Norton Center 2012-2013 Student Matinee Brochure

S T U D E N T M AT I N E E S E R I E S

2012-2013 PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES

YOUNG for AUDIENCES

Dear Educators, Welcome to the 2012-2013 Norton Center STUDENT MATINEE SERIES. This season, we want to provide clear information about our K-12 student resources and how educators can best take advantage of these offerings.

What has been selected for this season’s student matinee programs?

Programs this season include a cross-section of dance, music and theatre to reach students from all ages in order to provide meaningful arts experiences for our young audiences. While educators are encouraged to carefully read about each program in this brochure, here’s a snapshot of what not to miss: • • • • • • •

One Dance Company • One Vocal Ensemble • Brilliant Collaborative Creativity French Literature Comes to Life • World-Renowned Classical Actors Three Star Wars Movies • One Actor • 70 Minutes Theatre Meets Mime • Masters of Movement Brass and String Chamber Ensembles • Reinterpreting Romeo and Juliet One Twenty-Something Quartet • Bluegrass, Roots, Classical and World Music Choral Music 2.0 • From Ancient to Contemporary Music

How do these programs help educators meet curriculum goals?

The Norton Center provides a list of Kentucky State and National Standards that can be applied to each performance or program, thus ensuring a worthwhile, out-of-the-classroom experience for all.

Are there activities the Norton Center can provide to help educators make classroom connections?

Our Curriculum Connections provide educator-developed lesson plans which will help to extend the learning into the classroom before and after each event. Often, there are additional educational resources provided by the artists themselves that will also be made available to educators. The Norton Center Engagement Coordinator can also assist with ideas and planning in conjunction with the matinee programs.

Where can these resources be found?

By visiting the NortonCenter.com website, educators can find an Education link for Learning Opportunities and K-12 Activities. Located within these pages are the matinee programs, connections to State and National Teaching Standards, lesson plans and other information. The website also provides information, videos and press reviews about artists on individual performance pages under the 2012-13 Season link.

How can educators be kept informed throughout the year?

The Norton Center offers a special resource that is free for all educators. Sign up to receive emails and exclusive educator information by completing the Keep Informed section on our website and selecting the box Children / All Ages /Educational Shows. This form is located at NortonCenter.com/signup.

Thank you for trusting the Norton Center to provide high quality professional programming to engage, entertain and educate our region’s youth while meeting your specific educational needs. We look forward to sharing another season of professional performances for young audiences with you!

Thanks, Steve Hoffman

Dustin Mosko

Brittany Duvall

Executive Director

Engagement Coordinator

Box Office Assistant

THE KING’S SINGERS + SEÁN CURRAN COMPANY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 10:00 AM High School Students

$8

This unique performance/talk for students will be presented by two highly acclaimed and sought after arts groups: the vocal ensemble The King’s Singers, who recently added another Grammy ® Award in 2012 to its honors, and acclaimed dance troupe Seán Curran Company, whichhas been selected to represent the United States of America in performances around the world. Together, they promote a shared philosophy through their commitment to educate audiences through music and dance performance. With a score by Joby Talbot that uses the six vocalists as an abstract, orchestral chorus, the work takes inspiration from ancient architectural landmarks, ritual and mysticism. To complement the dance company and vocal ensemble’s recent collaboration, this student matinee will feature an introduction of both companies with excerpts from their works, a discussion of the collaboration process of developing new work, and an excerpt of the new work, followed by a Q&A session with the artists.

Approximately 60 minutes; Performance/Talk CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Music & Dance Collaboration

BLUEGRASS “GLEE” PROJECT WORKSHOP with SEÁN CURRAN COMPANY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 10:00 AM Middle & High School Students

$8

With the popularity of the television show “GLEE,” the integration of dance choreography with high school vocal ensembles has reached an all time high. Participating show choirs from across the region will be given one song in advance of the workshop to learn. At the workshop, they will be provided with tools to create simple choreography as a means to enhance their performance experience.

Led by award-winning choreographer and dancer Seán Curran and members of his Company, basic elements of dance/choreography will be offered, culminating with students developing movement to the selected song. Open to middle and high school concert choirs.

Approximately 120 minutes; Workshop CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Music & Dance Collaboration

AQUILA THEATRE COMPANY presents

CYRANO de BERGERAC

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 10:30 AM Middle & High School Students

$10

The Aquila Theatre Company, known for its trademark attention to movement and the visual arts, presents a student matinee that promises an afternoon of “gleefully engaging” (The New York Times) live theatre of the highest quality. Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Edmond Rostand, is one of the most famous romantic adventures in world literature and coincides perfectly with Valentine’s Day. Cyrano, the play’s namesake, must use an overabundance of quick wit and physical humor in order to overcome his unattractive, enormously large nose, and pursue the love of his life! In this abridged classic play, students will have the opportunity to learn about all of the elements of drama in a professional theater environment. The company will perform in full costumes and set and then return to the stage for a post performance Q&A with the audience.

