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Teacher's
Performance Guide
ART
EXHIBIT
Open Art
will require a large room, well-lighted, in which to mount the children's
art exhibit, which is the culmination of our Open Art residency.
It is possible to use the space in which we have been working. Included
with the children's work will be the four Open Art exhibits that
have been the underpinning of the week's residency. Parents and
the community-at-large are invited to the exhibit, in which we create
an atmosphere of an adult art exhibit, with refreshments provided
by the school, and a chance to speak with the young artists. A representative
artist from Open Art will be on hand to talk about the residency.
Students are encouraged to attend their work and speak to observers
about how each piece was developed and composed.
Judith
Toy's Puppet Residency
CHILDREN'S
PERFORMANCE
Unless there
is inclement weather, the puppet festival or performance that is
the culminating event of Judith Toy's visit should be set outdoors.
A sound system will not be necessary. Puppeteers should all be dressed
in white, in order to put the emphasis on the puppets rather than
the puppeteers. Her puppet residencies can be keyed to school festival
events. These particular puppets in the tradition of Peter Schumann's
Bread and Puppet Theater, are meant to be moving outdoors, against
the backdrop of trees and sky. Buddy classes which function as the
orchestra with their homemade instruments and the voice chorus should
frame the performance area. No chairs needed, except for the older
adults. Sitting on blankets and lawns is the order of this event.
Thus, these should be planned for Spring or Autumn. An indoors event
in a gymnasium area can be planned for Winter residencies.
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