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Listening to Our Hearts

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5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Theater Dance Music
Theater Social Studies
Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program Access
1 60 min
1 60 min
In-School Workshop Intended for grade level to experience together.
November-May
$5 80
no Phone , Email , In-Person
Copies of study guide handouts.
pencils or pens.
Because this piece includes movement we will need an open space that will allow the dancers to move with space for the audience.
I can use personal experiences and knowledge to make connections to community and culture in a drama/theatre work.

I can explain and compare perspectives of people in the past to those of people in the present.
The inspiration behind Listening to Our Hearts was to use movement, song and words to encourage us to affirm who we are, have courage in the face of adversity, to listen to each other, and find the common threads that join us all. It resurrects history from our state by reviving the voices of our ancestors and bringing the art of storytelling to life. This performance piece includes poems by Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes, as well as original material from JDPP Ensemble.
*Because of the nature of the work-the teacher will receive a pre-performance discussion guide. And each performance will end with a talk-back to discuss any thoughts or concerns that may arise.
The inspiration behind Listening to Our Hearts was to use movement, song and words to encourage us to affirm who we are, have courage in the face of adversity, to listen to each other, and find the common threads that join us all. It resurrects history from our state by reviving the voices of our ancestors and bringing the art of storytelling to life. This performance piece includes poems by Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes, as well as original material from JDPP Ensemble.
*Because of the nature of the work-the teacher will receive a pre-performance discussion guide. And each performance will end with a talk-back to discuss any thoughts or concerns that may arise.

Grade 5

US History I: the Earliest Settlements in North America, Colonial United States History, and the American Revolution
a. Explain how drama/theatre connects oneself to a community or culture

Grade 6

World Regional Studies: the West (using the lens of geography to examine past and present features of people and nations in different regions of the world) "¢ Middle America and the Caribbean "¢ South America "¢ Western Europe "¢ Eastern Europe
a. Explain how the actions and motivations of characters in a drama/theatre work impact perspectives of a community or culture.

Grade 7

World Regional Studies: the East (includes geography, selected points of history, and current events/culture) "¢ Sub-Saharan Africa "¢ The Middle East and North Africa "¢ Subcontinental Asia "¢ East Asia
a. Incorporate multiple perspectives and diverse community ideas in a drama/theatre work.

Grade 8

US History II: the American Revolution"”Trans-Mississippi Westward Interaction
a. Examine a community issue through multiple perspectives in a drama/theatre work.