Kennedy Center Education Performances for School Groups by Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning

2018 / 2019

performances for school groups professional learning for teachers

Education at the Kennedy Center

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the national champion for arts learning and creativity. Committed to increasing opportunities for all people to participate in, learn about, and understand the arts, the Center offers programs and events that strive to reflect the nation and its communities, and that are accessible and inclusive for all. From the Center’s stages to classrooms and communities across the country, to online resources accessible nearly anywhere, the Center serves the burgeoning artist, the curious explorer, the student (of any age), the teacher and teaching artist—any person interested in arts learning and utilizing the arts for positive change.

Greetings and thank you for your interest in the Kennedy Center's educational opportunities for the 2018–19 season. Throughout the year we have a range of exciting performances across art forms and for multiple age ranges, as well as hands-on moments for students and workshops for teachers to dive into the artistic process. We are excited to build upon our regular offerings and provide some new & unique moments for you to connect with engaging, powerful artists like our Citizen Artist Fellow, Rulan Tangen, and her dance company, Dancing Earth; Jason Reynolds, local DC author, whose book, “Long Way Down” is not only relevant to the lives of many teens but also a Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder award winning piece; and the new National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Look-In, where we literally peel back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of the symphony and musicians. The Kennedy Center takes seriously our charge to champion meaningful and relevant arts learning and arts experiences for all, and we believe that this season delivers on that charge.

As an essential component of the living memorial to President Kennedy, the Center’s Education programs utilize the arts to embrace the ideals of service, justice, freedom, courage, and gratitude, and cultivate the Citizen Artists in all the people we serve. For more information, please visit kennedycenter.org/education.

* * * * The Kennedy Center, through its educational work, is a member of the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative, the Arts Education Partnership, the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and Americans for the Arts. The U.S. Department of Education supports the educational efforts of the Kennedy Center. The contents of this brochure do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

Cover photos by Susie Shaffer, Shaughn Cooper and Jon Lemons

Looking ahead, we are so excited for the opening of our new expanded REACH campus on September 7th, 2019. This project will create a new campus for the Center—adding 11 new flexible spaces (rehearsal spaces, a learning lab, a lecture hall, and outdoor spaces) to convene and connect. These spaces are intended to further transform the Center into everyone’s noisy, active community arts center and to give access to the behind-thescenes processes that support our world class performers and performances. Please stop by and help us imagine how these new spaces can connect with you and your community. https://cms.kennedy-center.org/thereach/about We are excited to invite you and your students to attend a performance, work with a world-class performer, or study dance, music, opera, theater, or multi-disciplinary art forms at the Kennedy Center. From theater programs, opportunities with dance and ballet companies, and programs with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Washington National Opera; classes and workshops for aspiring young performers; and professional learning opportunities for teachers, there is a great fit for your interests and your students' learning goals. We welcome everyone to participate; if you or a student needs assistance to participate, please let us know. You can also find supportive guides, curriculum, and digital resources through our online library, artsedge.kennedy-center.org. We look forward to seeing & connecting with you at the Kennedy Center!

Mario Rossero Senior Vice President, Education

The Human Journey Where as a people have we come from? How has that informed who we are now? And how are we striving to move together into the future? Across the 2018–2019 Kennedy Center season, we have curated a wealth of performances that will speak to these important questions and forge fascinating perspectives related to these themes. In collaboration with National Geographic and the Smithsonian, the Kennedy Center is excited to invite our audiences to become an integral part of this conversation on what we collectively call The Human Journey. In the months ahead, be on the lookout for opportunities to join deeper investigations into the art and creative process through various lenses of migration and environment, discovery and identity, citizenship and legacy.

Access for Students and Teachers with Disabilities The Kennedy Center welcomes people with disabilities. Theaters, restrooms, and public areas are wheelchair accessible. To request accessible seating, including wheelchair-accessible locations and locations that do not require navigating any steps, please make a note on your registration form or call (202) 416-8835.

Sign language interpretation, cued speech transliteration, open-captioning, assistive listening devices, large print and Braille versions of print materials, and audio description will be provided upon request. Requests must be received at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. To request an accommodation, please make a note on your registration form or call (202) 416-8835. For additional information about accommodations for patrons with disabilities, to request an accommodation not mentioned here, or to schedule a demonstration of accessibility services, please contact the Accessibility Office at (202) 416-8727 (voice), or access@kennedy-center.org. The Kennedy Center seeks to provide equal opportunities for all students and teachers in all programs and employment actions, and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

Sensory Friendly Performances The Kennedy Center is pleased to offer sensory-friendly school performances that are designed to create a performing arts experience that is welcoming to students with autism or who have other sensory sensitivities. Accommodations for sensory-friendly performances include: • Lights remain on at a low level in the theater during the performance • Lower sound level, especially for startling or loud sounds • Kennedy Center staff trained to be inviting and accommodating to students’ needs • A reduction of strobe lighting or lighting focused on the audience • Freedom to talk and enter and exit the theater as needed during the performance • Designated quiet areas within the theater • Space throughout the theater for standing and movement • Resources to help students and teachers plan for their visit Please contact the Accessibility Office at (202) 416-8727 or access@ kennedy-center.org if you have any questions. Or visit kennedy-center.org/ pages/accessibility/sensory for more information. For corresponding English Language Proficiency Standards, visit ccsso.org/ resource-library/english-languageproficiency-elp-standards

Table of Contents 4–18 Performances for School Groups: Pre K through 12th grade Descriptions of Events in grade level order by discipline 5 Special Highlights 6 Theater Registration 9 Music is available ONLINE: 11 Jazz kennedy-center.org/ 12 Dance/Ballet schoolbrochure 15 Opera

19–21 Opportunities for Young Performers

22–28 Registration Section 22 24

About Your Visit: Tours, Lunch, Discounts, Public Transportation and Parking Registration Form for Performances for School Groups

29–38 Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA): Professional Learning for Teachers 29 Descriptions of Events (grade level order) 35 In-Service and Graduate Credit and Kennedy Center Certificate of Study 37 How to Register for CETA: Professional Learning for Teachers 38 Registration Form: Professional Learning for Teachers

Registration for Teacher Workshops is available ONLINE:

kennedy-center.org/ workshops

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Connecting your classroom with Kennedy Center digital education resources

YOUNG AUDIENCES:

Summer 2019 Theater Opportunity Earthrise

The Kennedy Center offers a variety of Pre-K to 12 classroom resources for educators at artsedge.kennedy-center.org. There you’ll find lessons, how-to articles, and best practice tip sheets that support engaging, inclusive, standards-based learning in the Arts and in critical subjects like Science, History, and English Language Arts, as well as a rich library of digital media and interactives focused on arts learning. In addition to classroom resources, we produce resources for students attending Kennedy Center performances: 2700 F Street (named for the Kennedy Center’s physical address) is a digital destination for resources that help teenagers prepare for their upcoming experiences and feel welcomed at their national performing arts center. Visit at 2700fstreet.tumblr.com where you’ll find: • Student Performance Guides for select individual events from the 18–19 season. These multimedia teen-friendly posts can be used before and after a performance to enhance content understanding and offer extended learning opportunities. These guides include background on the program and artists, insights on what to look and listen for during the event, and things to think about after your visit. • Teacher and Parent Guides with additional tips on specific events and arts genres. • Performing Arts Field Guides that break down the formats of different performance types, outline appropriate audience behaviors, and familiarize you with the different venues within the Kennedy Center.

Cuesheets are our printed performance guides for elementary students, teachers, and parents that support Kennedy Center performances for young audiences. Cuesheets are mailed to registered groups and distributed onsite at select events; digital versions can be found online at artsedge.kennedycenter.org/content/ cuesheet Look for icons in this brochure to see if the performance includes a digital or print performance guide.

Be sure to look for Kennedy Center Education Digital Learning and ArtsEdge on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Instagram and Pinterest to stay connected with our growing library of free digital resources.

NEW THIS YEAR

Terrace Gallery July 19–Aug 4, 2019 In this world-premiere play by Lauren Gunderson commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, three kids are watching the Apollo 11 launch in 1969 from three varying perspectives, each the children of key NASA employees at this historic time. As the launch counts down, the kids dream a collective dream of being on that spaceship and in the stars, looking back from the moon to see a majestic earthrise. This immersive play incorporates projections, simple songs, and real audio/video of astronauts, President Kennedy, interviews of people remembering the moon landing, and more. As the kids dream of voyaging to the moon and back, their journey highlights the power of science and gives us new perspectives on each other, on Earth, and on life. Most enjoyed by age 5 and up. More information on this exciting opportunity will be posted on the Kennedy Center website by October 2019.

Interactive Free Events National Dance Day 2019

Family Dance Workshops

The Kennedy Center, in association with Dizzy Feet Foundation and in conjunction with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, invites you to celebrate the art of dance with free outdoor performances, interactive dance routines and lessons, live music, and more! Launched in 2010 by So You Think You Can Dance co-creator and Dizzy Feet Foundation co-president Nigel Lythgoe, National Dance Day encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity. Be on the lookout for more information at kennedy-center.org DATE: July 27, 2019

Join us for these 45-minute workshops on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage led by artists from visiting ballet companies Designed for families with children age 10 and under, each workshop explores music, movement, and/or themes of a ballet while taking families through learning simple ballet steps or choreography. NOTE: Children must participate with an adult. Though workshops are free, pre-registration is highly recommended and will be made available on the Kennedy Center website starting September 12, 2018. AMERICAN BALLET THEATER Sunday, February 3, 2019, 11 a.m. NEW YORK CITY BALLET Sunday, April 7, 2019, 11 a.m.

Revelations Celebration Workshop with Ailey Teaching Artists One of America’s favorite dance companies offers a special workshop on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, teaching excerpts from Revelations, Alvin Ailey’s signature masterpiece. DATE: Saturday, February 9, 2019

Special Highlights

Directed by Darko Tresnjak Choreographed by Peggy Hickey Grades 5–12 Opera House—2 hours November 21 Inspired by the beloved films, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical Anastasia is on a journey to Washington at last! From the Tony Award®–winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Anastasia features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, a lush new score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (also the acclaimed composer/lyricist team for the Kennedy Center production of Little Dancer), and direction by Tony Award® winner Darko Tresnjak. DATE: Wednesday, November 21, 1:30 p.m. FEE: $20 each/students, teachers, and chaperones Limited tier seating

Digital Performance Guide

Printed Performance Guide

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KENNEDY CENTER CITIZEN ARTIST: RULAN TANGEN

Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations

Sensory Friendly Performance

Grades 5–12 Millennium Stage April 25 Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations, with Founding Director, Choreographer, and Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow, Rulan Tangen, present an exciting, interactive, “behind the scenes” peek at their performance SEEDS: RE GENERATION. Students will get to meet the intertribal Indigenous dancers whose performance art reflects the cultural heritage of Native America and indigenous global cultures. Each artist will lead different activities that may include movement, song, learning a few words in Apache and Dine languages, visual art, or possible surprise activities with seeds! Through these real life, inviting, interactivities, our artists counter stereotypes and underrepresented histories, while inspiring students to unearth connections between current socio-environmental landscapes and their own origins, histories, varied cultural backgrounds, languages, homelands, foods, and “seeds” of hope, resilience, and solidarity. DATE: Thursday, April 25, 11 a.m. FEE: FREE, but reservations are required

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Performances for School Groups

Anastasia

Directed by Mark Bell Grades 6–12 Eisenhower Theater—2 hours December 18 What would happen if Sherlock Holmes and Monty Python had a Broadway baby? You’d get New York and London’s award-winning smash comedy! Called “the funniest play Broadway has ever seen” (The Huffington Post), this classic murder mystery is chock-full of mishaps and madcap mania. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s “comic gold” (Variety) sure to bring down the house. DATE: Tuesday, December 18, 8 p.m. FEE: $25 each/students, teachers, and chaperones Limited balcony seating

Jeremy Daniel

Matthew Murphy

The Play that Goes Wrong

Star Wars: A New Hope

FEATURED ARTIST:

Jason Reynolds

NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OPEN REHEARSAL

Star Wars: A New Hope (film with live orchestra) Grades 8–12 music students Concert Hall—3 hours September 12 Experience the classic original film in the Concert Hall! Join Luke, Leia, and Han Solo on their epic journey as the NSO’s performance of John Williams’s Oscar®winning score takes the music to new heights, from the bustling Cantina scene to the foreboding trumpets echoing Darth Vader’s first appearance. Note that as this is a rehearsal, there may be starting and stopping throughout.

For more information on the world premiere Kennedy Center stage adaptation of Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down, please see page 7.

Theater EXPERIENCE A HUGE PART OF HISTORY ON A TEENSY STAGE

American Revolution Produced by Theater Unspeakable from Chicago, IL Grades 4-9 Family Theater—50 minutes October 9–11 Can the history of the American Revolution be told in 21 square feet of space? Chicago’s award-winning Theater Unspeakable returns to take on the challenge, telling a big story on an impossibly tiny stage! Using only 7 actors and their bodies, the show recreates the entire American fight for independence in 50 minutes. Combining tongue-in-cheek humor with a dash of derring-do, American Revolution displays the company’s signature imaginative physical theater. Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.7, RL.9);

DATES: Tuesday, October 9, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, October 11, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Standards Connections: Music, Theatre-Connecting (Cn11); Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH.9);Social Studies-US History, Civil Rights

DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. OR 3:30–6 p.m. We will know the exact rehearsal time closer to the date. Please indicate on the Registration Form which time you can attend. FEE: FREE, but reservations are required.

