UMS 09/10 Youth Education Season Review

families

teens

schools

2009 2010 “Dear UMS: I just had to tell you how wonderful that workshop was yesterday. I’m a west coast person and the reward for living in the Midwest is UMS.” - Mary E. (Educator, Ann Arbor)

Season Review

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2009|2010 in review “I want to congratulate you all on providing such an exciting season given the economic woes we all are experiencing. I continue to be amazed at how you all manage to provide such excellence for us on a continual basis. We are truly privileged to be in partnership with UMS and we are grateful for all you provide our students and staff."

- Robin B. (School Administrator, Ann Arbor)

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YOUTH & FAMILY PERFORMANCES

EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

Youth Performances

Kennedy Center Workshops

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Love's Labour's Lost Keith Terry and the SLAMMIN All-Body Band Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Fondly Do We Hope...Fervently Do We Pray Ladysmith Black Mambazo The Bad Plus Sphinx Competition Honors Concert Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Dancetalk: Creative Movement and Language Development Math + Dance: Exploring Sequence and Combinations

Family Performances Keith Terry and the SLAMMIN All-Body Band The Suzanne Farrell Ballet Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey

STUDENT-ARTIST INTERACTIONS In-Class Visits Kate Kuper (Language Arts, Dance) Steve Marmion (Shakespeare, Theater) Keith Terry (Body Music) Erik Stern (Math, Dance) Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company (Dance) Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (Dance) Takacs Quartet (Classical Music)

Meet-&-Greets Itzhak Perlman Vienna Boys Choir

Breakin’ Curfew

Immersion Russia Immersion [Cancelled]

Cultural Literacy Workshops Teaching Shakespeare Body Music Whatever it Takes: Arts Advocacy 101 The Art of Storytelling: Africa Experienced through Words and Objects History through Music: The Griot and Music of West Africa San Francisco Symphony: Teacher Workshop and Lecture/Demonstration

“Reading Culture” Book Clubs Facing the Lion by Joseph Lekuton The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words by Ronald White, Jr. Whatever it Takes: Arts Advocacy 101

UMS Teacher Advisory Committee Annual After-School Luncheon for Teachers at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor Teacher Advisory Meetings Season-Ending Celebration at Carson’s American Bistro, Ann Arbor AAPS/WISD Partnership Recognition Concert & Luncheon

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Above: Students at Detroit’s Cass Tech High School dance in a master class at their school led by Leah Cox of tthe Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company..

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2009|2010 recognitions School

of the Year

Burns Park Elementary School, Ann Arbor Kathy Morhous, Principal

Award Citiation Facing an audience of proud parents, flashing cameras, and critical peers, third grade students at Burns Park Elementary recently performed the classic Arab world song Til'it ya Mahla Noorha from memory and...in Arabic! That inspiring performance typifies Burns Park's commitment to culturally diverse participation and education. Through sustained engagement with UMS, the

school's community of learners regularly seeks out opportunities to explore and discover, whether it be the cultural treasures of Detroit's Mexicantown, the movements of Montreal's Rubberbandance Group, or the pedagogical techniques of using drama to teach tolerance. With this season's School of the Year Award, we celebrate Burns Park—its students, teachers, administrators, and parents—and the wonderful work it does to engage students with arts and cultures of the world, inside and outside of the classroom.

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Educator

of the Year

Deb Clancy, Washtenaw Intermediate School District

Award Citation As the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Liaison to our UMS Youth Education Program, Deb Clancy was a model steward, partner, and leader. Along with her "bend-over-backwards" brand of support, in meetings we came to rely on Deb's insightful counsel when making programmatic and strategic decisions; her kind and steady demeanor always made our work together both productive and pleasurable! Though Deb transitioned roles within WISD this season and is no longer our liaison, her spirit of helpfulness and the support beams of her contributions remain embedded in our program and in our partnership with WISD. We honor her with this season's Educator of the Year award as a modest expression of our deep appreciation for her years of service. [You're the best, Deb!]

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2009|2010 feedback Each season, we receive feedback about our programs from participants, patrons, and stakeholders. The following are some notable samples demonstrating the impact UMS has on the K-12 community.

