Workshops
Standing Rock Cultural Arts presents
“Beyond Gravity” Dance Camp
for Kids
-A Creative Movement Workshop for Children ages 6-12
-Workshop culminates in a short, student-choreographed performance before The
Sidewalk Cinema at The Hometown Bank Plaza on August 31st. Performed prior to
The Twilight Zone marathon film screening at dusk.
Workshop at The North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Downtown
Kent
-Performance at The Hometown Bank Plaza, corner of Water and Main Streets, Downtown
Kent.
August 13-16, 9am-3pm
-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 9am-3pm.
Daily Schedule:
900-930 Arrive and Craft/Movement Teasers
930-10 Explore Theme
10-1045 Movement
1045-11 Snack
11-12 Dance Technique
12-1: Casual Lunch
1-2: Craft Time
2-3: Repertory
Monday 8/13 Our Solar System- Rotation & Infinity
9-930 || Intro Activity: Space Name Tags
930-10 || Theme : Rotation & Infinity
10-1045 || Creative Movement: Dance The Solar System
1045-11 || Snack: Green Smoothies
11-12 || Dance Class
12-1 || Lunch Break!
1-2 || Craft: Solar System Mobiles
2-3 || Space Sounds (Musical Creation)
Tuesday 8/14 SPACE EXPLORATION
9-930 || Intro Activity: Space
Journals
930-10 || Theme: Space Exploration- Curiousity!
Mapping!
10-1045 || Creative Movement: Guided Tour
1045-11 || Snack: Eggs & Veggies
11-12 || Dance Class
12-1 || Lunch Break!
1-2 || Craft: Map your
own Universe!
2-3 || Repertory (Use
pathways to change combination)
Wednesday 8/15 Extraterrestrial Life Forms!
9-930 || Intro Activity: Make your own alien!
930-10 || Theme: Aliensss
10-1045 || Creative Movement: Dance like your alien!
1045-11 || Snack
11-12 || Dance Class
12-1 || Lunch
1-2 || Craft: Finish Alien
2-3 || Repertory + Music
4-5 || Big Girl Dance Practice
Thursday 8/16- Stars & Stories
9-930 || Intro Activity: Costume
Prep
930-10 || Theme: Stars & Stories
10-1045 || Creative Movement: Add story to
repertory
1045-11 || Snack
11-12 || Dance Class
12-1 || Lunch
1-2 || Craft: Finish
Costumes Music: Come up with music ideas
2-3 || Repertory : DRESS
REHEARSAL!
4-5 || Big Girl Dance Practice
INSTRUCTORS: Marcia Custer, Michelle Brown, and Beth Goran
MAXIMUM # of Students: 12
FEE: $40. Scholarships available for low income families
SIGN-UP: 330-673-4970
EXPERIENCE: No previous dance experience required.
GOALS: To learn basic movement techniques. To choreograph and perform a dance
piece for the public
OBJECTIVE: To learn about outer space in a creative, supportive,
environment through dance, movement, crafts, & games.
Students should bring their own lunch. Snacks provided.
About the Instructors
MARCIA CUSTER BIO:
Marcia Custer is an avid lover of dance, art and learning! Working
towards
her B.F.A. in Dance Performance at KSU, she continues to grow
as an artist
and student.
Most recently she has performed in the Senior Dance Concert
At(ten)tion to Detail and various site specific dance pieces
with
Topography Dance Troupe. As an AmeriCorps volunteer in Akron,
Marcia
created and implemented “Fun with Food!,” an interactive and supportive
snack program for low income schoolchildren that emphasized learning
about
the scientific and nutritive aspects of food. And of course,
how much fun
it can be making and playing with!
Marcia looks forward to helping nurture students’ personal and unique
interests in movement, while also encouraging creative decision
making and
applying what is learned at Beyond Gravity to choreographing
a great
space-themed dance piece that all of the students will be proud
of and
enjoy performing!
MICHELLE BROWN BIO:
Michelle Brown earned her BFA in Dance Performance (& Choreography) from
the Kent State University School of Theater and Dance in May 2012. She was a
member of the Kent Dance Ensemble for two years, performed in numerous faculty
and student dance concerts, and worked as Assistant to the Artistic Director
for Dance 2011. Michelle’s choreography, branched, premiered at the 2011
Student Dance Festival: 3.14~Infinity. This past spring, Michelle's graduating
work, Six Miles Out, debuted in the BFA Senior Dance Concert A(ten)tion to Detail.
She has been named to the Dean’s list throughout her tenure at Kent. Michelle
has presented her work through numerous Sneak Reviews, the Lincoln Theater Dance
Festival and Cuyahoga Community College and has collaborated with several NE
Ohio artists, including Megan Pitcher, Sara Whale, and Sarah Morrison. Michelle
has performed with Topography Dance Troupe, Inlet Dance Theatre and MegLouise
Dance at various events throughout Ohio.
