Posted Sunday October 14 2018 at 4:25 pm
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What are your favorite pastimes?
"Being in nature - hiking, camping, and swimming in any body of water I find. I also love traveling and have been lucky enough to get to travel a lot for gigs! And taking advantage of all the arts offerings in NYC, where I've been based."
If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
"I love Winnie the Pooh. It'd be great to live in the forest with all my friends (and eating lots of honey wouldn't be too bad either)."
You are trapped on an island. What three items do you want to have with you?
"A copy of Shakespeare's Complete Works, scuba gear, and my trusty, indestructible two-person tent."
Do you have any uncommon talents or quirks?
"Pigeons are my favorite animal! They’re not rats with wings, they're rock doves. Don't judge - Charles Darwin and Nikola Tesla loved them too..."
"Doing lots of outdoor summer theatre has honed my ability to perform while being swarmed by bugs. The worst is when you're lying dead onstage and they’re biting your face and you can't do anything about it...
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What brings you to VSA?
"I'm currently a master's candidate in the Arts in Education program at HGSE, and I met Mia last spring at Lincoln Center's symposium on arts & autism! I've been working as a theatre artist and educator for the past ten years, most recently building an arts program for a therapeutic school in Manhattan, and I believe the arts are a crucial tool for creating a more just and equitable society. I'm excited to work with and learn from the VSA team and develop my capacity to be of service as an artist-educator."
What are you doing during your fellowship?
"I'll be working with Mia on the management and operations side of COOL Schools, tracking data and managing family communication, designing programs and community events, and working on professional development for teachers. I can't wait to dive in!"
Posted Wednesday October 10 2018 at 1:59 pm
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Hello, I'm Lauren! I'm originally from Sudbury, MA and recently graduated in May from Syracuse University. (And here's me in Sydney, Australia where I studied abroad for 4 months!) This year, I'm in the Language and Literacy program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the Ed.M. 2019 class.
What are your favorite pastimes?
"Dancing! I love, love, love to dance and I teach classes in my free time. I also enjoy making homemade popcorn and watching the Patriots! :)"
If you could be a cartoon character, who would you be?
"Wanda from The Fairly OddParents - she is funny, she can fly and has amazing pink hair!"
You are trapped on an island. What three items do you want to have with you?
"1. Pizza (YUM!) 2. Hammock (To relax and watch the waves) 3. My brother's dog named Milo (Buddy to play fetch and swim with)"
Do you have any uncommon talents or quirks?
"I can sing all of the states in alphabetical order, I sew blankets for family and friends, and I can make origami sail boats."
What brings you to VSA?
"VSA combines the two things I am most passionate about: inclusive education and the arts. For the past four years, I studied Inclusive Elementary and Special Education and I have been a dancer and performer since elementary school. I want to support educators to make their classrooms and practices inclusive for students of all abilities. I believe that everyone who engages in inclusive education will benefit from it."
What are you doing during your fellowship?
"As a program fellow, my primary focus will be with the COOL Schools program. I will help maintain communication within teaching teams as well as assist with data collection and social media."
Posted Tuesday July 31 2018 at 5:47 pm
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Working in the disciplines of art, design, architecture, and social justice, Kinetic Light creates, performs, and teaches at the intersections of disability, dance, and race. They present the work Under Momentum, which celebrates the joy of being in continuous motion, the allure of speed, and the beautiful futility of resisting gravity. Performed on and around a set of exquisitely engineered ramps, this program of solos and duets ranges through explorations of balance, stillness, and falls as Kinetic Light's disabled dancers release into the forces of acceleration, gravity, and torque. Dynamic grace and athleticism are on full display in these works. Extraordinary partnering facilitated by the dynamic combination of slopes and wheels reveal the power of trust and the emotionally compelling relationships of bodies and technology.
Wednesday August 1, 2018 at 6:15PM
FREE!
Jacob's Pillow
358 George Carter Road
Becket MA, 01223
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