EDUCATION & OUTREACH FOR YOUTH
STUDENT PERFORMANCE SERIES (SPS)
Photo by Roslyn Barnfield
DAYTIME MATINEES AT THE THEATER
Non-ticketed event / Registration Required
Bring your class to the ballet!
Join us in the theater as we invite students of all ages to experience the joy and excitement of live dance performances during the school day. In age-appropriate programs that feature OBT company artists and School of OBT dancers, students are given an opportunity to see fully produced works of ballet, which often include live music. Learn about the how and why of the creation process!
In concert with Oregon state standards for competency in the arts, OBT’s Education and Outreach Department crafts thematic frameworks for each performance that support efforts to promote literacy in all academic subject areas. Multi-media support materials and teacher preparation packets are provided for each participating class free of charge.
GRADES K - 12 / Pricing
2012/2013 SEASON
Open your students’ eyes to the beauty, grace
and discipline of dance during our new 2012-2013 season! We are very excited to offer three different programs designed especially for young people, with educational resources that integrate dance with core
curriculum.
Take advantage of Trimet
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 THE BODY BEAUTIFUL: Greek Myth
Through Dance and Art
The inspiration for this performance derives from ancient Greek art and mythology offering the audience a chance to see ballet as expressive moving sculpture. OBT is also collaborating with Portland Art Museum’s Body Beautiful
exhibit, providing cross-linked educational resources. Visit OBT and PAM for a rich arts experience.
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STUDY GUIDE LINKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Portland Art Museum The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece Exhibition
To hear the music for Apollo
To see pictures and learn more about Apollo and the Muses go
To learn about the original production of Apollo visit the George Balanchine Foundation’s website
To see pictures and learn what instructions Balanchine gave to the men who danced Apollo, go
To see an interactive timeline of George Balanchine’s career, including that he stopped ballet for a time due to the Russian Revolution and later in Paris changed his name from Balanchivadze to Balanchine, go
To read more about Francia Russell’s experience learning Apollo go
To see a video clip that shows “the spokes,” a canon, intricate weaving and an example of varied levels in space, go
To hear a selection of the music from Ekho go
To see a chronicle of how the trees for Ekho were built, go
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 SWAN LAKE: Folktale of Action
and Consequence
Every student should experience great art. Swan Lake is a quintessenial ballet, based on a heartwrenching fable of true love heroically won and tragically squandered.
Oregon Ballet Theatre will perform Act III from Christopher Stowell’s Swan Lake where Odile's evil double tricks the Prince into breaking his vow of love for the Swan Queen.
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What was going on in the 1940’s when Swan Lake was first performed in full by Americans? Check out the “Bound For Glory” online photo exhibition of images of America in the 1940’s
View and compare two youtube videos of the Russian dance:
one a solo , the other a pas de deux
View American Ballet Theatre’s Czardas (Hungarian) folk dance and compare to Polish folk dance by students in San Diego
Folk dances keep evolving. Check out the amazing skills in Romafest Gypsy Dance Theater’s, Rhythm Game
Check out this link to OBT’s blog and look at videos about Swan Lake
links to two approaches to folk dances, one for early elementary and the other for Grades 5-8
Bourée – Whether done sur les demi-pointes or sur les pointes, it is a traveling step done with legs crossed and ankles close together .
Click on “Pas de bourrée couru” (pah duh boo-RAY koo-Rew) for a short video demonstration.
Fouetté – A turn on one leg with the other leg whipping in a circle. Odile performs 32 fouettes in Act III—amazing!
Click on Fouetté rond de jambe en tournant and see a video clip.
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AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL:
Pride in Being New
Introduce your students to brand new, cutting-edge dance by contemporary choreographers created just now.
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STUDY GUIDE LINKS TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
New York City Ballet principle dancer Ashley Bouder speaks about what it means to dance in Serenade
Peter Martins, Artistic Director of New York City Ballet speaks about George Balanchine, including a quick look at Serenade and Who Cares?
Listen to the music for Serenade on youtube
Edward Vilella, former dancer with NYC Ballet and former director of Miami City Ballet, speaking in a short, fun clip about Who Cares?
Information about Who Cares? from The George Balanchine Trust
Here is a link to the music for Who Cares?
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
“The ballet dancers strength and balance showed a lot of the beauty of linear equipoise…” - Canby High School Student 2008
“WOW the Mandolin Dance was jaw dropping!” - Richard, Canby High School 2008
“I loved how you took a story so strange and turned it into a dance that was so amazing. Then you leave a message that says everyone needs to make an effort to help the environment. Thank you.” - Jeremy, Canby High School 2008
2011/2012 SEASON PRICING
GRADE |
FALL |
SPRING |
K-12 |
$2/Seat |
$2/Seat |
Oregon Ballet Theatre endeavors to provide dance education that is both excellent and exciting. To keep user fees affordable, many programs are supported by generous donations to OBT's Education & Outreach programs.
Some scholarship funding may be available for OBT's educational programming. Please call Kasandra Gruener, 503.227.0977 x212, for information.
USE OF RUN FOR THE ARTS FUNDS
If using Run for the Arts funds, please refer to Young Audiences guidelines. Oregon Ballet Theatre is listed as a "Cultural Organization." Please call Kasandra Gruener, 503.227.0977 x212, for information.
SPONSORS
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
William H. & Mary L. Bauman Foundation
Anne A. Berni Foundation
The Boeing Company |
The Clark Foundation
Maybelle Clark MacDonald Fund
Northwest Natural
Oregon Arts Commission |
Oregon Cultural Trust
PGE Foundation
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Juan Young Trust
Wells Fargo |
