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STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE
Student storytellers from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Alex Porter's English Language Arts classes. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these young people. They are nothing short of amazing.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| November 15, 2019 10:30-11:30am |
TEACHERS TAKE THE STAGE
Teachers from Fort Greene Preparatory Academy (FGPA) join professional performers from Strike Anywhere and Irondale on stage for a storyslam to live music. The show is directed by SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and Irondale's Executive Director, Terry Greiss, and is intended to serve as a model of excellence for students as they craft their own stories for solo performance later next month. The performances are part of a residency project at FGPA. Students work with SA Teaching-Artists Nolan Kennedy and Vickie Tanner, as part of a 12-week residency in their English Language Arts classroom. The program is supported by funding from the DOE's Arts and Special Projects and the Wallentas Foundation.
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| December 4, 2019 10:00am-12:00pm |
INTRO TO SOUNDPAINTING
Founding Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead a Soundpainting Master Class with students at County Prep. Students in the workshop will be introduced to the Soundpainting language with a hands-on master class. Walker will also share a few videos to demonstrate how Strike Anywhere has used the live-composition technique to remix David Bowie tunes, deconstruct Shakespeare's "Macbeth", and to craft site-specific and interview-based performance.
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| February 25, 2020 9:00-10:30am |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide. Leese Walker was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. |
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