Ben Gonzales

Question and Answer session to follow the performance.

Ben Fractenberg

Performances for School Groups

Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a Kirkus Award winner, a two time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multiple Coretta Scott King honors. Reynolds was the American Booksellers Association’s 2017 spokesperson for Indies First, and served as the national spokesperson for the 2018 celebration of School Library Month in April 2018, sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Jason’s many works of fiction include When I Was the Greatest, Boy in the Black Suit, All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely), As Brave As You, For Every One, Miles Morales: Spider Man, the Track series (Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and Lu), and Long Way Down, which received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, DC. You can find his ramblings at JasonWritesBooks.com.

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Digital Performance Guide

Printed Performance Guide

Sensory Friendly Performance

JOURNEY ACROSS THE UNIVERSE WITH YOUR IMAGINATION

REVEAL THE FORCES BEHIND WHAT MOVES US

Cartography

How to Catch a Star

Long Way Down World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission Adapted from The New York Times Best Selling Novel by D.C.-Area Native Jason Reynolds Directed by Timothy Douglas Grades 8–12 Family Theater—60 minutes with a 30-minute post-show discussion October 24–November 2 Sixty seconds. Seven floors. One elevator. Fifteen-yearold Will’s brother has just been shot, and Will is ready to follow “The Rules”: 1) “No Crying.” 2) “No Snitching.” 3) “Get Revenge.” But on the ride down, with his brother’s gun in his pocket, his plan is interrupted by a few visitors. Told entirely in free-form poetry, Long Way Down captures the potent minute Will contemplates retaliation. As mysterious guests appear at each floor, Will realizes there might be a bigger story to be told. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.7, RL.9); Theatre— Responding (Re.7)

DATES: Wednesday, October 24, 11 a.m. Thursday, October 25, 11 a.m. Friday, October 26, 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 30, 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 31, 11 a.m. Thursday, November 1, 11 a.m. Friday, November 2, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones (Please note this show may not be appropriate for audiences younger than 12)

Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.7, RL.9);

DATES: Tuesday, November 20, 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 27, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 28, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, November 29, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, November 30, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 4, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 5, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, December 7, 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 12, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 17, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.7, RL.9)

DATES: Friday, January 11, 11 a.m. Monday, January 14, 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 16, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Performances for School Groups

WITNESS A BOY’S LIFE-CHANGING DECISION

A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission Adapted from the novel by Oliver Jeffers Pre K–Grade 3 Family Theater—45 minutes November 20–December 19 Once there was a boy who dreamed a star could be his new friend—if only he could catch one. He tried climbing to the top of the tallest tree. He tried flying in a paper rocket ship. But nothing worked. Just when the boy was about to give up, he discovered something as dazzling and special as the star he was seeking! Best-selling author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers' beloved children’s book about chasing your dreams comes to vivid life in a production created and directed by Jared Mezzocchi. Featuring colorful projections and choreographed movement, How to Catch a Star is a whimsical tale of discovery, friendship, and delightful surprises.

A Kennedy Center Co-Commission with Arktype from New York, NY Written by author and illustrator Christopher Myers Directed by Kaneza Schaal Grades 7–12 Family Theater—65 minutes January 11–16 Inflatable rafts on the Mediterranean. Dark holds of cargo trucks. Family photos wrapped carefully in a backpack that crosses border checkpoints. Cartography explores how the world is alive with movement and migration. Inspired by the artists’ creative work with young refugees from around the world, Cartography asks what part we play in the lives of youth who set out into the unsure waters of their future. From the effects of climate change to war and poverty, this powerful story examines the forces that shape where we have come from, how we have moved, and where we are going.

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JUMP INTO A TALE OF DOUBLE-DUTCH, FRIENDSHIP, AND TEAMWORK

JOIN A FAMILY’S ROAD TRIP DURING AN INTEGRAL TIME IN AMERICA

She A Gem

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

A World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission Written by Josh Wilder Directed by Paige Hernandez

Performances for School Groups

Grades 7–12 Family Theater—60 minutes with a 30-minute post-show discussion February 13–28 Krystin, Jaleesa, and Amber form a double-dutch team in inner city Philadelphia to compete in their neighborhood pageant. If they win, they’ll receive a special prize: their futures told by Ms. Mary, the local psychic. Will they become a famous singer? A hair dresser? Or maybe a “gem,” a special leader who cares for the neighborhood? Then they meet a pregnant teen from North Philly who can jump double-dutch almost better than any of them. Just as the girls anticipate learning about their futures, they’ll learn something important about her past that affects them all.

Curriculum Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.7, RL.9); Social Studies— Psychology

DATES: Wednesday, February 13, 11 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 11 a.m. Friday, February 15, 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 19, 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, 11 a.m. Thursday, February 21, 11 a.m. Friday, February 22, 11 a.m. Monday, February 25, 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, 11 a.m. Thursday, February 28, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

World Premiere Kennedy Center Commission Based on the book by Christopher Paul Curtis Adapted by Christina Ham Grades 4–9 Eisenhower Theater—65 minutes March 14–22 Meet the Watsons of Flint, Michigan: Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, big brother Byron, and ten-year-old Kenny. When Byron can’t stay out of trouble, the whole family piles into their “Brown Bomber” and drives south to visit Grandma Sands for the summer. But along the way, they’ll experience a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Christopher Paul Curtis’ Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning book comes to life in a staged concert reading. Told through Kenny’s ever-witty perspective, The Watsons Go to Birmingham captures hilarious family antics alongside poignant observations of Birmingham’s tragic church bombing. Experience the beloved story of a family’s bond and endurance amidst one of the darkest periods in America’s history. Standard Connections: English Language Arts—Reading: Literature (RL.6, RL.9), Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH.9); Social Studies—US History and Culture

DATES: Thursday, March 14, 11 a.m. Friday, March 15, 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 11 a.m. (limited seating) FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Printed Performance Guide

Voyagers: A Dance Among The Planets A World Premiere Kennedy Center Co-Commission with Company | E with new compositions from Eric Shimelonis Grades K–5 Family Theater—60 minutes March 27–29 A majestic ride awaits a young stargazer who is carried away by the magician Uranus. Join her and fellow voyagers in a journey through the solar system for the young and young at heart. The Kennedy Center and D.C. dance ensemble Company | E and composer Eric Shimelonis share an interplanetary display of modern movement set to Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Through a reimagining of Holst’s soaring suite, Company | E combines live music, dance, and a bit of Einstein to celebrate curiosity, compassion, and the natural world. Experience the distinct character of each planet, from the majestic and jolly Jupiter, to the angry and ominous Mars, to the lively and flighty Mercury. Standard Connections: Life Sciences—Patterns and Cycles; Music, Dance—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATES: Wednesday, March 27, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 29, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

(Please note this show may not be appropriate for audiences younger than 12)

Digital Performance Guide

TAKE A MAGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOALR SYSTEM

Sensory Friendly Performance

Presented by Compagnia TPO and Teatro Metastasio from Italy Pre K–Grade 3 Family Theater—45 minutes May 15–17 “Some days are yellow. Some are blue. On different days, I’m different too” (Dr. Seuss). Enter a world where colors become a place of relationships and emotions. explore children’s perceptive, emotional, and creative relationships to colors with a physical dance piece. Dancers maneuver a set brought to life with fabric, projections, and sensors for exciting movements and sounds. Performers will interact with audience members—and some may even have the chance to get up on the stage and join in the colorful landscape!

Music SMALL ENSEMBLES

Standard Connections: Life Sciences—Patterns and Cycles; Music, Dance—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATES: Wednesday, May 15, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones (This presentation is meant to coincide with the larger Italian Festival).

Break It Down!

The Human Beatbox

Zara Lawler, flute; Paul Fadoul, marimba Pre K4–Grade 2 Family Theater—60 minutes April 25 & 26 Watch, listen, and lend a helping hand as the dynamic duo of Paul Fadoul on marimba and Zara Lawler on flute build music from the ground up. This energetic program delights in dissecting parts of music and musical instruments. Children will be amazed by the way instruments from the wind and percussion families—plus some interesting “outsiders”—are taken apart and put back together again.

Christylez Bacon, beatboxer and multi-instrumentalist Grades 1–6 Theater Lab—45 minutes November 14 Christylez Bacon, Grammy-nominated Progressive HipHop artist combines rhyming, storytelling, and interactive call and response choruses with diverse instrumentation to deliver a message of cultural acceptance & unification blending traditional elements of musical styles from jazz to hip-hop.

Standards Connections: English Language Arts— Speaking and Listening (SL.2), Language (L.3)

DATE: Wednesday, November 14, 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

DATES: Thursday, April 25, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

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Performances for School Groups

Colors

Carol Hollans Pratt

DANCE IN A LANDSCAPE OF COLORS

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NSO YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONCERT

Orchestra Look-In: NSO! Inside the Music Banda Magda Grades 1–6 Family Theater—60 minutes January 25 This award-winning band combines South American rhythms with jazz improvisation, sung in six languages for a globetrotting adventure. Banda Magda returns with a lively performance showcasing its new album Tigre, featuring Uruguayan candombe to Greek folklore to Brazilian samba beats. With plenty of audience participation and irresistible rhythms led by accordionist and composer Magda Giannikou, Banda Magda will get everyone moving. Standards Connections: English Language Arts— Speaking and Listening (SL.2), Language (L.3)

Performances for School Groups

DATE: Friday, January 25, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

FULL ORCHESTRA

Interested in bringing Kennedy Center Music Education programs into your school?

In School Ensembles Small groups of musicians—from the National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, area youth ensembles, and others—present interactive performances for students in grades K–8 in DC metro area schools. A variety of performances available for different group sizes and genres, such as classical and jazz. Email inschoolensembles@kennedycenter.org for a complete list of offerings and to find out how you can book free In School Ensembles for your students. Scheduling begins in September. Limited availability based on musicians’ schedules

Michael Butterman, conductor Marissa Regni, NSO violinist Grades 3–6 Concert Hall—50 Minutes March 19–22 The NSO continues in the spirit of a series of Young People’s Concerts made popular by Leonard Bernstein at Carnegie Hall. Michael Butterman conducts this delightful performance that explores all of the pieces that come together to create an orchestra, and demonstrates that it can be accessible to everyone. The concert includes well-known works by Brahms, Copland, and Tchaikovsky, and introduces students to Jessie Montgomery, a living composer keeping the orchestra music alive and vibrant. The NSO along with Conductor Michael Butterman and NSO Assistant Principal 2nd Violinist Marissa Regni are joined onstage by an unexpected guest who is just as ecstatic about the orchestra as they are. Standards Connections: English Language Arts—Speaking and Listening (SL.2), Language (L.3, L.4)

Excerpts from: Glinka Overture from Ruslan and Ludmila Copland Hoedown Brahms Serenade No. 2, 2nd movement Montgomery Starburst Copland Fanfare DATES: (See note.) Tuesday, March 19, 10:15 & 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 10:15 & 11:45 a.m. Friday, March 22, 10:30 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Tchaikovsky Mendelssohn Bach Ginastera

Scherzo from Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 4, 1st movement Violin Concerto in E Major, 3rd movement Malambo, from Estancia

NOTE: Fairfax County fourth grade students will attend additional NSO Young People’s Concerts in October and March as part of a countywide project.

NSO Open Rehearsals with Q&A Session

Coffee Concerts

The program for September 12 is: Steven Reineke, conductor Star Wars: A New Hope (film with live orchestra) Experience the classic original film in the Concert Hall! Join Luke, Leia, and Han Solo on their epic journey as the NSO’s performance of John Williams’s Oscar®-winning score takes the music to new heights, from the bustling Cantina scene to the foreboding trumpets echoing Darth Vader’s first appearance. Note that as this is a rehearsal, there may be starting and stopping throughout. Standards Connections: Music—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. OR 3:30-6 p.m. We will know the exact rehearsal time closer to the date. Please indicate on the Registration Form which time you can attend. FEE: FREE, but reservations are required. The program for February 28 is: Lionel Bringuier, conductor Gil Shaham, violin Roussel: The Spider’s Feast-symphonic fragments; Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5; Stravinsky: Petruska.

6 Fridays at 11:30 a.m. Our late-morning Coffee Concerts on select Fridays are more popular than ever! Skip the rush hour traffic and gather with friends beforehand for coffee and continental breakfast items available for purchase in our casual roof-level KC Café.

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth & Ax plays Mozart Fri., Oct. 5, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. John Storgårds, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano V. SILVESTROV The Messenger MOZART Piano Concerto No.17 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 Fri., Nov. 16, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Denis Kozhukhin, piano COPLAND El Salón México RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 REVUELTAS La noche de los Mayas

Shaham & Mozart Fri., Mar. 1, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Lionel Bringuier, conductor Gil Shaham, violin ROUSSEL The Spider’s Feast— symphonic fragments MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 STRAVINSKY Petrushka

Standards Connections: Music—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATE: Thursday, February 28, 9:45 a.m. FEE: FREE, but reservations are required.

