Spr '15 Curricular Connections

FACULTY

IN THE ARTS Spring 2015

Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Millersville University’s Office of Visual and Performing Arts is always looking for new ways to support faculty members in their teaching and to enrich the classroom experience. Whether it’s offering experiential learning with curriculum-based arts in the community or inviting artists to speak to classes about politics, family, or cultural exchange, we are committed to supporting the academic mission of Millersville University through the power of the arts. We also hope to foster connections between MU classes and visiting artists. If you haven’t already discovered the breadth and variety of performances at our two performing and visual arts centers, we strongly encourage you to take full advantage of our world-class music, theater and dance engagements as an educational tool for your students. This mailing will serve as a brief resource to that end. Here we will highlight a number of upcoming spring semester performances and courses that we feel may have curricular connections to those performances. You may recognize others. Please peruse our full 2014-2015 brochure of events available in hard copy or online at ArtsMU.com.

FREE TICKETS

If you are interested in inviting your whole class to any of these performances as part of your program of study, we will gladly provide free tickets to all of those students (and you, as well), subject to availability. Just e-mail Lydia Yeager of the Student Services Office at lyeager@ssi.millersville.edu to make arrangements. To assure seating, we recommend that you book at least one week prior to the scheduled performance date. (You may also cancel a booking up to one week prior). Moreover, a number of artists listed here will visit Millersville University for a period of time leading up to their performances or afterwards. We support opportunities to bring these visiting artists off the stage and into the larger campus community.

VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIES

Resident artists offer Millersville students, faculty, staff and community members unforgettable personal interactions via classroom visits, master classes, panel discussions, lecture-demonstrations, and social events. Each term, we will offer a number of opportunities for the campus to interact with the visiting artists who come to perform at the Ware and Winter Centers. These occasions can both enrich the performance experience and illuminate the artistic, social, political or spiritual aspect of the artists’ work for your students. A schedule of artist availability for such complementary programming can be found on the following pages. Please feel free to suggest other possibilities that might suit one of your courses. E-mail Barry Kornhauser, Assistant Director of Campus & Community Engagement at Barry.Kornhauser@Millersville.edu or call him at 871-7812 if you see a curricular connection we can pursue together. Your students will thank you for it!

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT INDEX African American Studies

Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Anthropology

Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Communication

Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Early Childhood

Pitch Blond, pg. 6

Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Brother Sun, pg. 10

Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7

History

Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

International Studies

Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8 Brother Sun, pg. 10

Music

Philosophy

Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4

Social Work

Government & Political Affairs

Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Entrepreneurship

Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4

Psychology

Frogz, pg. 5 Tom Chapin, pg. 9

English

Language & Culture

Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Spanish

Cristina Pato, pg. 3

Special Education

Tom Chapin, pg. 9

Theatre

Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Frogz, pg. 5 Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7

Women’s Studies

Cristina Pato, pg. 3

Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Music

Anthropology 121 – Cultural Anthropology

Language & Culture 503 – Cultural Studies

Music 100 – Music & Culture 103 – Language of Music 373 – Instrumental Methods 368 – International Music & Arts

Spanish 101 – Intro to Spanish

Women’s Studies 220 – Intro to Women’s Studies

Cristina Pato, galician bagpipe Wednesday, January 28 | 7:30 PM Ware Center | Lancaster Bagpiper, pianist and composer Cristina Pato has devoted her career to Galician popular, jazz, and classical music. The first female gaita (Galician bagpipe) player to release a solo album, Pato has since collaborated on world stages with Yo-Yo Ma, Arturo O’Farril, Paquito D’Rivera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Osvaldo Golijov World Orchestra. This performance is made possible by an ArtsConnect grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. “a virtuosic burst of energy” – New York Times “One of the living masters of the gaita” –Wall Street Journal

Residency Opportunities Tuesday, January 27 Workshops or community outreach possibilities.

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS African American Studies

Premiere

401 – Senior Seminar

Entrepreneurship 201 – The Art of Entrepreneurship 315 – Entrepreneurship Practicum 488 – Capstone in Entrepreneurship

History 106 – Contours of U.S. History 273 – Afro-American History

Language & Culture 503 – Cultural Studies

Music 100 – Music & Culture 103 – Language of Music 267 – Survey of American Music

Psychology

318 – Psychology of Racism

Social Work 350 – Encounters in Human Diversity

Theatre 217 – Theatre Appreciation

Amanda Kemp Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual Saturday, February 14 | 7:30 PM Sunday, February 15 | 3 PM Ware Center | Lancaster Through music and spoken word, “Inspira” tells the story of African American spirituals from their birth during slavery to their use during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The program features Amanda Kemp as narrator, violinist Michael Jamanis and San Francisco jazz saxophonist Francis Wong.

Residency Opportunities Week of February 16-20 (and more) Workshops or master classes.

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Theatre

Early Childhood 110 – Intro to Early Childhood

Education 316 – Creative Experiences for

the Young Child

Theatre 217– Theatre Appreciation

Imago Theatre: Frogz Friday, February 20 | 7 PM Ware Center | Lancaster The incredible creativity of Imago Theatre catapulted its signature show FROGZ to two Broadway runs and a celebrated world tour. This production treats audiences to encounters with human-sized finicky frogs, not to mention silent sloths, escaped penguins, personable paper bags, devilish strings and other fanciful things.