This performance will be Approximately 60 minutes; Abbreviated Performance sign-language interpreted.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Drama, History & Literature

CHARLES ROSS’

ONE MAN STAR WARS FRIDAY, MARCH 1 10:00 AM Middle & High School Students

$10

What do you get when you take the world’s most popular movie trilogy and condense it to just one high-energy monologue performed by a professional stage actor? One Man Star Wars. Charles Ross, the “force” behind One Man Star Wars, plays all the characters, recreates the effects, sings the music, flies the ships and fights both sides of the battle from the original George Lucas trilogy in this hilarious and spellbinding one man show. Teachers and students alike will be inspired after witnessing this actor utilize the performance elements of drama to recreate a world that is well known to all - a great lesson in and out of the classroom!

Approximately 70 minutes; Full Performance CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Elements of Performance in Drama

MUMMENSCHANZ

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 10:00 AM Elementary, Middle & High School Students

$10

Before there was Blue Man Group, there was Mummenschanz! Now celebrating its 40th Anniversary, Mummenschanz has been enchanting audiences of all ages with its clever, comic and bizarre world filled with strange creatures, amusing situations, astounding colors and imaginative shapes in a showcase of incredible humor, versatility and pure imagination! In the surreal, hilarious, wordless universe of Mummenschanz, the ordinary becomes extraordinary when common materials and everyday objects—such as wires, tubes, boxes, and even toilet paper—all spring to life as fantastical characters. The result is a wonder-filled, visually stunning spectacle of family-friendly entertainment that sparks the imagination and transcends cultural barriers. These invisible masters of movement have revolutionized theatre using mime, acting, dance and magic, and according to the Boston Herald, they create their “own comic universe – a place of constant wonder and ingenuity.”

Approximately 60 minutes; Abbreviated Performance CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Performance & Technical Elements of Drama

BOSTON BRASS & ENSO STRING QUARTET

NOTES FROM THE BALCONY

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 10:00 AM Elementary, Middle & High School Students

$8

The classic tale of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers has been an inspiration to musicians and composers for hundreds of years. Featuring music by Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Leonard Bernstein and even Elvis Costello, the Boston Brass along with the Enso String Quartet use genre-crossing and familiar pieces written about Romeo and Juliet to recall the most famous romance in all of literature.

Celebrating 25 years together, Boston Brass has set out to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience. From exciting classical arrangements, to burning jazz standards, and the best of the original brass quintet repertoire, Boston Brass treats audiences to a unique brand of entertainment, which captivates all ages. With a 2010 Grammy® nomination for “Best Chamber Music Performance,” the Enso String Quartet, which began in 1999 at Yale University, has quickly become one of the country’s most accomplished young ensembles. This performance promises to introduce students to the endless cross curriculum opportunities between a favorite work of literature and the music and artists it has inspired.

Approximately 60 minutes; Performance/Talk CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Music & Literature Collaboration

JEREMY KITTEL BAND

TUESDAY, APRIL 23 10:00 AM Elementary, Middle & High School Students

$8

Jeremy Kittel is one of the foremost instrumentalists among a new breed of fiddlers and violinists who easily navigate a multitude of musical styles and traditions, while cultivating new ground and redefining the role of the instrument. With the drive of Celtic fiddling, spontaneity of jazz, soul of the blues and intricacies of chamber music, Jeremy Kittel and his band consistently captivate audiences.

Joining him are some of the most dynamic young performers on the American acoustic music scene, whose musical roots transverse the world – the four-piece band usually includes the unique musical instrument pairing of violin, mandolin, cello and hammered dulcimer. Still in his 20’s, Kittel has already made a name for himself amongst the artists with whom he has worked, and the venues in which he has performed, including serving as a member of the Turtle Island Quartet for five years, working with My Morning Jacket and Abigail Washburn, and performing at Bonnaroo and Telluride Bluegrass Festivals. Students will be introduced to classical instruments within a unique ensemble which performs a variety of musical styles including songs indigenous to our region.

Approximately 60 minutes; Concert

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: Music & Social Studies Collaboration SERAPHIC FIRE FRIDAY, APRIL 26 10:00 AM Elementary, Middle & High School Students

$8

Seraphic Fire, an all-star ensemble of professional vocalists from around the country, has built a reputation for offering dynamic performances. Their inventive style has won the organization numerous awards and wide-ranging praise, including three Grammy® Nominations in 2012 alone!

Ocean Drive Magazine recently credited the young ensemble with “putting a fresh, hip face on classical music.” In this special matinee performance, students will be introduced to a new approach to listening to a broad range of vocal and choral music, which will include classical and contemporary as well as sacred and secular works. The performers of Seraphic Fire will also return to the stage for a post performance Q&A session with the students for follow up curriculum connection opportunities.

Approximately 60 minutes; Concert CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS: History & Music Appreciation

Attention Educators in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer Counties!