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Baroque & Beyond Fri. Mar. 15, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Ton Koopman, conductor REBEL Les élémens—Ouverture “Le Cahos” RAMEAU Les Indes Galantes—Suite C.P.E. BACH Symphony in G major MOZART Serenata notturna HAYDN Symphony No. 83, “La Poule”

Saint-Saëns’s “Organ” Symphony Fri. Apr. 26, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Gianandrea Noseda, conductor Seong-Jin Cho, piano FRANCK The Accursed Huntsman RAVEL Piano Concerto in G SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, “Organ”

Mozart Forever I Fri. June 14, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor Nurit Bar-Josef, violin Daniel Foster, viola Sue Heineman, bassoon Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola Bassoon Concerto Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”

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Grades 8–12 music students Concert Hall—3 hours September 12 & February 28 These working rehearsals of the National Symphony Orchestra give students a glimpse into the life of orchestral musicians and provides the opportunity to hear great orchestral music as its being rehearsed for opening night. Best enjoyed by middle and high school music students, the NSO working rehearsal is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by a 30-minute question-andanswer session with conductor and artists. These are two distinct programs that show the breadth of the orchestra. Choose one or both of these Open Rehearsals for your music students.

MUSIC AND JAZZ PERFORMANCE/DEMONSTRATION

Imani Winds Grades 5–9 Terrace Theater—60 minutes January 31 Formed in 1997, Imani Winds is a classical woodwind ensemble known for their high-energy performances and musical versatility. They focus on representing composers and cultures of diverse musical backgrounds in their repertoire. Get to know them and their unique style as they perform and explore the building blocks of music. Standards Connections: Music—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATE: Thursday, January 31, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

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Camille Thurman: The Origin of the Blues Grades 5–9 Terrace Gallery—60 minutes February 1 What is the Blues? Saxophonist, vocalist, and composer Camille Thurman and her quartet present a fun session exploring the genre. Students can learn about the blues in terms of history and geography, the influence of society and culture, and presence in today’s music. Students will also get to hear Camille Thurman, whose vocal abilities have been compared to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter, and who has been equally lauded for her lush, rich, and warm sound on the tenor saxophone. Standards Connections: Music—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATE: Friday, February 1, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Dance SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

Ragamala Dance Company Renee and Aparna Ramaswamy, Artistic Directors Grades 5–8 Family Theater—60 minutes November 2 Drawing from the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam, the Ragamala Dance Company’s work provides a bridge between ancient and modern cultures. In Written in Water, one of the company’s newest productions, the childhood game Snakes & Ladders—a second-century Indian board game—sets the stage for the emotional journey that unfolds when people search for truth while desperately attempting to avoid human failing. With the Sufi poem “The Conference of Birds” as a framework, rich choreography is paired with original music by Iraqi American jazz artist Amir ElSaffar and Carnatic composer Prema Ramamurthy and performed live by ElSaffar and an ensemble. Projections by Chennai-based cartoonist Keshav and Minneapolis artist Nathan Christopher draw you even further into this mesmerizing world.

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Chanticleer Grades 5–9 Family Theater—60 minutes April 2 Called “the world’s reigning male chorus” by the New Yorker, the San Francisco based Grammy® award-winning ensemble Chanticleer is known for its seamless blend of twelve male voices ranging from soprano to bass. Known as “an orchestra of voices,” the group excels in original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz and popular genres, and a strong commitment to contemporary compositions. The winner of the 2010 Chorus America Education Outreach Award, Chanticleer’s education programs engage over 5,000 young people annually. At the Kennedy Center, students have the opportunity to engage with the group through a lecture concert. Standards Connections: Music—Connecting (Cn.11)

DATE: Tuesday, April 2, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

DATE: Friday, November 2, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Bruce Palmer

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Standards Connections: Social Studies—History and Culture; Music, Dance—Connecting (Cn.11)

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle, Artistic Director Masazumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director Grades 5–8 Opera House—60 minutes February 7 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater shares “Ailey Magic” with students, giving insight into the history of the company and its founder Alvin Ailey. The company performs selections from its varied and inspiring repertoire, including their signature work, Revelations.

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Andrew Eccles

Standards Connections: Social Studies— History and Culture; Music, Dance— Connecting (Cn.11)

DATE: Thursday, February 7, 11 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

KENNEDY CENTER CITIZEN ARTIST RULAN TANGEN

Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations Grades 5–12 Millennium Stage Thursday, April 25 Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations, with Founding Director, Choreographer, and Kennedy Center Citizen Artist Fellow, Rulan Tangen, present an exciting, interactive, “behind the scenes” peek at their performance SEEDS: RE GENERATION. Students will get to meet the intertribal Indigenous dancers whose performance art reflects the cultural heritage of Native America and indigenous global cultures. Each artist will lead different activities that may include movement, song, learning a few words in Apache and Dine languages, visual art, or possible surprise activities with seeds! Through these real life, inviting, interactivities, our artists counter stereotypes and under-represented histories, while inspiring students to unearth connections between current socio-environmental landscapes and their own origins, histories, varied cultural backgrounds, languages, homelands, foods, and “seeds” of hope, resilience, and solidarity. DATE: Thursday, April 25, 11 a.m. FEE: FREE, but reservations are required.

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The Student Working Rehearsal program gives students the opportunity to witness nationally and internationally renowned ballet and contemporary dance companies in their final rehearsals before a major performance. Student guides are provided to help prepare for this experience and to draw relevant academic and personal connections. In addition to observing styles of dance, these rehearsals provide opportunities to address various curricular topics through a different lens. Companies can show how the expressiveness of the body can add depth to concepts of culture, history, emotions, and the human experience; students can explore how patterns and physics are put to use via movement in an artistic setting; and story ballets allow students to see how the elements of storytelling can be portrayed through movement and music.

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San Francisco Ballet: Selections from Unbound: A Festival of New Works Ballet West: The Nutcracker American Ballet Theatre: Harlequinade Mariinsky Ballet: Le Corsaire

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San Francisco Ballet: D.C. Premieres from Unbound: A Festival of New Works

American Ballet Theatre: Harlequinade

Luke Isley

Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director Grades 7–12 Opera House—2 hours October 23 Launching in Spring 2018 in San Francisco, Unbound: A Festival of New Works showcases allnew ballets created by 12 of today’s most innovative choreographers, including David Dawson, Alonzo King, Edwaard Liang, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Cathy Marston, Myles Thatcher, Stanton Welch, and Christopher Wheeldon. Favorite pieces from the festival will make their way to the Kennedy Center this fall, celebrating dance without limits and the company’s unique spirit of curiosity, experimentation, and invention.

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Ballet West: The Nutcracker Adam Sklute, Artistic Director D.C. Premiere (Tchaikovsky/William Christensen) Grades 5–12 Opera House—2 hours December 5 No company holds a more storied relationship with The Nutcracker than Ballet West, which has kept the ballet in its repertoire since performing the first complete American version more than 70 years ago. Now, Ballet West returns to perform the D.C. premiere of its whimsical new production of The Nutcracker, which was unveiled in Salt Lake City last year. Pairing reimagined designs with beloved choreography, the opulent production delivers treasured moments and surprising new delights. Featuring grand sets and fantastical costumes alongside Tchaikovsky’s cherished score, this Nutcracker is a glittering, larger-than-life adventure.

Standards Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.3, RL.9)

DATE: Tuesday, January 29, 1:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Standards Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.3, RL.9)

DATE: Wednesday, December 5, 1:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Marty Sohl

Erik Tomasson

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DATE: Tuesday, October 23, 1:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Kevin McKenzie, Artistic Director Grades 7–12 Opera House—2 hours January 29 ABT’s star-studded roster of dancers, combined with the dynamic vision of Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, has garnered cristical acclaim for the company across global audiences. The D.C. premiere of Ratmansky’s retelling of Marius Petipa’s 19th-century comic ballet follows its New York world premiere in summer 2018. He brings the “lost” classic to life with a bold new staging co-produced with Australian Ballet, inspired by Petipa’s archival notes and set to original music by Riccardo Drigo. In this two-act ballet, Harlequin fights for his true love, Columbine. Playful costumes and vivid sets create a charming tribute to the Italian commedia dell’arte style, known for its slapstick humor and rollicking characters.

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Opera

Opera in the Outfield presenting sponsor Mars, Incorporated The Barber of Seville Saturday, September 29, 2018, 7 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. | Free Admission Nationals Park

PERFORMANCE/DEMONSTRATION

Celebrate the 11th season of free opera broadcasts by joining Washington National Opera at Nationals Park for a pre-recorded video of Washington National Opera’s production of The Barber of Seville on Saturday, September 29 at 7 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pre-opera activities. Join the conversation on social media with #OperaInTheOutfield!

Mariinsky Ballet: Le Corsaire Valery Gergiev, Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre Yuri Fatayev, Deputy Director of the Ballet Company Grades 7–12 Opera House—3 hours April 9 Le Corsaire is a captivating story of bold pirates, passionate maidens, shocking betrayal, and a dramatic shipwreck rescue. Beloved for its breathtaking choreography, virtuosic dancing, and spectacular scenery and costumes, the classic ballet is an unmissable, swashbuckling adventure. Choreographer Marius Petipa revived the ballet for the Mariinsky more than a century ago, and the company continues to perform it with exhilarating freshness and tradition. Standards Connections: English Language Arts— Reading: Literature (RL.3, RL.9)

DATE: Tuesday, April 9, 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Standard Connections: English Language Arts—Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH.2, RH.7); Theatre— Performing (Pr.5.b—Technical)

DATE: Friday, October 12, 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Scott Suchman

WORKING REHEARSAL

Grades 4–8 Opera House—50 minutes October 12 Theater and music come together in this introduction to opera and La traviata, one of the world’s most beloved operas. Violetta is the life of every party, but she holds a secret: her poor health means she may not be long for this world. When she meets Alfredo, happily-ever-after finally seems within reach, but could it really be that simple? This story of love, sacrifice, and social class includes famously recognizable tunes. At this Look-In, students hear amazing performances; see demonstrations of behind-the-scenes technology, lighting, and stagecraft; and get a glimpse into the many careers available in stage performance, both onstage and behind the curtains.

Cade Martin

Natasha Razina

Opera Look-In: La traviata

Major support for WNO is provided by Jacqueline Badger Mars. David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of WNO. WNO acknowledges the longstanding generosity of Life Chairman Mrs. Eugene B. Casey. Generous support for WNO Italian Opera is provided by Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello.

M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield is brought to you by the M&M’S® and American Heritage™ Chocolate Brands. M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield is made possible in part thanks to Michael F. and Noémi K. Neidorff and the Centene Charitable Foundation. M&M’S® Opera in the Outfield is presented in partnership with the Washington Nationals. WNO’s Presenting Sponsor General Dynamics

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The Me I Want to Sing Tom Minter Grades 7–12 Family Theater—50 minutes April 11–12 Returning since its powerful 2017 premiere on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, this riveting twoperformer show blends opera legends Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price’s most memorable performances— including opera, art songs, and more—with narrative spoken word. Created and written by Tom Minter and originally commissioned by Washington National Opera Director Francesca Zambello, the work chronicles some of the challenges these two women faced in their careers as African American singers, and highlights ongoing issues of race in America. Standard Connections: English Language Arts— Literacy in History/Social Studies (RH.2, RH.7)

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DATES: Thursday, April 11, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

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OPEN REHEARSALS La traviata Giuseppe Verdi Silent Night Kevin Puts

The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me Jeanine Tesori Eugene Onegin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Faust Charles Gounod Tosca Giacomo Puccini

Opera Open Rehearsal for Teachers of All Grade Levels, details found on page 33.

Open rehearsals introduce students to opera by giving them the opportunity to witness firsthand the final rehearsals of Washington National Opera’s main stage productions. Digital resources through 2700 F Street help students and educators prepare for the experience and to draw relevant connections—academic, historical, literary, artistic, and personal. In addition to learning about music and theater, these events allow the opportunity for students to study how elements of storytelling can be portrayed through performance; how stories from history and literature can translate to the stage; and how art such as opera can serve as a lens to explore and examine deeply human cultural, social, and interpersonal issues and concepts.

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La traviata Giuseppe Verdi New WNO Production by Francesca Zambello Sung in Italian with Projected English Titles Grades 7–12 Opera House—3 hours October 3 Including everything from the famous brindisi drinking song to heartbreaking arias, La traviata is one of the most beloved operas ever written. Violetta, a courtesan, is the life of every party. But she holds a devastating secret: she is sick and dying. When she meets the affluent Alfredo, happily-ever-after seems within reach— until his father condemns Violetta’s low social status. Now she must make an impossible choice before death claims her. This everlasting story of love and sacrifice captures Violetta’s unforgettable plight and illuminates tensions of social class that ring just as true today. DATE: Wednesday, October 3, 7 p.m. FEE: $15 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Cade Martin

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IMPORTANT: A reminder that no more than TWO adult chaperones per TEN students is allowed. All students attending must be in grades 7–12.

