|
|
| CALENDAR OF EVENTS
[ History ]
STUDENT STORYTELLERS WITH LIVE SCORE BY STEVEN BERNSTEIN & ROLF STURM
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 accompanied 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.
|
| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
| ADDRESS: | |
48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(718) 595-8600 | | WEBSITE: | |
https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
|
| FREE! |
| December 15, 2021 10:30AM & 11:20AM |
| Performance will happen in the Bell Tower. Proof of vaccination and picture ID required for attendance. Please RSVP to office (at) strikeanywhere.info |
STUDENT STORYTELLERS WITH LIVE SCORE BY ROB HENKE & ROLF STURM
6th-Grade Student storytellers join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives underscored by live music.
|
|
|
| FREE! |
| December 17, 2021 11:30am |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. The residency is available for youth grades 6 -12, college students and adults.
Proof of vaccination and picture ID required for attendance. Please RSVP to office (at) strikeanywhere.info |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2017, Award winning playwright and Strike Anywhere Teaching-Artist Amy E. Witting has performed a playwriting residency in Alex Porter's English Language Arts class for seniors. Students craft a personal narrative over the course of the 12-week residency in preparation for writing their college essays. The residency culminates in each student performing their story for their peers and with a select group of storytellers performing their stories alongside Strike Anywhere musicians for the 11th grade.
"WINDOWS AND MIRRORS has become a rite of passage for our students" says Assistant Principal Heather Cristol
|
| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
| ADDRESS: | |
48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(718) 595-8600 | | WEBSITE: | |
https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
|
| October 19-December 15, 2021 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THROUGH THEATER
Producing Artistic Director Leese Walker and Playwright Anel Carmona are co-facilitating a 10-week residency in Alioune Sanko's English Language Arts class for first year students. MIHS serves recently arrived immigrant youth and the duo is applying theatrical teaching techniques to focus on language acquisition. Students gain critical communication skills through improv, theater games, text analysis and playwriting.
|
| VENUE: | |
Manhattan International High School |
| ADDRESS: | |
317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 517-6728 | | WEBSITE: | |
http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
|
| October 28, 2021 -January 20, 2022 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2016, Strike Anywhere has been a trusted arts partner of Fort Greene Prep. This year, Strike Anywhere actor, Nolan Kennedy, is performing a 12-session residency with the entire 6th grade. Students are crafting their own narratives which they will perform for their peers. A final show pairs them with SA's professional musicians who will accompany them with an original live score.
"Students need classrooms that are fun, loving, create a sense of belonging, inspire curiosity and success. Strike Anywhere's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS fulfills all of these needs." - Paula Lettiere - Principal - Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
|
|
|
| November 18-December 17, 2021 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
|
|