Residency Opportunity Friday, February 20 Post-Show Q&A

Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Theatre

Communication 100 – Fundamentals of Speech 206 – Comm & Media Law

English 240 – Introduction to Film

Entrepreneurship 201 – The Art of Entrepreneurship 315 – Entrepreneurship Practicum 488 – Capstone in Entrepreneurship

Government 412 – Contitutional Law: Rights

and Liberties

History 106 – Contours of U.S. History 365 – Nightmare Years: American

1954-1974

Theatre 217 – Theatre Appreciation 240 – Script Analysis

Women’s Studies 220 – Intro to Women’s Studies 330 – Feminist Theory

Pitch Blond Saturday, March 28 | 7:30 PM Ware Center | Lancaster An award-winning actress Laura Anne Harris wrote, directed, and stars in Pitch Blond, a portrayal of legendary Hollywood star Judy Holliday, who was best known for playing a dumb blonde in such comedies as It Should Happen to You and Born Yesterday, for which she won the Oscar. Pitch Blond offers an intimate look at Hollywood’s history when Holliday testified in 1950 during Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti- Communist inquisition, as well as how one smart cookie could play the role of “dumb blonde” with insight, pathos and humor.

Residency Opportunity Friday, March 27 Workshops or master classes.

Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Theatre

Communication

100 – Fundamentals of Speech 201 – Theory of Communication

Government

111 – Intro to American Government 215 – American Presidency 251 – Intro to Global Politics

History

106 – Contours of U.S. History 360 – The Second World War

Philosophy 407 – Political and Social Philosophy

Social Work

102 – Modern Social Welfare Dilemmas 201 – Social Welfare Policy/Economics

Theatre 217 – Theatre Appreciation 240 – Script Analysis

Ed Asner as FDR Monday, April 6 | 7:30 PM Tuesday, April 7 | 7:30 PM Ware Center | Lancaster Ed Asner, recipient of 16 nominations and seven Emmy Awards (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant), five Golden Globe Awards, and member of the TV Academy Hall of Fame, will star in this one-man drama which explores the life of America’s 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

FDR follows the life and times of the iconic president as he reflects on his years in office, from his inauguration through the trials of leading a nation through the Second World War.

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Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Music

African American Studies 401 – Senior Seminar

Anthropology

121 – Cultural Antropology

Communication

317 – Intercultural Communication 429 – Sp. Topics: Tech/Politics in Africa

Government

251 – Intro to Global Politics 408 – Contemporary African Politics

History

388 – Twentieth Century Africa

International Studies

491 – Contemporary African Politics

Fatoumata Diawara

Language & Culture 503 – Cultural Studies

Music

100 – Music & Culture 103 – Language of Music 368 – International Music & Arts 369 – West African Music & Dance

Social Work

350 – Encounters in Human Diversity

Women’s Studies

220 – Intro to Women’s Studies 330 – Feminist Theory

Mali Singer-Songwriter Wednesday, April 8 | 7:30 PM Ware Center | Lancaster Mali singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara commands the stage with her energy, musicianship and tight choreography. A blend of rock and funk, Diawara’s concerts are filled with inspiration and hope—especially poignant today as a new civil war erupts in her homeland, where in some places, music has been banned. This performance is made possible by the Mid Atlantic Arts Touring Foundation.

Residency Opportunity April 7, 8, or 9 Workshops or master classes.

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Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Music

Early Childhood Education

110 – Intro to Early Childhood Ed 316 – Creative Experiences for

the Young Child

Special Education

312 – Disability in Inclusive Setting 442 – Effective Instruction for

Students with Disabilities

Tom Chapin in Concert Saturday, April 18 | 11 AM Ware Center | Lancaster Called “the best family artist around” by Billboard, Grammy Award-winning Tom Chapin charms audiences of all ages.

His remarkable musicianship, great songwriting and personal warmth shine through in his live concerts. This sensory-friendly performance will be hosted by WXPN Kids Corner’s Kathy O’Connell.

Residency Opportunity Saturday, April 18 Post-show Q&A

Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Music

Entrepreneurship

201 – The Art of Entrepreneurship 315 – Entrepreneurship Practicum 488 – Capstone in Entrepreneurship

Music

100 – Music & Culture 103 – Language of Music 263 – Popular Music

Brother Sun Thursday, April 30 | 7:30 PM Ware Center | Lancaster Fusing folk, Americana, blues, pop, jazz, rock and a cappella singing, Brother Sun shows off their musical diversity and harmonies. As their three, rich, male voices blend over a wellcrafted instrumental foundation of guitar, slide guitar, piano, ukulele, and bouzouki, Brother Sun is sure to make our closing night an unforgettable experience. If you loved last year’s soldout, all-female trio, Red Molly, you will surely enjoy Brother Sun.

Residency Opportunity Wednesday, April 29-Thursday, April 30 Workshops or master classes

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Contact: Barry.Kornhauser@millersville.edu or 871-7812

2014-15 PERFORMANCES WITH AVAILABLE COMPLEMENTARY RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES FOR MU STUDENTS

If interested in scheduling a free master class, workshop, discussion or other interaction for your students with any of these artists, please contact Barry at Barry.Kornhauser@Millersville.edu or 871-7812

Spring ‘15 Semester: CRISTINA PATO. Tuesday-Wednesday, January 27-28 Workshop, master class, discussion.

INSPIRA: THE POWER OF THE SPIRITUAL. Monday-Friday, February 16-21 Workshop, master class, discussion.

FROGZ. Sunday, February 20 Post-show Q&A. PITCH BLOND. Friday, March 27 Workshop, master class, discussion.

FATOUMATA DIAWARA. Tuesday-Thursday, April 7-9 Workshop, master class, discussion.

FRANK GRIFFITH. Thursday-Friday, April 16-17 Workshop, master class, discussion.

TOM CHAPIN. Saturday, April 18 Post-show Q&A. BROTHER SUN. Wednesday-Thursday, April 29-30 Workshop, master class, discussion.

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