BETH GORAN BIO:
Beth Goran, a 2009 Anthropology graduate of Kent State University, is currently
the Gardens Coordinator at Hale Farm & Village in the Cuyahoga Valley where
she teaches visitors, primarily children, mid-19th century sustainable gardening
practices and animal husbandry. She is also the Housing Coordinator for the local
non-profit Kent Cooperative Housing, where housing and gardening are the focus.
She will be coordinating the music for Beyond Gravity, and has worked with the
New World Children's Theater through Standing Rock Cultural Arts to help produce
the music for their performances.
Beth Goran
Garden Coordinator
Hale Farm & Village
PO Box 296 Bath, OH 44210
(440)935-0230
bgoran@wrhs.org
Standing Rock Cultural Arts is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are always looking
for sponsors to help cover expenses for our art and educational activities. Donations
are tax deductible.
Checks payable to:
SRCA
257 N. Water St.
Kent, OH 44240
Thank you to our current sponsors: The Henry V. and Frances W. Christenson Foundation,
The City of Kent, The Kent Parks and Recreation Department, The Hometown Bank,
Woodsy’s Music, Little Caesars Pizza, City Bank Antiques, The Hall-Green
Insurance Agency, Dr. Greenbee, Taco Tontos, Ray’s Place, The Wild Goat
Cafe, Family and Community Services of Portage County, Franklin School of Dance,
Off the Wagon, Standing Rock Jewelers, Smokin’ Tattooz, and Star of the
West Milling Company.
Thank you for supporting the Arts!
Standing Rock Cultural Arts presents
The New World Children's Theatre Playwriting Workshop
-Enrolling Students Age 6-17.
Saturday January 14, 2-3pm
-Classes begin
North Water Street Gallery, 257 N. Water St., Kent, Ohio
CLICK
HERE to read an arictle about us in the Kent
Patch !
The Workshop will culminate in 3 performances between
May 18-20, 2012
The African Community Theatre
Terrace Drive
Oscar Ritchie Hall
KSU Main Campus
Ages 6-17.
Classes meet twice a week to write play. (Usually the sessions
are
3:30- 5pm on Thursdays and 2-3:30pm on Saturdays, although we
are somewhat flexible.) Once the play is written, the kids meet
three times a week to rehearse and create the sets for the play.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 10
COST: $200.00 Per Student
-Arrangements can be made for low-income families.
-Scholarships Available
SIGN-UP: To learn more or to sign-up, contact Jeff Ingram at 330.673.4970 or info@standingrock.net
The New World Children’s Theater began as The New World
Puppet Theater at the North Water Street Gallery in Kent, Ohio,
in January of 1993. Originally, it was comprised of home-school
children. Throughout the years , however, it has grown to include
public-schooled children as well. Eventually, the troupe outgrew
the puppets and the ensemble became The New World Children’s
Theater, which has produced 26 plays since 1994. In addition
to the emphasis on original playwriting, the company is dedicated
to using recycled materials in the construction of its sets and
props. This fosters an understanding of a sustainable planet
as well as an understanding of how to work with limited resources.
The only requirement is an active imagination.
The New World Children’s Theatre is always looking for
donations to support students from low income families as well
as our our ongoing activities. Donations are tax deductible and
can be made to Standing Rock Cultural Arts, 257 N. Water St.,
Kent, Ohio 44240.
Thank you for supporting the kids.
Jeff Ingram/Director
New World Children’s Theatre
NEW WORLD CHILDREN’S THEATRE HISTORY
1. One for the Money, Two for the Show 1993
2. Her Child, Her Master 1993
3. Erie 1994
4. The Face of Fear 1995
5. Juliette’s Balcony 1995
6. The Butterfly Princess 1995
7. East of the Sun, West of the Moon 1996
8. The Case of the Canine Kidnap Caper 1996
9. Ruckus in Portage County 1996
10. Attack of the Killer Coral 1996
11. Bizzare 1997
12. Return to Atlantis 1998
13. Ironic Mousse 1999
14. Skits-o-phrenia 1999
15. The Tycoon 2000
16. Channel Zero 2001
17. Le Poulet Sans Tete 2002
18. The Giving Tree (original adaptation) 2003
19. Zoo Escape 2004
20. Wild Things 2005
21. Island of Stray Cats 2006
22. Fits vs. Fats 2007
23. Elyia and The Ghosts of The Missing Animals 2008
24. The Furture is Now 2009
25. Through The Onion Patch (When People Fall Through Holes)
2010
26. Through The Onion Patch II (When People Learn To Drive) 2011