"UMS youth performances have been an outstanding way for us to help broaden the horizons, encourage , and inspire so many of our students! For many of our students, music, theatre, and the arts will be what keeps them moving in great directions.

Time and time again, students (and chaperones!) share with us how amazed they are at the artistic displays and how much they truly enjoy the productions. There are certainly some of the most worthwhile field trips that we are about to coordinate."

- Kelli H (Educator, Washtenaw County)

youth peformances ∞ educator workshops ∞ teacher resource guides ∞ student-artist interactions

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2009|2010 youth performances Daytime performances for K-12 students of performing artists from around the world. The shows are selected from UMS’s series of public performances and, for the convenience of schools, are shortened to fit within a one-hour time period. Tickets are $6 per person.

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School Districts 26

Dear UMS,

Dear UMS,

Thank you for all of your hard work putting together the Globe performance for our students. It was, indeed, fantastic. My students have thanked me many times over for taking them to the play.

The Bad Plus jazz band was fun to watch. The music was not what I expected from a typical jazz performance. I like the song in the show it was like jazz with rock in it. I like that they look so casual and it was interesting! Me and my class did study the band to learn more stuff about it. I saw a YouTube show of them they were playing the iron man theme song. That got me interested in the show. The feel of the music made it more fun to hear. I wish I can come back to see them.

Thanks again, Jo M. (Educator, Dexter)

From, Joshua (High School Student, Chelsea)

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UMS has helped students of all ages to continue to learn, and to be able to experience the rich diversity of the world through music, art, literature, dance, and drama you have brought to the U of M campus and to our classrooms. On behalf of all the students and educators of the Ann Arbor area, I want to take this opportunity to thank you, the people of UMS, for the many great gifts of joy you have provided. – Wendy R. (Educator, Ann Arbor)

Below: Students from Ypsilanti’s Chapelle Elementary School at the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago UMS Youth Performance.

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2009|2010 youth performances Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company

Response Essays (excerpts) Students in Farmington High School’s Dance Program were given the assignment by their teacher, Melissa Poli, to write an 3- to 4-page essay about Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company’s UMS Youth Performance of Fondly Do We Hope...

Fervently Do We Pray. Below are excepts of two student’s papers.

“...I noticed during the dance some of the basic elements that we do in class, and how they provide a solid foundation for building more advanced dance skills. I also noticed how important it is for full extension of legs and arms, and how pointed toes provide a much more complete, attractive visual...This dance was unlike anything that I have seen before, but I enjoyed it.

I would highly recommend this performance to anybody, not just people involved in the dance world.”

- Jennifer B. (Student, 10th grade, Farmington Hills)

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Above: Students from Farmington Hills High School pose after the a master class with Talli Jackson and Leah Cox, two dancers from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.

“...this performance had a deep connection with me. Everything about it was executed so brilliantly that I could feel each performer’s emotions. My spirit was lifted by the music. I felt stronger for having heard some of the speakers, and I was angered and frustrated with some of the others. I was given a sense of purpose.”

- Paige M. (Student, 11th grade, Farmington Hills)

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2009|2010 youth performances Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Querido Omari,

Muchas gracias por la foto de nuestros estudiantes de Paul Robeson Academy. The partnership between Detroit Public Schools and The University Musical Society, University of Michigan, is one that I cherish. Our students are the beneficiaries when we expose them this way!!!!

Hasta luego, Sandra (Administrator, Detroit)

Picture Caption: “A young girl from Paul Robeson Academy peers out a bus window after watching a performance by Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Hill Auditorium...�

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Above: This is one of many letters UMS received from students who attended the Ladysmith Black Mambazo Youth Performance. Hannah is in 3rd grade at Ann Arbor’s Mitchell Elementary.

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2009|2010 youth performances Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

(Student, 4th grade, Ann Arbor)

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(Students, 4th grade, Ann Arbor)

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2009|2010 educator workshops UMS Workshops are active and participatory experiences that provide educators with creative, arts-based strategies for nurturing student learning and development. They include “Reading Culture” Book Clubs, day-long cultural “Immersions,” Kennedy Center Workshops, and Cultural Literacy Workshops. Three of this past season’s ten UMS workshop are highlighed in this report.

