information or to register, visit foxcitiespac.com/educators.

Kennedy CenterPartners in Education

Classroom ConnectionsTeacher Workshops

Increasing evidence has indicated

that students have a more active,

motivating and meaningful learning

experience when taught through

the arts. Classroom Connections

teacher workshops will prepare

you to integrate the arts into your

classroom, resulting in more effective

and engaging lessons. Even if you

have never been trained in the arts,

these hands-on workshops are

presented in a way that make you

confident and comfortable to use the

arts to teach core curriculum. Taught

by professional teaching artists who

provide practical tools that promote

active investment in the curriculum,

these workshops will give you fresh

and exciting ways to educate.

Whos the Hero? Confronting Bullying Through the ArtsWorkshop Leader: Karen Erickson

Suggested for educators of Grades 3-6Date and time: Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, 4-7 p.m.Fee: $30 or $25/ AASD staff

Poetry Off the PageWorkshop Leader: Glenis Redmond

Suggested for educators of Grades 4-12

Date and time: Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, 4-7 p.m.Fee: $30 or $25/ AASD staff

Building Reading Comprehension through Sound and RhythmWorkshop Leader: Imani Gonzalez

Suggested for educators of Grades 1-5Date and time: Thursday, April 10, 2014, 4-7 p.m.Fee: $30 or $25/AASD staff

With a focus on developing quality character traits, this workshop delves into the core issues of bullying

and shows how the arts can serve as a powerful addition to any character education program. Serving as

a conversation starter, drama gives students an opportunity to explore the roles of hero, bully, bystander,instigator and target. The drama activities also utilize concentration, image work, collaboration and

communication of lines spoken by characters. Back by popular demand, workshop leader Karen Erickson

will lead educators through an exciting, hands-on approach to the topic of bullying.

Reasons to attend:

Findcreativewaystodealwiththeissueofbullying

Introduceyourstudentstonewdramatechniques

Helpstudentsdevelopskillsinconcentration,collaborationandcommunication

Based on the belief that poetry, in addition to being written and read, should be performed. This workshop

will help educators introduce students to the topic of poetry. Participants will learn ways to help students

learn brainstorming techniques, imagery and layering to write powerful and effective poems. Clear and

easy poetic structures and formats empower students to expand their imaginations and cross creative

boundaries. Award-winning poet Glenis Redmond will share techniques on how to help students express

themselves through their words and bring their poetry to life on the page as well as off the page.

Reasons to attend:

Inspireteachersandstudentstoengagewithpoetry

Stimulatecreativewordchoicesandhowtousetheminnontraditionalmanners

Learnstrategiestohelpstudentsimprovetheirpresentationskills

Enhance student learning by using sound and rhythm to explore ways to help students develop reading

comprehension strategies and make connections between music and language. Workshop leader, Imani

Gonzalez guides educators through a process of helping students create a Soundscape; a way to retell the

story that connects students to the storys tone, mood, setting and the characters culture. This learning

process helps students attend to sensory images, use questioning strategies, respond to inference and

determine importance of information. Educators will learn how to help students gain listening skillsthrough collaboration, build interpretation skills through communication and improve reading fluency

through creativity. By teaching through music, your students will attain a new level of comprehension

when they experience seeing, hearing and feeling through their reading.

Reasons to attend:

TiethisworkshopintoupcomingperformancesofTAO:Phoenix Rising or Step Afrika! for an

arts integrated unit of study

Learnhowmusiccanmakeuseofstudentsaural,visual,analyticalandcreativeskills

All workshops are held at theFox Cities Performing Arts Center.

These workshops were developed in association withthe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Fox Cities Performing Arts Center400 West College AvenueAppleton, WI 54911

With additional support from:

Series Sponsor:

THANK YOU!Bemis Company

Education Series Sponsors:

SCHOLARSHIPASSISTANCE

Everystudentshouldbegiventheopportunitytocatchthewonderandexcitementofaliveperformance.ClassesinneedoffinancialassistancetoattendBemisCompanyEducationSeriesorBoldtArtsAlive!SeriesperformancesareencouragedtoapplyforscholarshipsmadepossiblebyAnnualPartners.

Guidelinesandapplicationsareavailableatfoxcitiespac.com/educators.

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