Learn how your students can attend Norton Center student matinee performances for FREE or at deeply discounted rates!

Visit us online at NortonCenter.com/Norton-Center-ACTS to learn more!

Norton Center A.C.T.S. (Arts for the Classroom Ticket Subsidy) provides a number of free or deeply discounted tickets, based on qualifying criteria, to public schools in Kentucky so that area students have the opportunity to attend and engage in high quality and professional performing arts activities presented on our stages. Norton Center A.C.T.S. helps to maximize attendance and provide access to these crucial life enhancing experiences by greatly reducing financial barriers.

This program is currently available only for Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer County Public Schools as well as Burgin and Danville Independent schools.

All available tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis and educators must submit a simple eligibility form in order to apply.

Norton Center A.C.T.S. in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer Counties is made possible by a grant from the Wilderness Trace Community Foundation.

TICKET ORDER FORM Teacher’s Name: ________________________________________________________________ School:_____________________________________________________Grade:_____________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ City: __________________________________________State: __________Zip: _____________ School Phone: __________________________ Email: __________________________________

o KING’S SINGERS + SEÁN CURRAN CO. No. of Paying Students

November 15, 2012 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

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_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

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(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $8.00 each

o BLUEGRASS “GLEE” PROJECT WORKSHOP No. of Paying Students

November 16, 2012 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

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_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

o

(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $8.00 each

o CYRANO DE BERGERAC No. of Paying Students

February 14, 2013 • 10:30 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

_______________

_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

o

(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $10.00 each

o ONE MAN STAR WARS No. of Paying Students

March 1, 2013 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

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_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

o

(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $10.00 each

o MUMMENSCHANZ No. of Paying Students

March 6, 2013 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

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_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

o

(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $10.00 each

o NOTES FROM THE BALCONY No. of Paying Students

April 4, 2013 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

_______________

_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

o

(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $8.00 each

o JEREMY KITTEL BAND No. of Paying Students

April 23, 2013 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

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_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

o

(1 free per 10 students)

_________@ $8.00 each

o SERAPHIC FIRE No. of Paying Students _________@ $8.00 each

April 26, 2013 • 10:00 AM

No. of Free Adults

No. of Paying Adults

Total Amount

Special request for accessible accommodations

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_________@ $20.00 each

$_______________

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(1 free per 10 students)

(Adults = chaperon, teachers, parents, grandparents, etc.)

2.50 Handling fee on total order $ ______________ ORDER TOTAL $ ________________

Payment Method: o Check o School Purchase Order Number

Mailorderwithpaymentto: Brittany Duvall

P. 859-238-5759 or 877-HIT-SHOW F. 859-238-5448 E. brittany.duvall@centre.edu

Norton Center for the Arts 600 West Walnut Street Danville, Kentucky 40422 PLEASE NOTE: No tickets will be reserved until payment or a purchase order is received. All orders are final. No refunds except in cases where the Norton Authorized Signature _______________________________________________________ Center cancels a performance or a school day is cancelled due to inclement weather. All times are approximate.

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Tips for Teachers How to Reserve and Pay for Tickets • A payment or a purchase order is required to reserve your seats for the program.

• Payment by check, cash or credit card must be received at least two weeks before the performance date.

• Please note that there are no exchanges or refunds except in the case of a school closing for inclement weather OR if the Norton Center cancels the event.

• The seats requested are blocked off for that corresponding school and therefore cannot be sold to others. The school is then responsible for ALL seats reserved within that block, even if ALL students/chaperones do not attend.

• When registering for an event, please let us know if any special needs seating is required.

Parking • After unloading students, bus drivers should park at Millennium Park, just a mile away from the Norton Center.

• Please contact the box office directly if your group will not be arriving by bus.

What to Do When You Arrive • Performances start promptly at their scheduled times. Please try to arrive at least twenty minutes prior to the performance.

• A representative from the school should stop by the registration table to check in and receive further instructions.

• After your group is assembled in the lobby, please wait for the ushers to escort you and your group to your assigned seats.

Ushers are also available to direct you to the restrooms and any other necessary location.

Dress Code • We encourage students to dress respectfully and appropriately when attending Norton Center performances.

Dining Options • Please let us know if you are interested in making lunch arrangements at Centre College. The dining facility offers an allyou-can-eat buffet of a salad bar, grilled items, a deli, pizza, home-style dishes, and a dessert bar including soft-serve ice cream. Reservations must be made in advance.

Extending Your Experience at the Norton Center • Just ask! We can assist with special requests, provide campus tours, meal arrangements, and even connect educators with other local arts organizations (including the Danville Community Arts Center and the Dollhouse Museum).

For more information, including Tips for Students, a list of Theatre and Music Vocabulary Terms, plus Curriculum Connections and lesson plans for each of our performances, please visit:

NortonCenter.com/education

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Performances for Elementary, Middle and High School Students

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