Workshops 10

Attendees 378

School Districts 27

“The UMS workshops bring the brightest and most creative master teachers to share with all of us who may arrive exhausted from our days. What I've learned at UMS workshops has made a distinct difference in my teaching, from trying things I might not have (acting out "The Mitten" or using Sean Layne's quick reaction exercises and "precious gems"), to learning specific content (such as Arabic musical instruments and music theory), to actually considering and choosing concert material, (such as "Til'it Ya Mahla Noorha"). My teaching is richer the more I learn, and I learn a lot from the workshops and teaching packets that go along with performances.”

- Cynthia P. [picture to the right] (Educator, Ann Arbor)

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2009|2010 educator workshops Teaching Shakespeare

Above: Regional educators participate in the UMS Teaching Shakespeare Workshop led by Steve Marmion. This workshop is was connected to the UMS Youth Performance of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s Love’s Labour’s Lost .

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Dear UMS, I thought you might like to hear feedback from a fledgling English teacher who attended the Teaching Shakespeare workshop [see below].

Have a great weekend.

-Kathryn (University of Michigan School of Education, Ann Arbor)

-----Original Message----From: DF To: Kathryn Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 3:00 PM Dear Kathryn, I just wanted to very quickly write you to let you know that the Shakespeare Workshop I attended was absolutely *incredible*. If at any point in time the same speaker comes and visits, please let me know -- I would love to work with him again.

I can hardly believe I spent three hours there, I enjoyed myself so thoroughly I barely realized how much I had learned until I left. He really brought Shakespeare to life for me, and helped me find ways to help students explore the text.

Thanks for passing the information along -- I'm glad I got wind of it!

DF

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2009|2010 educator workshops History through Music: The Griot

Dear UMS, I just want to thank you again for an astonishing program last night. It was wonderful! I shared things with my students today and we literally were in the part of our book about Mali and Sundiata. Perfect timing.

-Diane (Educator, Detroit)

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2009|2010 educator workshops Math + Dance with Erik Stern Comments from workshop evaluations: 1. Did today’s workshop meet your expectations? Why or why not?

2. What one thing would have made this experience more comfortable?

3. What was the most useful concept or skill you learned today?

Yes! It was really fun and I learned a lot of things that I want to apply in my classes.

The workshop could have been a little longer. [UMS Comment: These workshops are already 3 -hours long... after school!!]

The importance of mathematical discourse... not rushing through a topic, but opening up a conversation.

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2009|2010 teacher resource guides UMS Teacher Resource Guides are print, electronic, and audio-visual materials sent to each educator attending a UMS Youth Performance. Educators receive these materials in advance of the show and they provide educators with information about performance context and suggestions for curriculum integration.

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Words lots...

Hi Omari, I am going to see the play on Sunday and just read your teacher resource guide. It is fabulous - just the right amount of information presented in a simple accessible format. Bravo!! I hope most of this information is in the program. We, the adult audience, also need the support! ;-) Warm regards, Bev S (Former Educator, Ann Arbor)

"The instructional materials provided for classroom teachers by UMS are outstanding and are aligned with mandated educational goals and objectives." – Wendy R. (Educator, Ann Arbor)

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Below are select pages from this season’s UMS Teacher Resource Guides. Of the seven guides produced, graphic design on four of them, including the four below, was done by Savitski Design, and the other three guides were designed by UMS staff and interns.

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2009|2010 student-artist interactions Away from the concert hall, UMS often facilitates interactions between artists and students, whether it is an in-class visit, a studio master class, or a post-performance lobby meet-&greet. These experiences extend a student’s engagement and provide an outlet for curiosity.

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Dear UMS, My students and I greatly enjoyed the performance and discussion by the San Francisco players on Saturday at 1:30. It was an excellent program.

After listening to Sarn Oliver describe his own compositions, my son is now inspired to continue his own composing for the violin.

Best wishes and thanks again, Lisa S.

(Home School Educator and Suzuki Piano Teacher, Ann Arbor)

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Clockwise from upper left: Violinist Itzak Perlman chats with students after his UMS Hill Auditorium performance.

