2016/17 Dance Residencies
Residency prices start at $50 per session. To book a residency or workshop or for more information, please complete the Residency Interest Form.
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The Rhythms of History: Exploring Cultural Heritage through Movement
Artist Name: Donna Peckett
Artist Art Form: Dance
Academic Focus: Social Studies
Description: Through combining rhythm and movement with words and sounds, students create and share their collaborative-history vignettes, uncovering their cultural ancestry and immigrations to America. Students learn basic movement, rhythm, voice projection and collaborative problem solving through structured learning activities and improvisation.
Grade levels: 3-6
Choreographing Language: Writing Dance
Artist Name: Olivia Rivard
Artist Art Form: Dance
Academic Focus: English Language Arts
Description: The written word and dance are languages that serve as communication as well as artistic exploration and creation. In this residency, students choreograph and perform their own dances using their writing as inspiration for and reflection on their dances.
Grade levels: 3-5
Wild Things: Move n’ Groove Inside our World Habitats
Artist Name: Peggy Morgan Strimple
Artist Art Form: Dance
Academic Focus: Science
Description: In this residency your students bring Earth’s habitats to life by animating the animals interacting in their home surroundings and unique environments. After investigating their habitat, the students transform and demonstrate the amazing animals that co-exist using collected research, learned dance movement, creative body expression and inspirational music.
Grade levels: K-5
For more information, please contact Community Engagement Coordinator Beth Racette at eracette@overture.org or 608.258.4169.
Overture Arts Education Residencies are funded in part by A. Paul Jones Charitable Trust, Green Bay Packaging/George F. Kress Foundation, and contributions to Overture Center for the Arts.