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Silent Night

The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me

Eugene Onegin

Kevin Puts Sung in English, French, German, Italian, and Latin with projected English titles Grades 7–12 Eisenhower Theater—3 hours November 6 Based on the true story of a wartime ceasefire, Silent Night makes its WNO premiere in the centennial month of World War I’s end. The year is 1914 and the Great War has just been declared, dividing nations and sending millions into battle. As Christmas Eve falls on a battlefield near Belgium, soldiers in French, German, and Scottish trenches begin recalling songs of home, stepping into no-man’s-land for a spontaneous truce. Once sworn enemies, they trade their weapons for merriment and camaraderie—resulting in one miraculous night of peace. DATE: Tuesday, November 6, 7 p.m. FEE: $15 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Jeanine Tesori WNO Revival Sung in English with Projected English Titles Grades 4–6 Terrace Theater—2 hours December 14 As the first Christmas nears, who among the animals can lead Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem? Fearsome Lion and graceful Unicorn are the top contenders— though it certainly won’t be Donkey, whose only humble gift is a small but sturdy back. But with the birth of a very special king on the horizon, Donkey soon discovers that miracles can happen anywhere! Based on the award-winning children’s book by Jeanette Winterson, this heartwarming production returns with whimsical costumes, music from a Tony®-award winning composer, and a talented cast featuring the DomingoCafritz Young Artists and the WNO Children’s Chorus. DATE: Friday, December 14, 11:30 a.m. FEE: $6 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones A short intermission will be scheduled.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sung in Russian with Projected English Titles Grades 7–12 Opera House—3 hours March 5 Based on Alexander Pushkin’s sweeping novel, Eugene Onegin is a provocative tale of rejection and regret, exploring a society divided between rural austerity and aristocratic extravagance. Young Tatiana confesses her devotion to the worldly Onegin, but his cold refusal devastates her. Years later, when Tatiana matures, it is Onegin who begs for her love. Will Tatiana embrace the man she once longed for? Or will Onegin forever be the victim of his own bitter decision? This production, originally created for The Metropolitan Opera, is complete with lush period costumes, majestic ballroom scenes, and a deadly duel. DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m. FEE: $15 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

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Todd Rosenberg

Scott Suchman

Jeff Roffman for the Atlanta Opera

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Explore the Arts Engage with the arts on a deeper level with these special opportunities from the Kennedy Center’s Education Division. Add them to your subscription or visit kennedycenter.org/ plus any time of the year for the most up-to-date offerings.

Performances for School Groups

Lynn Lane

Elise Bakketun

Guided Rehearsals

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Faust

Tosca

Charles Gounod Production by Francesca Zambello Sung in French with Projected English Titles Grades 7–12 Opera House—3 hours March 13 The famous story by Goethe focuses on the aging Faust, who makes a pact with Mephistopheles. Exchanging his soul restores his youth and helps him woo Marguerite, but his troubles are far from over. Along the seductive path to riches and power, Faust realizes his salvation is tragically bound to others, including those he loves most. WNO’s production of this tale of redemption and damnation features a storybook aesthetic and a phenomenal cast. DATE: Wednesday, March 13, 7 p.m. FEE: $15 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Giacomo Puccini Sung in Italian with Projected English Titles Part of the Kennedy Center’s celebration of Italian culture in spring 2019 Grades 7–12 Opera House—3 hours May 8 In love and war, what will you stand for? Puccini’s breathtaking work is a tale of political corruption and ill-fated love that amazes and captivates new and longtime opera lovers alike. In 18th-century Rome, the zealous painter Cavaradossi and singer Tosca are deeply in love. When Cavaradossi hides an escaped political prisoner, a tragic conflict unfurls. Caught between contending with the villainous chief of police and staying loyal to her lover, Tosca make take matters into her own hands—but no one is guaranteed to get out alive. DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 7 p.m. FEE: $15 ea/students, teachers, and chaperones

Combining an open rehearsal with behind-the-scenes information, attendees will observe a piano dress rehearsal in the Opera House, while listening to commentary from opera experts via wireless headsets. La traviata: Sep. 30, 2018 Faust: Mar. 8, 2019 Eugene Onegin: Feb. 28, 2019 Tosca: May 6, 2019

Opera Master Class with Francesca Zambello Led by Francesca Zambello Monday, November 19, 2018, 7 p.m. in a Terrace Gallery Witness how great performers are made, hear opera's voices of tomorrow, and observe the creative process. Emerging artists hone their craft under the guidance of WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello. Observe the internationally acclaimed director of theater and opera as she leads this master class for pre-professional singers.

WNO Previews and Recitals on the Millennium Stage Enjoy preview performances and discussions of the season’s operas along with recitals featuring the DomingoCafritz Young Artists. Enhance your upcoming opera experience with dynamic speakers providing insightful introductions— including historical context, synopses, and more—alongside young artists who perform excerpts from select scenes and arias. All performances begin at 6 p.m. La traviata Preview: Oct. 4, 2018 Silent Night Preview & World War I Songs: Nov. 8, 2018 Eugene Onegin & Faust Preview: Mar. 6, 2019 Tosca Preview & DCYA Song Recital: May 7, 2019 The Millennium Stage is brought to you by

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NSO Summer Music Institute (SMI)

For music students in Grades 10–12 The NSO Young Associates’ Program affords high school musicians from the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area the opportunity to learn more about the National Symphony Orchestra, life as a professional musician, and the business of arts management. From mid-February to the end of April once weekly during the school day, associates attend NSO rehearsals as observers, as well as participate in workshops to explore careers in orchestra management, music education, publicity, music library science, and other professions that are essential to the life of every successful orchestra. Selection process is by application. Application deadline: Thursday, January 10, 2019 For application and audition requirements, visit kennedy-center.org/youngassociates

For serious young musicians ages 15–20 SMI is a 4-week summer music program at the Kennedy Center for serious student instrumentalists, ages 15–20, from across the United States and abroad. Each student accepted into SMI by online application attends on full scholarship, which includes private lessons, chamber music coaching, participation in the SMI orchestra, master classes and seminars, side-by-side rehearsals with the NSO, plus housing, food allowance, and local transportation during their stay in our Nation’s Capital. For application and audition requirements, visit kennedy-center.org/smi Application deadline: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Natasha Klauss

NSO Young Associates’ Program

NSO Youth Fellowship Program For students Interested in a Career in Music (Grades 9–12) The NSO Youth Fellowship Program is an orchestral training program for dedicated music students interested in pursuing orchestral music as a career. Open by audition only, this full-scholarship program provides high school students in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area the opportunity to study with a National Symphony Orchestra or Washington National Opera Orchestra musician; observe rehearsals and attend concerts; rehearse side-by-side with the NSO and participate in chamber music ensembles, master classes and discussions with musicians, conductors, guest artists, and NSO/Kennedy Center management. Younger musicians (grades 6-8) may be considered on a special case-by-case basis. Application deadline: Friday, April, 5, 2019 (Auditions: Saturday, May 18) For application and audition requirements, visit kennedy-center.org/yfp

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NEW! The Kennedy Center Contemporary Dance Series

Opportunities for Young Performers

The Kennedy Center Ballet Class Series

For advanced ballet students in grades 9–12 The Ballet Class Series gives students in the Greater Washington, DC area the opportunity to participate in master classes presented by teachers from nationally and internationally recognized ballet companies performing this season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, students have the option of attending working rehearsals and contemporary dance classes with major companies. Classes will be held on weeknights, typically from 4–5:30 p.m. For audition and application information, visit kennedy-center.org/balletseries or call (202) 416-8851. Application deadline: Friday, September 7, 2018 (Auditions in late September, TBD)

For advanced dance students in grades 10–college freshman The Contemporary Dance Series gives advanced dance students interested in performance careers the opportunity to increase their versatility in and exposure to multiple dance styles by taking master classes with artists from the contemporary dance companies performing this season at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, students have the option of attending ballet working rehearsals, participating in a discussion with the Kennedy Center’s Local Dance Commissioning Project choreographers, and attending a Q&A with administrative dance staff from various departments at the Kennedy Center. Classes will be held on weeknights, typically from 7–8:30 p.m. For audition and application information, visit the Kennedy Center website or call (202) 416-8851. Application deadline: Friday, September 7, 2018 (Auditions Saturday in late September, TBD)

WNO Young Associates For students in grades 9–12 interested in opera and related fields February 22–March 13, 2019 (six sessions) WNO Young Associates provides high school students in the Greater Washington, DC area the opportunity to explore opera as an art form and the many careers possible within the field. Students interested in all aspects of opera and related fields have the opportunity to observe WNO productions at various stages of the rehearsal process and participate in workshops and discussions with WNO staff and artists. The 2018–2019 program will focus on WNO’s production of the French classic, Faust, with additional, optional opportunities to experience Tchakovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Participants must attend four of six sessions held on evenings and weekends. Selection process is by application, and students of various ability and experience levels, from beginner to advanced, are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit kennedy-center.org/ wnoyoungassociates or call (202) 416-8846. Application deadline: Monday, February 11, 2019

WNO Opera Institute at American University

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For singers ages 15–18 June 24–July 14, 2019 WNO’s Opera Institute is an intensive three-week summer training program for dedicated young singers from around the country who are interested in a career in opera. Designed to help students prepare for college performance programs and beyond, aspiring classical singers take courses such as opera history, acting, musicianship, and diction, in addition to participating in lessons, coachings, master classes, professional workshops, and performances of art songs and opera scenes. Please see kennedy-center.org/operainstitute or email operainstitute@kennedy-center.org for more information. Application deadline: Monday, January 21, 2019 (Live Auditions: Saturday, January 26, 2019 and Sunday, February 3, 2019; Video auditions due Monday, January 21, 2019)

VSA Emerging Young Artists Competition

For young adults with intellectual disabilities Established in 2000, the innovative Experiential Education Initiative (EEI) Internship is a semesterlong, paid internship for individuals with intellectual disabilities, 19 to 30 years of age, who are interested in careers in arts organizations. In addition to meaningful work experience, the EEI program also provides access to cultural arts experiences at the Kennedy Center, opportunities for social and personal growth, and develops work-readiness skills for success in transition to the workplace. With experiential hands-on opportunities, EEI interns will explore today’s varied careers in a performing arts environment. DATE: Applications are invited for the fall and spring semester. For application information, please go to: bit.ly/KCEEI

Open to visual artists with disabilities (ages 16–25) Each year, works by 15 emerging young artists with disabilities are selected to be showcased in an exhibition that tours nationally. Artists receive awards, including a $20,000 grand prize, a $10,000 first place prize, a $6,000 second place prize, and 12 awards of excellence at $2,000 each. This program is generously sponsored by Volkswagen Group of America. For more information and details on how to enter go to: kennedy-center.org/ emergingyoungartists Application deadline: Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Open to young artists with disabilities (ages 3–22) Students with disabilities from around the world are invited to show us their artistic passion and create artwork based on an annual theme. Winners will be selected from artwork submitted. Teachers and parents can download lesson plans that explore the theme in a variety of different mediums. For more information, go to: kennedy-center.org/VSAChildrensArt Application deadline: Wednesday, June 8, 2019 A Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program

VSA International Young Soloists Competition

As part of its effort to make the performing arts available to everyone, the Kennedy Center offers a free performance every day on the Millennium Stage. These performances of music, theater, and dance feature emerging and established artists from the Washington area, across the nation, and around the world.

kennedy-center.org/millennium

Open to musicians with a disability (ages 14–25) Each year outstanding young musicians with disabilities from around the world receive the VSA International Young Soloists Award and the opportunity to perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. This program is open to soloists and ensembles of any instrument or genre including classical, jazz, Hip Hop, rock and more! For more information and details on how to enter, go to: kennedy-center.org/IYS Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 A Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program

The Jean Kennedy Smith VSA Playwright Discovery Award Open to writers with disabilities and groups that include students with disabilities (ages 14–22) High school students are invited to explore the disability experience through the art of writing for performance. Young writers with disabilities and collaborative groups that include students with disabilities are encouraged to submit short works written to be performed: plays, spoken word poetry (for single performer or a group), or music theater. For more information and details on how to enter go to: kennedy-center.org/PDP Application deadline: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 A Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program

Margot Schulman

VSA International Art Program for Children with Disabilities Yo Soy…Je Suis…I Am...My Family

A Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program

Free Performances Every Day at 6 p.m. on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage

Opportunities for Young Performers

Experiential Education Initiative (EEI) Internship Program

About Your Visit Take your students on a Tour for Young People! Elementary School | Middle School | High School The Kennedy Center offers three different Tours for Young People, each uniquely designed to bring the Center alive for elementary, middle, and high school students. Special emphasis is placed on the artwork in the Center and the life of President Kennedy, as well as interactive exercises that reflect the “live” aspect of our national performing arts center. These tours can be tailored to the particular group’s level of arts knowledge and interest. For more information about the Tours for Young People program, please visit kennedy-center.org/TFYP or call the Visitors Center at (202) 416-8340.