Teaching Artist Kate Kuper works with 2nd grade students at Ann Arbor’s Mitchell Elementary School. In a postconcert performance exchange, the Ann Arbor Boys Choir sings a song for the Vienna Boys Choir. Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company dancer Leah Cox leads a student master class in Chelsea. Teaching Artist Erik Stern does math and movement exercises with Northville’s Amerman Elementary School. Steve Marmion (in the back) finished a Shakespeare workshop by posing with boys from Detroit’s Paul Robeson Academy...they are pretending to be kings.

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2009|2010 student-artist interactions Breakin’ Curfew The annual performance Breakin’ Curfew realizes the burgeoning teen talent of Southeastern Michigan, offering a diverse variety of performers. Presented by the Neutral Zone (Ann Arbor’s Teen Center) and UMS. This season, Breakin’ Curfew sold out—minutes before curtain time!

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2009|2010 student-artist interactions Family Performances Keith Terry and the SLAMMIN Body Band The Suzanne Farrell Ballet Pre-Performance Event: A Chance to Dance Post-Performance Event: Autograph Signing Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey Pre-Performance Event: Engage Off Stage: Percussion Post-Performance Event: Autograph Signing

Below are pictures from Cyro Baptista’s Beat the Donkey UMS Family Performance. The end of the show turned into an on-stage dance party for kids and performers.

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2009|2010 program In its 132nd season, UMS continues to serve families, teens, and the K-12 community. On the following pages are the details of this history: the programs and the people and supporters who help to make them happen.

UMS is such a valuable community and education resource—always putting children and teachers first!

Without the leadership that you provide, arts education would not positively impact teaching and learning in Southeast Michigan.

- Deb C. (Adminstrator, Washtenaw Intermediate School District)

program history ∞ supporters ∞ people & partners ∞ info

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2009|2010 program history Youth Performances Youth Performances: 2009-2010 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre: Love’s Labour’s Lost; Keith Terry and SLAMMIN’ Body Band; Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company: Fondly Do We Hope...

Fervently Do We Pray; Ladysmith Black Mambazo; The Bad Plus; Sphinx Competition Honors Concert; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago 2008-2009 Compagnie Heddy Maalem: The Rite of Spring; Soweto Gosepl Choir; Rubberbandance Group; Sphinx Competition Honors Concert; Sweet Honey In The Rock; Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Aswat: Celebrating the Golden Age of Arab Music; Dan Zanes and Friends 2007-2008 Shen Wei Dance Arts: Second Visit to the Empress; Khmer Arts Academy: Pamina Devi: A Cambodian Magic Flute; Sphinx Competition Honors Concert; Chicago Classical Oriental Ensemble; Wu Man, pipa and the Chinese Shawm Band; SFJAZZ Collective; Urban Bush Women and Compagnie Jant-Bi 2006-2007 Amalia Hernández’ Ballet Folklórico de México, RSC Dress Rehearsal: Julius Caesar, RSC Dress Rehearsal: The Tempest, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Sphinx Competition Honors Concert, Dave Holland Big Band, Tamango’s Urban Tap: Bay Mo Dilo, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Los Folkloristas 2005-2006 Tall Horse; Limón Dance Company; Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano; Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Word Becomes Flesh; Children of Uganda; Mory Kanté [Cancelled]; Nrityagram Dance Ensemble: Sacred Space 2004-2005 Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Paul Taylor Dance Company ; DJ Spooky’s Rebirth of a Nation; Sphinx Competition; Rennie Harris Puremovement: Facing Mekka;

Dan Zanes and Friends; Malouma 2003-2004 U Theatre: The Sound of Ocean; Doudou N’Diaye Rose and Les Rosettes; Regina Carter and Quartet; Simon Shaheen and Qantara; Children of Uganda; Guthrie Theater: Shakespeare’s Othello; Girls Choir of Harlem 2002-2003 Tamango and Urban Tap: Full Cycle; Herbie Hancock Quartet; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Voices of Brazil [Cancelled]; Sphinx Competition; Kodo 2001-2002 Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice; Charlie Haden’s Quartet West with Strings; Children of Uganda; Boys Choir of Harlem; SamulNori; Guthrie Theater: Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness!; Los Muñequitos de Matanzas; Lyon Opera Ballet: Cendrillon (Cinderella) 20002001 American Repertory Theater: The King Stag; Ballet Folklórico da Bahia; Anoushka Shankar & Ensemble; Mingus Big Band: Blues and Politics; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Royal Shakespeare Company: Richard III; Ronald K. Brown/Evidence 19992000 The Harlem Nutcracker;

