Posted Monday June 23 2014 at 11:06 pm
in Cultural Inclusion
Red Yarn is a dynamic family performer who weaves folksongs and puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. Performing alongside his wife Jessie on their summer 2014 tour, Red Yarn is spreading positive values while reinvigorating American folklore for younger generations.
In this energetic musical puppet show, Red Yarn & Family will lead audiences into the Deep Woods, a magical forest where all the animals of American folksongs live together. Families will sing, dance, laugh, and experience the joy of community as they celebrate our shared cultural heritage.
ASL Interpreted
Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Time: 11am and 12pm
Where: Boston Children's Museum
Free with paid museum admission
For more information contact:
Saki Iwamoto, Health and Wellness Specialist
Iwamoto@BostonChildrensMuseum.org
617-986-3697
Posted Monday June 23 2014 at 9:47 pm
in News
Some great document downloads provided to us by various sources:
VSA International's Playwright Discovery Guide and Teacher Resource Guide - Visual Art
EdVestors' The Arts Advantage from the Youth Perspective
Vermont Studio Center's Funding Resources for Artists & Writers
Posted Tuesday June 17 2014 at 10:37 pm
in Cultural Inclusion
This is a guest blog post by Matthew Harrington, Front of House Operations Coordinator, ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage.
This past April, ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage (presenting organization I work for at Emerson College in Boston) showcased a performance called "Not By Bread Alone". The acting troupe, consisting of eleven deaf-blind actors hails from Israel's Nalaga'at Theater Ensemble.
Nalaga'at brought to us an adventure that was challenging and certainly uncommon for us. Not only were we preparing for the eleven actors and their companions but also the audiences from the deaf-blind communities that were going to be attending the performances. There were so many T’s to cross and I’s to dot along the way to make sure we as a staff were ready and aware of what we were going to experience.
A week before the run of the show we brought in Judy Berk from Cultural Access Consortium to do some training with the staff who would be working hands-on with the company and audience. Needless to say the training was fantastic. It opened our eyes to a new awareness that tends to be forgotten by most who do not have a disability or do not come in contact with a person with a disability on a daily basis. The training brought our organization closer together and really gave me that feeling that I was part of something special. One thing Judy said that touched me was to treat the audience and company members with disabilities as I would any other patron that enters our theaters. Now this may sound so easy and obvious but when I'm in the moment of interacting with someone with a disability, I tend to overcompensate or try to do too much when all I really need to do is relate to the person in a normal manner. I remember a prime example of this happening during the first few days the company was here.
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