Lunches

Tickets to Public Performances

Other Contacts

Limited space for school groups to sit and eat bagged lunches is available, but all lunch accommodations on school performance days must be made in advance by calling (202) 416-8835. We may not have available space due to prior engagements within the building. We also schedule several days throughout our programming season which we consider high capacity days. On these days due to the high volume of school buses and students we do not accommodate any lunches or tours on Kennedy Center grounds. You may also call Restaurant Associates for boxed lunch options: (202) 416-8588.

The Kennedy Center Box Office, located in the Hall of States, is open from 10 a.m. (noon on Sundays and holidays) until 9 p.m. Kennedy Center Instant-Charge is open from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily. Call (202) 4674600 or (202) 416-8524 (TTY) for information on public performances.

Subscriptions (202) 416-8600 Advance Sales Box Office: (202) 416-8540 Public Information and Instant-Charge: (202) 467-4600 Membership Office: (202) 416-8400 Follow us @KenCen on Twitter and like us on facebook.com/kennedycenter

About Your Visit

The KC Café offers boxed lunches with a choice of ham, turkey, or vegetarian sandwiches, whole fruit, chips, and a soda or water. Please call ahead to place an order or receive additional information at (202) 416-8588.

Group Sales The Group Sales office provides customized, personal service for groups of 20 or more (15 or more for Shear Madness, and 10 or more for WNO) for non-educationspecific performances. Group ticket discounts are available for most performances, and all group orders receive priority seating and reduced handling fees. Contact a Group Sales Associate to reserve your group’s tickets and to receive information on bus parking, group dining, and renting space for pre and post-performance receptions. The Group Sales office is open Monday– Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can be reached by calling (202) 416-8400, toll-free (800) 444-1324; visiting kennedy-center.org/groupsales; or emailing groupsales@kennedy-center.org

QUESTIONS? kennedy-center.org/schoolbrochure • kced@kennedy-center.org • (202) 416-8835

#YOURVISIT: 2700fstreet.tumblr.com/tagged/yourvisit and Preparing for Sensory-Friendly Performances: 2700fstreet.tumblr.com/post/150294802805/ accessibility-at-the-kc

Teachers K–12 SAVE 15% Kennedy Center Teacher Discount Full-time teachers can receive a 15% discount on tickets for selected public performances at the Kennedy Center. This does not apply to school performances. This offer is good for only one ticket per each qualifying performance at the Kennedy Center. For questions regarding specific qualifying events, please visit the Kennedy Center Box Office or call (202) 467-4600.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Metro: The Foggy Bottom–GWU Kennedy Center station (23rd and I Streets) on the Blue/Orange Line is just a 10-minute walk via New Hampshire Avenue. Free Kennedy Center Shuttle: Teachers and students may take the Kennedy Center Shuttle to and from the Foggy Bottom–GWU Kennedy Center Metro station. The shuttle runs every 15 minutes from 9:45 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday, and 11:45 a.m. to midnight Sundays and holidays. Metrobus: Route 80 serves the Kennedy Center. Call Metro Information at (202) 637-7000 or (202) 638-3780 (TTY). PARKING Due to construction the B and C Level parking garages on site must be entered through the north side of our building on F Street. Vouchers that reduce the parking rate to $8.00 per vehicle in the garages will be distributed on the day of your performance during check in. Parking passes will only be mailed to groups ahead of time for evening events or high capacity days. Buses do not require parking passes. Security staff will direct buses to the appropriate parking area. On the day of the event, additional bus, van, and car parking information can be found by calling our office at (202) 416-8835 or at kennedy-center.org/parking

Get on the Bus”—for Title I School Groups

Kimsey 5th Grade Initiative

The Get on the Bus program, a DC School and Community Initiatives project inspired by America’s Promise Alliance, provides access to Kennedy Center performances for schools that might not otherwise be able to attend due to limited financial resources. To qualify for this yearly opportunity, a school must be designated as a U.S. Department of Education Title I school (40% or more of enrolled students are eligible to receive free or reduced lunch).

If you teach in a DC public or charter school, complimentary tickets and free bus transportation are available for you to bring your class to selected performances at the Kennedy Center. The Kimsey 5th Grade Initiative is part of the Arts for Every Student program managed by the DC Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative. Email info@dccollaborative.org for registration information.

The “Get on the Bus” program can provide support for up to 50 free tickets and one bus or 100 tickets and no bus for a group to attend a school performance at the Kennedy Center. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with support honored on a first-come, first served basis and until funding for the program is exhausted. Your school must qualify for support: 1. Your school must be a Title I school, with forty percent or more of your students eligible to receive free or reduced-cost lunch. 2. Your school must be a public or public charter school in the District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia and within a fifty-mile radius of the Kennedy Center. 3. If your school is selected to receive support, you must also return the “Get on the Bus” acceptance letter signed by you and your principal. Receipt of the signed letter by the principal is REQUIRED for a school’s finalized reservation for the assigned event. 4. You must complete a post-performance evaluation form. Failure to complete all 4 requirements will impact your school’s ability to participate in GOTB in future seasons. For more information on the program please visit education.kennedy-center.org/education/community/ access_programs.cfm or call (202) 416-8803.

Interested in bringing Kennedy Center Music Education programs into your school? IN SCHOOL ENSEMBLES Small groups of musicians—from the National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, area youth ensembles, and others—present interactive performances for students in grades K-8 in DC metro area schools. A variety of performances available for different group sizes and genres, such as classical and jazz. Email inschoolensembles@kennedycenter.org for a complete list of offerings and to find out how you can book free In School Ensembles for your students. Scheduling begins in September. Limited availability based on musicians’ schedules.

High Capacity Days Specific dates throughout the school group performance calendar have been designated as High Capacity Days (days with an increased volume of buses due to large theater audiences). On these days, buses will be given detailed directions by Kennedy Center Security when they arrive and drivers must stay with their buses at all times. In an effort to expedite your return to school, there will be no tours or lunch accommodations available to school groups on these days. High Capacity Days for the 2018–2019 season are: October 12, February 7, and March 18–22.

About Your Visit

How to Get to the Kennedy Center

Registration is available ONLINE: kennedy-center.org/schoolbrochure Performances for School Groups 2018–2019 Registration Form School Registration Office: (202) 416-8835 Performances are $6 per seat unless otherwise indicated. Fax, email or mail.

STEP 1 PATRON INFORMATION (Please Print) A confirmation letter, invoices, and performance guides (printed Cuesheets for younger audience programs; a 2700 F Street link for older youth programs) will be sent to the contact person listed on the school registration form. This person is responsible for forwarding invoices to school finance offices and distributing information to other teachers and chaperones in the group. If the event requested is sold out, your registration will automatically be placed on a waitlist.

Registration Instructions Fill out the registration form completely, providing all contact information, including payment information. Incomplete registration forms without payment information will not be processed. All requests are processed in the order in which they are received and we will try to accommodate as many requests as possible based on availability. Once processed you will receive a confirmation letter and an information packet. Printed performance guides or links to digital performance guides will be sent closer to your event. Due to high volume early in our season confirmations will take an average of 2–3 weeks to reach you. If you have not received a confirmation in that time, please contact our office. The Kennedy Center cannot be held responsible for illegible faxes or correspondence lost in the mail.

Is your school a Title I school?

School Group Policies

How will you be traveling to the Kennedy Center? Please indicate how many vehicles per method of transportation. Buses do not require parking passes.

• We do not issue tickets; your group will be seated as you arrive. Chaperones must arrive and enter the theater with their school group. • Only school groups of ten (10) or more persons with a limit of one adult for every four students* are eligible to register. • Each group may request a maximum of eight (8) performances per academic year. • Children under the age of four will not be admitted to the theater unless the performance is intended for that age group. • Please adhere to our grade level recommendations for each performance. Contact the Registration Office in advance to request any exceptions. • Do not bring extra students or chaperones on the day of the event. Please request any additional seats in advance to see if we have availability. • Bus drivers must stay with their bus if parked on Kennedy Center property. Buses do not require parking passes. • There will be no tours or lunch accommodations available on these High Capacity Days: October 12, February 7, and March 18–22. Anyone unable to meet the above requirements is encouraged to attend performances for Young Audiences offered on Friday evenings and weekends. Please call the Box Office at (202) 467-4600 to purchase tickets.

*Note: Special exception to this policy must be requested in writing at the time of registration. Please indicate student to adult ratio. Failure to request this exception in writing may result in non-admittance to the theater for the additional adults in your group.

School Name School Address

Teacher/Contact (one name only, please)

City

School District

School Phone

Cell Phone *important for day-of-performance contact

School Type: Grades:

Public

Public Charter

Elementary School (PreK–5) Yes

______ Bus (bus driver must stay with vehicle) Inclement Weather:

Private/Parochial

Zip

Home School

Middle School (6–8) No

State

High School (9–12)

Other __________

I don’t know

______ Car

______ Metro

We follow our county for closings/delays

______ Oversized Vehicle

We make our own decisions

We follow ___________________________________________ County for closings/delays Do you plan to bring lunch and eat at the Kennedy Center?*

Yes

*Food is not allowed inside the theaters. We do not make lunch accommodations on High Capacity Days.

Would you like to schedule a free tour of the Kennedy Center? Are you interested in In School Ensembles? (See page 23.)

STEP 2 ACCESSIBILITY Does any member of your group require any accessibility accommodations? Yes No (If yes, please indicate at right, specifying the number of students/adults and the dates needed.) We require at least two weeks advance notice to provide these services. If you have questions about accessibility, please contact the Accessibility Office at (202) 416-8727 or access@kennedy-center.org.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Patron ID: ____________________ School ID: ____________________

Yes Yes

No No

Number of students/adults requiring: ________ Wheelchair accessible seating ________ Easy Access Seating (no stairs) ________ Assistive Listening Device ________ Cued Speech ________ Sign Language Interpretation ________ Captioning ________ Audio Description ________ Braille Cuesheets ________ Large Print Cuesheets ________ Additional companion seats ________ Other (please specify): ___________________

Order #: ____________________ Date Received:___________________ Date Order Filled: ____________________

Date(s): ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________

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Changes and Cancellations

STEP 3 PAYMENT INFORMATION Registrations without payment will not be processed and full payment is due at the time of registration.* Acceptable forms of payment include check (school or personal), money order, Visa, American Express, MasterCard, or Discover. *Payment is not required if you are applying for a Get on the Bus Scholarship on behalf of a Title I school. If you are applying for this scholarship, skip Step 3 and move on to Step 4. Please note: If the preferred payment options are not immediately available, a school requisition or purchase order may be submitted and an invoice will be sent to you. A purchase order is a legally binding document. Actual payment must be received four (4) weeks prior to the performance date. Registrations not paid by that time may be cancelled. If you or your school has a previous unpaid balance, new registrations will not be accepted until the balance is paid in full.

Enclosed: Please make all checks, money orders, and purchase orders payable to “The Kennedy Center.”

Personal or School Check # ______ Purchase Order # ______ (A COPY OF THE PURCHASE ORDER MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE REGISTRATION. A purchase order is only used to secure seats. It is not considered a payment. It is responsibility of the school contact on this registration form to ensure that their finance office receives the necessary paperwork to submit a payment. Payment of seats must be received 4 weeks in advance of the performance)

Please Charge my: (you may use a personal credit card to secure seats while a PO or check is sent from your school) Visa

Master Card

American Express

Discover

Account # Printed Name of Cardholder (exactly as it appears on the credit card) Exp. Date

CVV#

Zip Code of Cardholder

Cardholder Signature

Performances are $6 per seat unless otherwise indicated.

Grand Total: $___________________

Changes: If your group has already registered for a performance and would like to purchase additional seats, please call the registration office at (202) 416-8835 to inquire about availability. If we are able to accommodate your group, we will ask you to submit a written request through fax or email. Many of our events sell out; for this reason, we ask that you do not bring extra students or chaperones on the day of the event without calling in advance to ensure that we have space available. We will only admit those students and chaperones who have registered for seats in advance. Cancellations: In the event that a school group must cancel their registration or reduce their group size, teachers may request in writing a full or partial refund no later than four (4) weeks prior to the performance date. If a written cancellation request is not received, you will be held responsible for full payment.

School Inclement Weather In the event that a performance is cancelled due to inclement weather, the School Registration Office will call schools attending the morning of the performance. Messages may be left on the School Registration line (202) 416-8835 or email: kced@kennedy-center.org. Full refunds will be given to all groups if the Kennedy Center cancels the school performance. If the performance has not been cancelled and your school district is closed or delayed, please notify the Kennedy Center as soon as possible. We will issue a full refund for your seats or attempt to reschedule your group.

STEP 4 (optional) “GET ON THE BUS” SCHOLARSHIP—Title I Schools Only

STEP 5

The “Get on the Bus” Program supports Title I schools to attend one Kennedy Center school performance by providing support, including tickets and transportation. Please visit page 23 of this brochure for more information.