Amalia Hernández’ Ballet Folklórico de México; Boys Choir of Harlem; Doudou N’Diaye Rose: Drummers of West Africa; New York City Opera Company: The Barber of Seville; Ballet d’Afrique Noire: The Mandinka Epic; Trisha Brown Company 19981999 The Harlem Nutcracker; Trinity Irish Dance Company; The Gospel at Colonus; Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Pepe Romero; Kodo; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 1997-1998 The Harlem Nutcracker; Chick Corea and Gary Burton; The New York City Opera Company: Daughter of the Regiment; Los Muñequitos de Matanzas; Streb 1996-1997 The Harlem Nutcracker; The New York City Opera Company: La Boheme; Sounds of Blackness; National Orchestra of China; University of Michigan School of Music: Elixir of Love 1995-1996 The New York City Opera Company: La Traviata; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

Above: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Artistic Associate Terence Marling speaks to a Youth Performance audience from stage.

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2009|2010 program history Educator Workshops Educator Workhops: 2009-2010 Dancetalk: Creative Movement and Language Development; Math + Dance: Exploring Sequence and Combinations; Russia Immersion [Cancelled]; Teaching Shakespeare; Body Music; Whatever it Takes: Arts Advocacy 101; The Art of Storytelling: Africa Experienced through Words and Objects; History through Music: The Griot and Music of West Africa; “Reading Culture” Book Clubs: Facing the Lion by Joseph Lekuton; The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words by Ronald C. White Jr.; Whatever it Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America

by Paul Tough 2008-2009 Writing by Storm: Overcoming Obstacles to Writing; Drama: The Missing Link in Teaching Literacy; Arab Detroit Immersion; Jewish Culture Immersion; Book Clubs: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel Pink, The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan, Elijah of Buxton

by Christopher Paul Curtis, The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger; Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative featuring Sir Ken Robinson; More Bounce for the Ounce: Hip-Hop Dance Fusion Workshop featuring Rubberbandance Group; Arab “Golden Age” Music featuring Simon Shaheen; Spanish Language Children’s Songs 20072008 CHINA Immersion; DETROIT Immersion; Classroom Management and Tolerance Through Drama; Habits of Mind and Creative Engagement; Cambodian Dance and Folktales; ...And Words Will Never Hurt Me: Strategies for Equity and Dialogue; Classically Sphinx; American Jazz 101; Children’s Songs of the Arab World; Urban Bush Educators: Connecting the African and African-American Experiences 2006-2007 RSC Workshop: “Teaching Shakespeare” Institute; Theatrical Stage Combat; Assess Learning Through Student-Created School Exhibitions; Interdisciplinary Connections: Enriching the Study of Mexican Culture; Special Education: Movement Strategies for Inclusion; Classical Music in the Classroom; Music of Iraq; Irish Dance and Music in the Classroom; Mexican

Arts Immersion; Los Folkloristas: The Music of Mexico and the Americas 2005-2006 Musically-Moving Math!; Word Painting: Developing Literacy Skills Through Music; Artistic Mindstorms: Developing Analytical, Critical, Creative, and Social Skills; One Giraffe’s Journey: A Book/Script Discussion for Educators; Using Shadow Puppets to Support your Curriculum; The Soul of Mexico: Mariachi Music; Vibrate The Walls!!!: Spoken Word in the Classroom; Children of Uganda: Culture, Music, and Social Change; African Arts Immersion 20042005 Paul Taylor Dance Company: Dance is Art, Music and Storytelling; Punch’s Progress: A Brief History of the Puppet Theater; Arts Advocacy: You Can Make a Difference!; Race Identity and Art: Getting Beyond the Discomfort of Talking about “Normal”; Facing Mekka: Hip-Hop in Academic and Theatrical Context; Malouma: The Culture, Dance, and Music of Mauritania; Preparing for Change: Theatre Games and Activities that Promote Team-Building and Foster Creative and Critical Thinking; Acting Right: Drama as a Classroom Management Strategy; Story Songs for the Young Child 2003-2004 Celebrating St. Petersburg; Introduction to West African Percussion; Understanding the Arab World and Arab Americans; Arts Advocacy: You Can Make a Difference; Music of the Arab World: An Introduction; Behind the Scenes: Children of Uganda; Preparing for Change: Theatre Games and Activities that Promote Team-Building and Foster Creative and Critical Thinking; Moments in Time: Bringing Timelines to LIfe Through Drama 2002-2003 Harlem; Living Pictures: A Theatrical Technique for Learning Across the Curriculum; The Steps and Rhythms of Urban Tap; Brazilian Music in the Classroom: An Introduction to Voices of Brazil; Kodo: An Introduction to Japanese Percussion 2001-2002 Dinosaur Detectives; Exploring the Cultures of Uganda Through Dance; Once Upon a Time: Bringing Fairy Tales to Life; Opera in the Classroom: Orfeo ed Euridice; Dance: A Secret Path to Success in the Classroom; Arts and Technology

in the Classroom; Cuban Music in the Classroom: Los Muñequitos de Matanzas 2000-2001 Autobiography and Biography: Exploring Point of View through Dance; Responding to Visual Art through Movement; Songs of the Underground Railroad; The Drama of Shakespeare; Indian Music in the Classroom; African American Modern Dance in the Classroom 1999-2000 Opera in the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s The Barber of Seville; African Drumming in the Classroom: Doudou N’Diaye Rose; Jazz in the Classroom: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Sextet; Modern Dance in the Classroom: Trisha Brown Company; Developing Literacy Skills Through Music; Bringing Literature to Life; Making History Come Alive; Reaching the Kinesthetic Learner Through Movement 1998-1999 Bringing Literature to Life; Storytelling: Involving Students in African Tales; Special Education: Movement Strategies for Inclusion; The Gospel at Colonus; Kodo; Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 1997-1998 Motivating the ESOL LEarner through Drama; Creative Drama Across the Curriculum; Space, Time and the Body: STREB; Scientific Thought in Motion; Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s Daughter of the Regiment; Rhythms and Culture of Cuba: Los Muñequitos de Matanzas 1996-1997 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s La Bohem 1995-1996 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s La Traviata 19941995 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s Barber of Seville 1993-1994 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s Madame Butterfly 1992-1993 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s Carmen 1991-1992 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s Tosca 1990-1991 Infusing Opera into the Classroom: New York City Opera National Company’s Marriage of Figaro

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2009|2010 supporters The girls to the right are posing with a dancer (in the back) from The Suzanne Farrell Ballet after the group’s UMS Family Performance. Thank you for helping to make experiences like this possible for them and THOUSANDS of other youth in the southeast Michigan region!!

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs University of Michigan Anonymous Arts at Michigan Arts Midwest’s Performing Arts Fund Bank of Ann Arbor Bustan al-Funun Foundation for Arab Arts The Dan Cameron Family Foundation/Alan and Swanna Saltiel Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art DTE Energy Foundation The Esperance Family Foundation David and Phyllis Herzig Endowment Fund Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP JazzNet Endowment W.K. Kellogg Foundation Masco Corporation Foundation Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. and P. Heydon) The Mosaic Foundation [Washington, DC] National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Prudence and Amnon Rosenthal K-12 Education Endowment Fund Rick and Sue Snyder Target TCF Bank UMS Advisory Committee University of Michigan Credit Union University of Michigan Health System U-M Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs U-M Office of the Vice President for Research Wallace Endowment Fund