I have read and understand the Kennedy Center School Group Policies and have completed all registration steps.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with support honored on a first-come, first served basis and until funding for the program is exhausted. We will try our best to accommodate 1 of your top 3 show choices, but we cannot guarantee availability. Please read the options carefully and select the one that works best for your school. Please note that if you need more tickets than the maximum amount, you may purchase them. Option 1: Up To 50 Tickets and One Bus (Receive up to 50 tickets and 1 bus supported by the Kennedy Center). Option 2: Up To 100 Tickets Only—No Bus (Receive up to 100 tickets supported by the Kennedy Center. Transportation is not included in this option). Percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (required for scholarship application): ________ Number of students:____________ Number of adults:____________ Total number needed:____________ Number of tickets to purchase: ____________ For questions about this program, please contact Sirena Dib at sgdib@kennedy-center.org or (202) 416-8803.

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(please sign)

YOU’RE ALMOST DONE! Please send the entire form and payment to: Kennedy Center Teacher/School Registration Education Division P.O. Box 101510, Arlington, VA 22210 or FAX to (202) 416-8802 or EMAIL to kced@kennedy-center.org

Performances for School Groups 2018–2019 Registration Form School Registration Office: (202) 416-8835 Performances are $6 per seat unless otherwise indicated. On the following pages, please indicate the performances you are requesting and the number of students and adults attending. Every person, regardless of age, must purchase a seat in advance. To increase our ability to fulfill your requests, please include back-up dates and times by placing 1, 2, 3, etc. beside your preferred performances. When finished, return to this page to complete remaining steps. *As a requirement for receiving funding through the U.S. Department of Education, we are asked to provide statistics for the number of students attending our school performances and events who have disabilities (physical, cognitive or developmental), have an IEP, or who receive services or accommodations because of a disability. To request accessibility services, please complete the accessibility accommodation section of the form. Thank you for assisting us.

Performances, digital performance guides, and printed performance guides align with the following National Core Arts Standards for Theatre, Dance, Music, and Media Arts respectively: Anchor Standard 7, Responding: Perceive and analyze artistic work Anchor Standard 8, Responding: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work Anchor Standard 11, Connecting: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding

Please take note of the theater capacities for education events to help better guide you in the registration process: Family Theater: 320 Concert Hall: 2100 Millennium Stage: 250 Terrace Gallery: 160 Eisenhower Theater: 1100 Opera House: 2100 Terrace Theater: 464 Key Notes:

Specific connections to other areas of study are listed with each performance description. Suggested alignments to curricular standards are listed for each performance. Standards are based on Common Core State Standards, National Core Arts Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards. For corresponding Virginia State Standards, visit.doe.virginia.gov/testing/index.shtml For corresponding English Language Proficiency Standards, visit ccsso.org/resource-library/ english-language-proficiency-elp-standards

*IEP: Individualized Education Program *EL: English Learner *SF: Sensory Friendly performance (please refer to page 3 for more information) Digital Performance Guide Printed Performance Guide

The Education Division is interested in learning more about how young people are responding to the theater, dance, and music performances they attend at the Kennedy Center. This year, we will be asking some students to use our bright red iPads and respond to a brief survey about what they think and feel about their visit. We will also be asking teachers about ways to optimize student engagement in the arts here at the Center. We will share what we learn from students and teachers at our events this year. Stay tuned!

NSO Open Rehearsal: Star Wars: A New Hope: (film with live orchestra) (p. 6)

Washington National Opera Opera Look-In: La traviata (p. 15)

Concert Hall: Grades 8–12 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. OR 3:30-6 p.m. We will know the exact rehearsal time closer to the date. Please indicate which time you can attend. # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________

Opera House: Grades 4–8 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________

Wednesday, September 12 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 12 3:30 p.m. We can attend either time. Free, but reservations are required. If you need to cancel please notify our office at (202) 416-8835.

Washington National Opera Student Dress Rehearsal: La traviata (p. 16) Opera House: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, October 3

7 p.m.

$15 per person

American Revolution (p. 6) Family Theater: Grades 4–9 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, October 9 Tuesday, October 9 Wednesday, October 10 Wednesday, October 10 Thursday, October 11 Thursday, October 11

10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. *SF 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. *SF 12:30 p.m.

Friday, October 12* Friday, October 12*

10:15 a.m. 12 p.m.

*On High Capacity Days we will be unable to accommodate tours or lunch arrangements for schools arriving by bus (see page xx).

San Francisco Ballet: D.C. Premieres from Unbound: A Festival of New Works Working Rehearsal (p. 14) Opera House: Grades: 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, October 23

1:30 p.m.

Long Way Down (p. 6) Family Theater: Grades 8–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, October 24 Thursday, October 25 Friday, October 26 Tuesday, October 30 Wednesday, October 31 Thursday, November 1 Friday, November 2

11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m.

(30 minute post show discussion. Please note this show may not be appropriate for audiences younger than 12.)

Ragamala Dance Company (p. 12) Family Theater: Grades 5–8 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Friday, November 2

11 a.m.

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Washington National Opera Student Dress Rehearsal: Silent Night (p. 17) Eisenhower Theater: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, November 6

7 p.m.

$15 per person

The Human Beatbox (p. 9) Theater Lab: Grades 1–6 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, November 14 Wednesday, November 14

10:30 a.m. 12 p.m.

How to Catch a Star (p. 7) Family Theater: Pre-K–Grade 3 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, November 20 Tuesday, November 27 Tuesday, November 27 Wednesday, November 28 Wednesday, November 28 Thursday, November 29 Thursday, November 29 Friday, November 30 Friday, November 30 Tuesday, December 4 Tuesday, December 4 Wednesday, December 5 Wednesday, December 5 Thursday, December 6 Thursday, December 6 Friday, December 7 Tuesday, December 11 Tuesday, December 11 Wednesday, December 12 Wednesday, December 12 Thursday, December 13 Thursday, December 13 Monday, December 17 Monday, December 17 Tuesday, December 18 Tuesday, December 18 Wednesday, December 19 Wednesday, December 19

11 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. *SF 12:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. *SF 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Anastasia (p. 5) Opera House: Grades 5–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, November 21 $20 per person Limited 1st and 2nd tier seating

1:30 p.m.

Ballet West: The Nutcracker Working Rehearsal (p. 14)

Banda Magda (p. 9)

Opera House: Grades: 5–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, December 5

1:30 p.m.

Washington National Opera Student Tech Rehearsal: The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me (p. 17) Terrace Theater: Grades 4–6 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Friday, December 14

11:30 a.m.

This performance will also have a 20 minute intermission

The Play That Goes Wrong (p. 5) Eisenhower Theater: Grades 6–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, December 18

8 p.m.

$25 per person Limited balcony seating

Cartography (p. 7) Family Theater: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Friday, January 11 Monday, January 14 Tuesday, January 15 Wednesday, January 16

11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m.

Family Theater: Grades 1–6 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Friday, January 25 Friday, January 25

10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

American Ballet Theatre: Harlequinade Working Rehearsal (p. 14) Opera House: Grades: 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, January 29

1:30 p.m.

Imani Winds Performance/Demonstration (p. 11) Terrace Theater: Grades 5–9 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Thursday, January 31

11 a.m.

Camille Thurman: The Origin of the Blues (p. 12) Terrace Gallery: Grades 5–9 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Friday, February 1

11 a.m.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Mini-Performance (p. 13) Opera House: Grades 5–8 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Thursday, February 7*

11 a.m.

*On High Capacity Days we will be unable to accommodate tours or lunch arrangements for schools arriving by bus (see page 23).

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She A Gem (p. 7) Family Theater: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, February 13 Thursday, February 14 Friday, February 15 Tuesday, February 19 Wednesday, February 20 Thursday, February 21 Friday, February 22 Monday, February 25 Tuesday, February 26 Wednesday, February 27 Thursday, February 28

11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m.

(30 minute post show discussion. Please note this show may not be appropriate for audiences younger than 12.)

Washington National Opera Student Dress Rehearsal: Faust (p. 18)

Voyagers: A Dance Among The Planets (p. 8)

Dancing Earth Indigenous Contemporary Dance Creations (p. 5 & 13)

Opera House: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________

Family Theater: Grades K–5 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________

Millennium Stage: 5– 12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________

Wednesday, March 13

The Watsons Go to Birmingham–1963 (p. 8) Eisenhower Theater: Grades 4–9 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Thursday, March 14 Friday, March 15 Monday, March 18 Monday, March 18 Friday, March 22

NSO Open Rehearsal (p. 10) Concert Hall: Grades 8–12 music students # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Thursday, February 28

9:45 a.m.

Free, but reservations are required. If you need to cancel please notify our office at (202) 416-8835.

Washington National Opera Student Dress Rehearsal: Eugene Onegin (p. 17) Opera House: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, March 5 $15 per person

7 p.m.

$15 per person

11 a.m. 11 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 11 a.m. *SF (limited seating)

NSO Young People’s Concert NSO! Inside the Music (p. 9) Concert Hall: Grades 3–6 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, March 19 Tuesday, March 19 Wednesday, March 20 Wednesday, March 20 Friday, March 22

10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

*On High Capacity Days we will be unable to accommodate tours or lunch arrangements for schools arriving by bus (see page 23).

Wednesday, March 27 Wednesday, March 27 Thursday, March 28 Thursday, March 28 Friday, March 29

10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. *SF 12:30 p.m. 11 a.m. *SF

Chanticleer (p. 12) Family Theater: Grades: 5–9 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, April 2

11 a.m.

Mariinsky Ballet: Le Corsaire Working Rehearsal (p. 15) Opera House: Grades: 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Tuesday, April 9

12:30 p.m.

The Me I Want to Sing (p. 16) Family Theater: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Thursday, April 11 Thursday, April 11 Friday, April 12 Friday, April 12

10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 25

11 a.m.

Free, but reservations are required. If you need to cancel please notify our office at (202) 416-8835.

NSO Music for Young Audiences: Break It Down! (p. 8) Family Theater: Pre-K4–Grade 2 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Thursday, April 25 Thursday, April 25 Friday, April 26 Friday, April 26

10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Washington National Opera Student Dress Rehearsal: Tosca (p. 18) Opera House: Grades 7–12 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, May 8

7 p.m.

$15 per person

Colors (p. 8) Family Theater: Pre-K–Grade 3 # of students ____ # of adults ____ Total _____ Grades attending _____ # of students with IEP and/or 504 plans? _________ # of EL students receiving Title III services offered by the school district? __________ Wednesday, May 15 Wednesday, May 15 Thursday, May 16 Thursday, May 16 Friday, May 17 Friday, May 17

10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 10:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

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Professional Learning for Teachers Changing Education Through the Arts

Best Practice Series For Teachers and Administrators of All Grade Levels (Required for the Certificate of Study)

The professional learning opportunities listed in this section of the brochure are part of the Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program. The Kennedy Center recognizes that both teaching the arts and integrating the arts with other subject areas are important ways the arts are taught in schools. Therefore, the Kennedy Center offers professional learning in both areas. Workshops align with appropriate standards, including the Common Core State Standards, the Virginia Standards of Learning, and the National Core Arts Standards.

Laying a Foundation: Defining Arts Integration Led by Lenore Blank Kelner, drama teaching artist from Maryland What is arts integration? Examine the Kennedy Center’s definition of arts integration and uncover the characteristics of quality integration. In addition, participate in an example lesson and see how arts-integrated instruction aligns with current learning principles and best practice. DATE: Tuesday, October 30, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Participating teachers who meet requirements may elect to apply for recertification points or graduate credit (see page 36) and/or to be recognized with the Certificate of Study (see page 35).

Documenting the Power of Learning through the Arts

Documentation Work Sessions: Capturing Stories of Teaching and Learning

Susie Shaffer

Led by Kennedy Center Education Division Staff Pre-requisite: Documenting the Power of Learning through the Arts If you are applying for the Kennedy Center’s Certificate of Study, you are required to submit a PowerPoint that documents your teaching and student learning. This handson session provides you with examples and personalized assistance to help you develop that PowerPoint. DATES: This session is offered twice. Select one from the dates below: Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 4:30–6:30 p.m. OR Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 4:30–6:30 p.m. FEE: Free (advance registration required)

Visit us online at kennedy-center.org/workshops

See registration form on pages 37–38

Professional Learning for Teachers

Led by Melanie Rick, arts integration consultant from California How do we communicate to administrators, parents, and other educators about the student learning that occurs during arts integration? In this stimulating session, explore purposes, components, and formats for documenting arts-integrated instruction and student learning for various constituencies. DATE: Tuesday, November 27, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

All events take place at the Kennedy Center unless otherwise indicated.

Workshops for Teachers of Early Learners (Pre K–2)

STEAM

Singing Science: Exploring the Power of Song

STEAM

For Teachers of Pre K and K Led by Penny Russell, Wolf Trap master teaching artist from Washington, D.C. Co-sponsored with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts Expand your approach to teaching your science curriculum in the earth, life, and physical sciences by utilizing drama, music, and puppetry with young learners. Discover how the arts can increase curiosity and enhance children’s understanding of weather and seasonal changes, life cycles, and the natural world outside your door. DATE: Thursday, October 25, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

For Teachers of Grades Pre K–2 Led by Cynthia Elek, music teaching artist from Arizona Children can struggle with non-fiction science texts, but when text is sung in a low-risk, ensemble experience, reading comprehension soars. Learn how to create songs that extend science books, using a simple melody on an easy-to-play instrument. In this workshop, discover grade-appropriate books and stories that support the use of song and explore simple rhythmic movements that can enhance your students’ understanding of texts. DATE: Thursday, November 8, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Dancing Like a Scientist

Music for Diverse Learners: Singing, Drumming, & Stories for All

STEAM

For Teachers of Pre K and K Led by Amanda Whiteman, Wolf Trap master teaching artist from Washington, D.C. Co-sponsored with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts Dancers and scientists use similar skills to explore their worlds: observing, classifying, predicting, experimenting, and communicating. By connecting the creative and kinesthetic sides of children to the analytical, we help children develop a deeper understanding of the world around them. In this workshop, discover ways to engage children, asking them to look at their world through the eyes of a scientist and a dancer. DATE: Tuesday, March 12, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Dance Counts and Math Moves!

STEAM

For Teachers of Grades K–2 Led by Kimberli Boyd, dancer and teaching artist from Michigan When it comes to math, young students often focus on numbers rather than stepping back and understanding the math concepts. In this workshop, explore how to help students use their bodies as a physical manipulative to understand math concepts through movement. Examine how movement and creative dance experiences can develop your early learners’ understanding of addition, subtraction, story problems, and more. DATE: Wednesday, April 10, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

For Classroom, Music, and Special Education Teachers of Grades Pre K–2 Led by Deborah Sunya Moore, percussionist and arts educator from New York Co-sponsored with VSA Music is a powerful strategy for creating an inclusive classroom culture that celebrates all learners. In this workshop, explore basic learning activities with singing and drumming, focusing on the integration of English Language Arts and music for diverse learners in selfcontained and inclusive classroom settings. Learn new teaching strategies that encourage collaboration and creativity for students both with and without disabilities. No previous musical experience required! DATE: Thursday, February 28, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Susie Shaffer

Professional Learning for Teachers

Outside Your Door: Exploring the Arts in Nature

Visit us online at kennedy-center.org/workshops

Workshops for Elementary Teachers (K–6)

For Classroom and ELL Teachers of Grades K–5 Led by Felix Pitre, actor and storyteller from New York When students learn to tell folktales, they broaden their understanding of cultural relationships and develop their oratory skills. In this workshop, explore the world of Latin American folktales and learn how to develop your students into storytellers, using their voice and body movement to bring a story to life. See how audience participation and bilingual techniques can increase understanding and engagement for your students! DATE: Monday, January 14, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $32 (includes CD)

“Musically Speaking”: Practicing Powerful Oral Reading Strategies For Classroom, ELL, and Music Teachers of Grades K–6 Led by Beth Sussman, pianist and master teaching artist from California Readers of all levels, especially English Learners, need help developing vocal expression in order to communicate understanding. Using musical terms and symbols, explore how to help students read and speak with expression by manipulating their vocal pitch, volume, tempo, and articulation. Percussion and sound props are also added to highlight text and enliven the classroom. Regardless of musical experience, all teachers are invited to take part in this joyful and practical workshop! DATE: Thursday, November 15, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Kinesthetic Learning: Linking Language and Dance For Teachers of Grades 2–4 Led by Cissy Whipp, dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist from Louisiana Imagine your students expressing concrete nouns as body shapes, using adjectives to modify their bodies, and adding a prepositional phrase to express a spatial relationship. In this workshop, help students discover the amazing parallels between dance and descriptive writing. Progress from writing simple poems inspired by dance to creating descriptive dance/spoken word improvisations that serve as a springboard for helping students communicate orally, kinesthetically, and through writing. DATE: Thursday, March 7, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Shadow Stories: Exploring Story Elements through Shadow Puppetry For Teachers of Grades 2–6 Led by Daniel Barash, puppeteer and teaching artist from California Shadow puppetry, with its bold shapes, vivid colors, and dramatic movement, invites students to express their understanding through visual art, drama, and writing. In this workshop, discover how shadow puppetry can illuminate story elements, including character, setting, problem, and plot. Create shadow puppets, learn shadow puppetry performance techniques, and see how students can bring stories to life through a “Story Challenge Game.” See you in the land of shadows! DATE: Tuesday, December 11, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Building Social-Emotional Learning through Dance and Creative Movement For Classroom and Special Education Teachers of Grades 3–5 Led by Nancy Volante, yoga instructor, dancer, actor, and teaching artist from New York Co-sponsored with VSA Creative movement can be used to help students regain a feeling of calm when difficult situations arise in the classroom. In this workshop, learn how dance and creative movement techniques help students gain awareness of their bodies, so that they understand not only how to focus themselves individually but also how to interact effectively with others. Experience dance choreographies and creative movement activities that focus on balance, self-regulation, and social-emotional learning with specific attention on adjustments for special education classrooms and inclusion settings. DATE: Monday, March 4, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

See registration form on pages 37–38

Professional Learning for Teachers

Exploring Latin American Culture through Animal Folktales

Susie Shaffer

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Susie Shaffer

The Art of History: Creating Memorials for Historic Figures and Events

The Rhythm of Respect: Developing Social-Emotional Learning with Simple Percussion

For Classroom and Art Teachers of Grades 3–6 Led by Kay Thomas, visual artist and educator from Texas Getting students to make personal connections and delve deeply into history can be a challenge. During this fascinating workshop, learn ways to help students bend, fold, and roll paper into sculptural models that memorialize selected individuals or events from the social studies/history curriculum. This is an ideal workshop for STEAM schools! DATE: Monday, November 19, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $28 (includes art-making supplies)

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Telling Folktales with Shadow Puppets For Teachers of Grades 3–8 Led by Hobey Ford, puppeteer from North Carolina Folktales have long been used to connect students to the cultures they study. When shadow puppets breathe life into these tales, the stories become unforgettable. In this hands-on workshop, learn to guide students in gaining the various skills needed—constructing shadow puppets, learning basic puppetry techniques, scripting a folktale into a play, and performing. Give your students a truly memorable cultural experience! DATE: Thursday, April 11, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $27 (includes puppet-making supplies)

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Enhancing Social-Emotional Development through Creative Drama

Drawing While Reading: Comprehension through Symbol Making For Teachers of Grades 3–6 Led by Jamin Carter, artist and visual arts educator from Tennessee Through drawing and cut paper techniques, students can improve their reading comprehension in a dynamic way. Explore how to use visual art elements to create a series of abstract symbols that can be used to map story components such as key details, events, and main idea. Leave equipped with skills that can help students deepen their retention and understanding of complex texts. DATE: Thursday, February 21, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Visit us online at kennedy-center.org/workshops

Susie Shaffer

Professional Learning for Teachers

For Teachers of Grades 3–5 Led by Solomon Masala, educator and percussionist from Texas A classroom culture based in respect promotes a safe space for learning, growing, and bonding. Yet, such a nebulous concept can be difficult to teach. Make the concept of respect concrete and fun through rhythm. Using simple percussion instruments, explore exercises that scaffold the necessary skills and behaviors at the core of a respectful classroom culture. No previous musical experience required! DATE: Tuesday, February 19, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Workshops for Upper Elementary through High School Teachers (4–12)

STEAM

For Teachers of Grades 4–8 Led by Dr. Carmen White, actress, director, and educator from Maryland Empathy, positive relationships, and collaboration are essential skills for student success. In this workshop, engage in an immersive drama strategy, “Mantle of the Expert,” designed to develop these skills. In this drama strategy, students enter a fictional world where you, as the teacher, take on a role of someone who needs help solving a problem related to bullying. Students take on the role of “experts” who will help solve this specific real-world problem. This strategy requires students to take on new perspectives and work together in a safe environment that supports social-emotional growth. DATE: Monday, December 10, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

STEAM

For Classroom and Science Teachers of Grades 5–8 Led by Lynda Monick-Isenberg, artist, teaching artist, and professor from Minnesota Using drawing as a visual language, scientists describe their surroundings, record objects, develop ideas, and problem-solve. This hands-on workshop debunks the myth that talent is a key factor in drawing. Learn how to see like scientists by using simple drawing strategies that you can confidently use with your students. Walk away with an introduction to a visual vocabulary, drawing strategies for the science classroom, and skills for thoughtful analysis of their work. DATE: Monday, March 25, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

For Teachers of All Grade Levels Co-sponsored with Washington National Opera (WNO) All teachers are invited to experience the final rehearsals for two of WNO’s main stage productions! Learn more about the art form of opera by attending one of these enthralling performances. Materials with information about each opera will be distributed at the rehearsal. Faust

Evening for Educators Join In! An Evening of Art, Community, and Play at the Renwick For Teachers of All Grade Levels Co-sponsored with the Smithsonian American Art Museum What happens when we ask “what if”? Spend an evening dwelling in possibility, being inspired by artworks, learning from experts, and breaking down walls with interactive exercises in creativity. Enjoy special after-hours access to two exhibitions at the Renwick Gallery that challenge us to see new ways of living together in society. Fuel your imagination with dinner, become inspired by the wonder of David Best’s Burning Man Temple, and turn a creative, collaborative spirit toward the new school year. DATE: Tuesday, November 13, 4:30–7 p.m. LOCATION: Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 FEE: $30 (includes reception)

See registration form on pages 37–38

Faust In this captivating tragedy, a deal with the devil goes awry. See how the WNO takes a look at this French classic with a riveting production featuring a storybook aesthetic and phenomenal cast. DATE: Wednesday, March 13, 7–10 p.m. FEE: Free (advanced registration required)

Tosca Set in 19th century Rome, this opera is full of gripping political corruption, soaring music, and a devastating finale. Tosca is a sumptuous tale of ill-fated love that amazes and captivates new and longtime opera lovers alike. DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 7–10 p.m. FEE: Free (advanced registration required) WANT TO TAKE YOUR STUDENTS TO THE OPERA? Check out the Opera Look-In or the WNO Open Rehearsals on pages 15–18 for details.

Professional Learning for Teachers

Observational Drawing and the Science Notebook

For English and Theater Teachers of Grades 6–12 Led by an Educator from The Second City Improvisation is magic, whether it’s onstage...or in the classroom. Using the very same skills The Second City uses to delight its audiences, a member of the worldfamous improvisational comedy school unpacks their tools of the trade to make understanding story structure approachable, interactive, and entertaining for students. By unleashing the improv superpower of the phrase “yes, and,” become more empowered to help students explore what makes a story “tick” for both readers and writers. Funny not required; willingness to play always appreciated! DATE: Wednesday, January 23, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Opera Open Rehearsals

Lynn Lane

Erica Palmiter

“Yes, And” Ever After: The Second City Approach to Story Structure

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Susie Shaffer

Playing with Technology: Digital Music Composition

Professional Learning for Teachers

Move the Music: Stepping into South African Gumboot Dance

For Dance and Physical Education Teachers of Grades 3–12 Led by Kwame Shaka Opare, dancer and educator from Maryland In this highly active workshop, explore the sociohistorical roots and rhythmic movement of the Gumboot Dance, an art form created by forced laborers in the mines of South Africa. Learn how tempo, rhythm, and pattern are used to create a percussive and socially impactful dance. Find the potential in using call and response and the power of collective movement to build community in your classroom. DATE: Thursday, October 18, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

VSA webinar series, a Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program STEAM

For Music and Technology Teachers of Grades 4–8 Led by Henry Cardenas, music producer and teaching artist from Iowa Increase student comfort level with technology while building on their creative music composition skills. In this interactive workshop, explore how students can use a cloud-based digital audio workstation to arrange individual audio tracks into loops and turn those loops into fully-structured songs. Be sure to bring your laptop with the most recent version of Adobe Flash so you will be ready to create! DATE: Monday, March 18, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Flamenco Dance as Social Protest For Dance and Physical Education Teachers of Grades 4–8 Led by Anna Menendez, dancer and educator from Maryland Flamenco was created by the gitano population in southern Spain as a response to their feelings of marginalization and discrimination. In this workshop, unpack the history of Flamenco while also learning how specific dance elements are used to convey meaning. Join us to discover how Flamenco can inspire movement and social activism in your classroom! DATE: Thursday, March 21, 4:30–7:30 p.m. FEE: $25

Visit us online at kennedy-center.org/workshops

Free, Monthly Arts and Special Education Webinars For Art Teachers, Special Educators, Teaching Artists, and Administrators The VSA Webinar Series is a free resource that supports arts learning for students with disabilities. Whether you are an experienced arts teacher or a special educator looking for artsbased tools to engage your students, you will find content that develops new skills, pushes your practice, and offers practical tools you can use immediately. Webinars are offered in two formats, one-hour lectures and 15-minute lightning talks, and with more than 12 webinars on diverse topics to choose from, it is easy to fit these into your schedule. Past webinars are also available in an easy-to-access online archive, so you can watch at your convenience. For more information, including registration, please visit kennedy-center.org/specialed

Kids Create Opera: A Vehicle for Learning Professional Development For K–5 Classroom and Arts Teachers Kids Create Opera is an 8 day intensive followed by a year of monthly support meetings for classroom teachers wishing to implement authentic, project-based learning. Building on years of successful use and development in area classrooms, this approach to the standard curriculum emphasizes student engagement—which is linked to positive academic and behavioral outcomes—and utilizes key practices for developing SEL skills, addressing the achievement and opportunity gaps, and developing skills necessary for the 21st-century workplace. The program is designed for K–5 classroom teachers or equal partnerships between classroom and arts teachers. However, the professional development seminar is open to all: classroom teachers, special area teachers, SPED and ESOL teachers, principals, staff, volunteers—anyone who may assist in the implementation of the project. No previous background in opera, music, or theater is necessary. Montgomery County Public Schools, The Washington National Opera and Kennedy Center Education are proud to support the work of classrooms that create their own original operas. Contact akday@kennedy-center.org with questions. Applications accepted on a rolling deadline For application and registration requirements, visit kennedy-center.org/kidscreateopera FEE: FREE; Trinity Washington University graduate course credits available for a fee

CETA Certificate of Study Program The Certificate of Study, available through the Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) program, is an ongoing recognition program for teachers who participate in the Kennedy Center’s professional learning opportunities.