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2009|2010 people & partners UMS Board of Directors James C. Stanley, Chair David J. Herzig, Vice Chair Martha Darling, Secretary Robert C. Macek, Treasurer Wadad Abed Carol L. Amster Kathleen Benton Lynda W. Berg DJ Boehm Charles W. Borgsdorf Robert Buckler David Canter Mary Sue Coleman Junia Doan Julia Donovan Darlow Maxine J. Frankel Patricia M. Garcia Christopher Genteel Anne Glendon Joel D. Howell Christopher Kendall S. Rani Kotha Melvin A. Lester Joetta Mial Lester P. Monts Roger Newton Stephen G. Palms Philip H. Power Todd Roberts Sharon Rothwell Edward R. Schulak John J.H. Schwarz Ellie Serras Joseph A. Sesi Anthony L. Smith Cheryl L. Soper Janet Callaway, Advisory Committee Liaison Clayton Wilhite, National Council Chair

UMS Education Staff and Interns Kenneth C. Fischer, UMS President Claire C. Rice, Interim Director Mary Roeder, Residency Coordinator Omari Rush, Education Manager Interns: Emily Barkakati Ella Campbell Jacob Joyce Mark Johnson Neal Kelley Michael Mauskapf Emily Michels Leonard Navarro Bennett Stein Sarah Suhadolnik

UMS Teacher Advisory Committee Abby Alwin Fran Ampey Robin Bailey Greta Barfield Joey Barker Alana Barter Judy Barthwell Rob Bauman Suzanne Bayer Eli Bleiler Ann Marie Borders David Borgsdorf Sigrid Bower Marie Brooks Susan Buchan Deb Clancy Carl Clark Ben Cohen

UMS Education Partners

Julie Cohen Leslie Criscenti Orelia Dann Saundra Dunn Johanna Epstein Susan Filipiak Katy Fillion Delores Flagg Jeff Gaynor Joyce Gerber Barb Grabbe Joan Grissing Linda Jones Jeff Kass Rosalie Koenig Sue Kohfeldt Laura Machida Jose Mejia

Kim Mobley Joey Parins Michelle Peet Anne Perigo Rebeca Pietrzak Cathy Reischl Jessica Rizor Vicki Shields Sandra Smith Gretchen Suhre Julie Taylor Cayla Tchalo Dan Tolly Alex Wagner Barbara Wallgren Kimberley Wright Kathryn Young