• The requirements for the Certificate of Study must be completed within two years. • Teachers who have received a Certificate of Study in the past may apply for additional Certificates (see Step 2, Option B below).

Teachers who complete the requirements in 2018–19 will be invited to a recognition event that includes a reception and performance at the Kennedy Center on Friday, April 26, 2019.

How to receive your Certificate of Study for 2018–19

Deadlines

STEP 1 Submit Letter of Intent

STEP 2 Attend Professional Learning Sessions

STEP 3 Complete Assignment

November 2, 2018

Complete all requirements within 2 years

February 22, 2019

Is this your first time completing a Certificate of Study? If so, follow the requirements below:

Requirements

Option A Complete 29 total hours of workshops. Download the Letter of Intent at kennedy-center.org/ education/ceta and submit by the deadline.

Have you previously completed a Certificate of Study? OR Have you attended Laying the Foundation and Documenting the Power of Learning through the Arts (see page 29)? If so, follow the requirements below:

This includes attendance to: • All 3 workshops of the Best Practice Series (see page 29). • Documentation Work Session: Capturing Stories of Teaching and Learning (see page 29) the year you intend to receive your Certificate of Study. • 21 hours of CETA workshops.

Option B Complete 23 total hours of workshops. This includes attendance to: • 21 hours of CETA workshops • Documentation Work Session: Capturing Stories of Teaching and Learning (see page 29) the year you intend to receive your Certificate of Study.

Create a PowerPoint presentation documenting the implementation of one arts integration strategy you learned in a CETA workshop. Learn how to prepare your assignment in the Documentation Work Session: Capturing Stories of Teaching and Learning as described in Step 2.

For teachers at a CETA School, please talk to your CETA school coordinator about the various options for meeting the requirements in Step 2. Visit kennedy-center.org/education/ceta for detailed instructions on how to complete the Letter of Intent and fulfill the requirements for the assignment. Please note that hours earned for the CETA Certificate of Study may also be applied toward recertification points/credit offered through participating school districts or graduate credit through Trinity Washington University (see page 36).

For further information about the CETA Certificate of Study, please email ceta@kennedy-center.org.

Professional Learning for Teachers

Follow these 3 easy steps!

Participate in Professional Learning Workshops for Graduate Credit and Recertification Points! GRADUATE CREDIT FEE: $125 per credit hour

HOW TO APPLY FOR GRADUATE CREDIT:

Teachers in any school district may register for one, two, or three graduate credits from Trinity Washington University. For each credit, attendance of 10 hours of class time and the satisfactory completion of an assignment is required. Graduate credits earned are used for nondegree purposes and are applicable to salary increments and recertification requirements in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Questions? Email ceta@kennedy-center.org.

• Step 1: Complete the Kennedy Center credit application online at kennedy-center.org/education/ceta and submit payment to the Kennedy Center by Friday, December 7, 2018.

• Step 2: Complete and submit assignments to the Kennedy Center by Friday, April 5, 2019. Assignment information will be provided once the application has been submitted.

All credit applications are available online at

kennedy-center.org/education/ceta RECERTIFICATION POINTS

Changing Education Through the Arts

Hours earned for graduate credit through Trinity Washington University or recertification points/credit earned through participating school districts may also be applied toward the CETA Certificate of Study (see page 34).

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS)

VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

MARYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS

DCPS teachers may receive Professional Learning Units (PLU) through their school district by attending any CETA professional learning workshops at the Kennedy Center.

Virginia teachers may earn points for certificate renewal from their school district by attending any CETA professional learning workshop at the Kennedy Center.

Maryland teachers may apply for one or two Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits through the Kennedy Center’s CETA program. Each credit requires attendance of 15 hours of workshop time during one school year, plus the satisfactory completion of an assignment. (Montgomery County requires that all hours of attendance take place outside of the duty day.)

The Kennedy Center provides teachers with a letter certifying their attendance at each workshop.

Course Title: Using the Arts in Education Select 15 hours of class time in one school year (September–June) from events listed on pages pages 29–34.

Teachers should contact their principal to ensure that the selected workshops fit within their individualized professional development plan.

Teachers should contact their principal to ensure that the selected events fit within their individualized professional development plan.

Interested teachers should submit an application form at kennedy-center.org/ education/ceta/. Specific information about the assignment will be provided once the application is submitted.

Deadline: Check with your school principal for the school district application deadline.

Application Deadline: December 7, 2018 The Kennedy Center must receive completed applications by this date. Assignment Deadline: April 5, 2019 The Kennedy Center must receive completed assignments by this date.

Registration for Teacher Workshops is available ONLINE: kennedy-center.org/workshops Registration Instructions

Confirmation

Teachers may register for Professional Learning Opportunities for Teachers in one of two ways. 1. Register online at kennedy-center.org/workshops 2. Register using the registration form and mail, fax, or email it to kced@kennedy-center.org Please fill out the registration form completely, providing all contact information. All requests are processed in the order in which they are received. Incomplete registration forms without payment information will not be processed. The Kennedy Center cannot be held responsible for illegible faxes or correspondence lost in the mail.

A confirmation email, which confirms your space in the event, will be sent once you have registered for a workshop. If necessary, this confirmation email is also an invoice. For online registrations, if you have not received a confirmation email 24 hours after registering for the event, please contact the registration office at (202) 416-8835 or email kced@kennedy-center.org. Please allow up to 2–3 weeks for a confirmation email for mailed or faxed registrations.

Payment Instructions Full payment is required at the time of registration for all professional learning opportunities at the Kennedy Center. Preferred forms of payment include check (school or personal), money order, Visa, American Express, MasterCard, or Discover. Please note: If the preferred payment options are not immediately available, a school requisition or purchase order may be submitted. A purchase order is a legally binding document and requires payment to the Kennedy Center. Registrations not paid at least four weeks prior to the event may be cancelled. If you or your school has a previous unpaid balance, new registrations will not be accepted until the balance is paid in full. If you have questions regarding payment, please call the registration office at (202) 416-8835 or email kced@kennedy-center.org.

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Cancellations To cancel a registration, submit a request for a refund in writing no later than four (4) weeks prior to the event date, otherwise you will be held responsible for full payment.

Inclement Weather In the event of inclement weather, call the Kennedy Center at (202) 416-8813 to determine whether the event has been cancelled. Full refunds will be given if the Kennedy Center cancels the event.

Explore the Arts Teacher Events Engage. Experiment. Examine. Enjoy. Explore the Arts provides opportunities for teachers and other adult learners to increase their own understanding of the arts. Through participatory workshops, demonstrations, lectures, master classes, and open rehearsals, teachers can engage with the arts on a deeper level, examine an art form or artist, experiment with their own artistry, and enjoy the process. For information about upcoming programs visit kennedy-center.org/plus.

Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA): Professional Learning for Teachers 2018–2019 Registration Form Please register one teacher per registration form—duplicate form as necessary. Registrations are accepted by mail, fax, or email. School Registration: (202) 416-8835 PATRON INFORMATION (Please Print) School Name Name of Attendee

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Please send the entire form and payment to: Teacher/School Registration Education Division P.O. Box 101510, Arlington, VA 22210 or FAX to (202) 416-8802 or EMAIL to kced@kennedy-center.org (credit cards and purchase orders only)

CHANGING EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS (CETA): PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TEACHERS 2018–2019 REGISTRATION FORM Please register one teacher only per registration form—duplicate the form as necessary. Place an “X” in the circle next to the event(s) for which you are registering.

OCTOBER

Move the Music: Stepping into South African Gumboot Dance (p. 33) | Fee: $25 Thursday, October 18, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Outside Your Door: Exploring the Arts in Nature (p. 30) | Fee: $25 Thursday, October 25, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Laying a Foundation: Defining Arts Integration (p. 19) | Fee: $25 Tuesday, October 30, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

“Musically Speaking”: Practicing Powerful Oral Reading Strategies

FEBRUARY

The Rhythm of Respect: Developing Social-Emotional Learning with Simple Percussion (p. 32) | Fee: $25

(p. 31) | Fee: $25 Thursday, November 15, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 19, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

The Art of History: Creating Memorials for Historic Figures and Events (p. 32) | Fee: $28 (includes art-making supplies)

Drawing While Reading: Comprehension through Symbol Making (p. 32) | Fee: $25

Monday, November 19, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 21, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Documenting the Power of Learning through the Arts (p. 29) | Fee: $25

Music for Diverse Learners: Singing, Drumming, & Stories for All

Tuesday, November 27, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

(p. 30) | Fee: $25 Thursday, February 28, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER

Singing Science: Exploring the Power of Song (p. 30) | Fee: $25 Thursday, November 8, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Evening for Educators: An Evening of Art, Community, and Play at the Renwick (p. 33) | Fee: $30 (discounts not offered for this event, includes reception) Tuesday, November 13, 4:30–7 p.m.

At the Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

Documentation Work Sessions: Capturing Stories of Teaching and Learning (p. 29) | Fee: Free (advance registration required) Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 4:30–6:30 p.m. OR Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 4:30–6:30 p.m.

DECEMBER

MARCH

Enhancing Social-Emotional Development through Creative Drama (p. 33) | Fee: $25

Building Social-Emotional Learning through Dance and Creative Movement (p. 31) | Fee: $25

Monday, December 10, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Monday, March 4, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Shadow Stories: Exploring Story Elements through Shadow Puppetry

Kinesthetic Learning: Linking Language and Dance (p. 31) | Fee: $25

(p. 31) | Fee: $25 Tuesday, December 11, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

JANUARY

Exploring Latin American Culture through Animal Folktales (p. 31) | Fee: $32 (includes CD) Monday, January 14, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 7, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Playing with Technology: Digital Music Composition (p. 34) | Fee: $25 Monday, March 18, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Flamenco Dance as Social Protest (p. 34) | Fee: $25 Thursday, March 21, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Observational Drawing and the Science Notebook (p. 33) | Fee: $25 Monday, March 25, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

APRIL

Dance Counts and Math Moves! (p. 30) | Fee: $25 Wednesday, April 10, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Telling Folktales with Shadow Puppets (p. 32) | Fee: $27 (includes puppet-making supplies) Thursday, April 11, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

MAY

Dancing Like a Scientist

Opera Open Rehearsal: Tosca

(p. 30) | Fee: $25

(p. 34) | Fee: Free (advance registration required)

Tuesday, March 12, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8, 7–10 p.m.

Opera Open Rehearsal: Faust (p. 34) | Fee: Free (advance registration required) Wednesday, March 13, 7–10 p.m.

“Yes, And” Ever After: The Second City Approach to Story Structure (p. 33) | Fee: $25 Wednesday, January 23, 4:30–7:30 p.m.

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Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David M. Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program. Additional support is provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Gifts and grants to educational programs at the Kennedy Center are provided by Mrs. Beatrice Wilkinson Welters and Mr. Anthony Welters and the AnBryce Foundation; Bank of America; Bender Foundation, Inc.; The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation; Centene Charitable Foundation; A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation; CMA Foundation; Dalio Foundation; Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation; The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation; Exelon Foundation; Ford Foundation; The Gessner Family Foundation; Harman Family Foundation; the Harman Endowment; The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; Herb Alpert Foundation; iTheatrics; The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation; James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs; the Kimsey Endowment; The King-White Family Foundation and Dr. J. Douglas White; The Kiplinger Foundation; Natalie and Herb Kohler and Kohler Co.; Laird Norton Family Foundation; Linda and Tobia Mercuro; Little Kids Rock; Macy’s; The Markow Totevy Foundation; The Meredith Foundation; The Millennium Stage Endowment Fund; The Morningstar Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Music Theatre International; Myra and Leura Younker Endowment Fund; NAMM Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; Newman’s Own Foundation; Oath Foundation; The Orlebeke Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement Initiatives; Prince Charitable Trusts; Rosemary Kennedy Education Fund; Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A. J. Stolwijk; Rosenthal Family Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small; Target; the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates; The Volgenau Foundation; Volkswagen Group of America; Washington Gas; Wells Fargo; William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust; and generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts. The content of these programs may have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education and does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

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