Individuals: Kelly Askew, Alhouseynou Ba, Andrew Bishop, Jerry Blackstone, Johannes VonMoltke, Kerstin Barndt, Meeta Banerjee, Lisa Borgsdorf, Charlie Bright, Sueann Caulfield, Mark Clague, Alexandria Clark , Kim Clarke, Shirley Coleman, Nick Collins, Matthew Countryman, William Denissuk, Margaret Dewar, Mary DeYoe, Kristin Eder , Anthony Elliott, Lori Fithian, Vera Flaig, Paula Gangopadhyay, Beth GennÊ, Jason Geary, Linda Gregerson, Rhonda Greene, Tim Grimes, Chrisstina Hamilton, Kristin Hass , Chuck Hatt, Kamilah Henderson, Danny Herwitz, Freda Herseth, Barbara Hodgdon, Jenny Hoffman, Jesse Hoffnung-Garskoff, Laura Jackson, Beth James, Andrew Jennings, Martha Jones , Forest Juziuk, Angela Kane, Susan Keighron , Christopher Kendall, Kenneth Kiesler, Richard LeSueur, Jeffrey Lyman, Mike Latvis, Jamie Liu , Michael Makin, Steve Marmion, Kim Martin , Bebete Martins, Michael Mauskapf, Christopher McNamara , Katherine Mendeloff, Piotr Michalowski, Mary Moffat, Moussa Ndyiae, John Neville-Andrews, Mbala Nkanga, Salif Ola, Kimberly Osburn, Marysia Ostafin, Joey Parins, Jennifer A. Paull , Raul Perera , Greg Poggi, Amanda Pugh, Ingrid Racine, Ken Raynor, Tamara Real, Theresa Reid, Lori Roddy, Zack Rosenthal, Laura Roth, Jerry Schweibert, Benjamin Sieverding, Jyotsna Singh, Ruth Slavin, Macklin Smith, Kyle Stegall , Carol Stepanchuk, Elisabeth Thoburn, Theresa Tinkle, Doug Trevor, Malcolm Tulip, Sophie Verhaeghe , Martin Walsh, Glenn Watkins, Walter Wasacz, Steven M. Whiting, Ralph Williams, Robin Wilson, Herbert Winfu , Ra-Jung Yang , Iris Yim, Linda Yohn, Ethan Young, Emily Weingarten, Tom Zimmerman Organizations or Departments: Ann Arbor Area Arts Alliance; Ann Arbor Camerata; Ann Arbor District Library; Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS); Ann Arbor YMCA; Arts at Michigan; Arts Enterprise@U-M; Arts of Citizenship; Arts on Earth; ArtServe Michigan; Clague Middle School; Classical Revolution; Community High School; Copernicus Endowment; Dark Matter; Detroit Public Schools (DPS); Digital Media Commons; Drummunity; German Information Center USA; The Henry Ford Museum; Heritage Works; Marygrove College, Dance Department; Michigan State University English Department; Neutral Zone; Nospectacle; Penny Stamps Distinguished Visitor Series; Performance Network; Shar Music; Senegalese Association of Michigan; St. Vladimir Church; SumKali; United African Community Organization; U-M African Studies Center; U-M Arts of Citizenship; U-M Center for Afro and African- American Studies; U-M Program on Intergroup Relations; U-M Department of German, Dutch and Scandinavian Studies; U-M Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies; U-M Alumni Center; U-M School of Art and Design; U-M School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; U-M Museum of Art; U-M Arts on Earth; U-M Residential College; U-M Ross School of Business’s Ross Leadership Initiative (RLI); U-M English Department; U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender; U-M Indian Classical Music and Dance; U-M Center for Educational Outreach; U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; U-M Institute for the Humanities; U-M International Institute; U-M A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning; U-M College of Engineering; U-M School of Kinesiology; U-M Department of Psychiatry; U-M Program in American Culture; U-M History Department; U-M Ginsburg Center; U-M Department of Slavic Languages; U-M Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments; U-M Interdisciplinary Committee on Organizational Studies(ICOS); U-M Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED); U-M Center for European Studies-European Union Center (CES-EUC); U-M Center for International and Comparative Studies (CICS); U-M Center for Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (CREES); U-M International Policy Center (IPC); Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD); Wayne State University, Dance Department

35 1. AAPS educator Joey Parins and with her former student and current UMS intern Neal Kelley; 2.. University of Michigan partners Kelly Askew and Elizabeth James with Ken Fischer; 3. UMS Youth Performance Head Usher Michaelene Farrell with husband Mike; 4. Teaching Shakespeare workshop presenter Steve Marmion; 5. UMS Youth Performance Ushers; 6. Incoming Advisory Committee Chair Betty Palms with current chair Janet Callaway; 7. Two reception guests with Joe Grimley and Louise Townley; 8. UMS Board members Lynda Berg and Joetta Mial; 9. UMS staff members Cindy Straub and Ken Fischer with intern Leonard Navarro and Advisory member Sarah Nicoli.

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About UMS

About UMS Education

UMS is committed to connecting audiences with performing artists from around the world in uncommon and engaging experiences.

UMS Education programs provide engaging experiences with arts, culture, and creativity for the entire southeastern Michigan community.

One of the oldest performing arts presenters in the country, the University Musical Society is now in its 130th season. With a program steeped in music, dance, and theater performed at the highest international standards of quality, UMS contributes to a vibrant cultural community by presenting approximately 60-75 performances and over 100 free educational and community activities each season.

The Youth Performances, extensive teacher training and curriculum development, a yearly teen-driven performance (Breakin’ Curfew), and specially designated family performances comprise the award-winning program, designated as a “Best Practice” in 2004 by ArtServe Michigan and the Dana Foundation.

UMS also commissions new work, sponsors artist residencies, and organizes collaborative projects with local, national, and international partners.

It is not difficult to see why UMS is the model for so many other people.

- Sue (Educator, Milan)

The UMS Youth Education Program is enhanced both by a 35-member Teacher Advisory Committee and by partnerships with school and community organizations.

UMS adds so much to our lives as educators!

- Meira (Educator, Ann Arbor)

For more information about the UMS Education and Audience Development Program umsyouth@umich.edu | 734.615.0122 | www.ums.org/education