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Caravan to Cairo (6-8)

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Dance Social Studies
Grade Level Program Access
1 60 min
In-School Performance In-School Performance (intended for the entire grade level to experience together)
November-December; March-June In-School, In-School + Offsite,
$10 120
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In advance: Print-quality PDF of study guide; Performance Day: 4 performers, 1 stage manager/technician, costumes and props, sound system, 2 6' tables for backstage, garment racks, mirrors
Open performance area "“ stage, gym, cafeteria "“ w/electrical outlet; area adjacent to stage (or in wings) to be used as dressing area to accommodate 4 dancers plus costume racks & 2 6" tables; on-site parking space for company van.
Open performance area "“ stage, gym, cafeteria "“ w/electrical outlet; area adjacent to stage (or in wings) to be used as dressing area to accommodate 4 dancers plus costume racks & 2 6" tables; on-site parking space for company van.
I CAN explain how elements of dance are used in dances of different cultures. I CAN identify the isolations done by different parts of the body to execute some of the dance movements of Middle Eastern dance. I CAN discuss how movement and dance are used together to tell a story. I CAN understand that stories from different cultures often are very similar. I CAN explain how countries within the same region share many similar characteristics, but are very different.
Caravan to Cairo is a unique arts-in-education assembly program from Mosaic Dance Theater Company (MDTC), presenting a travelogue of original folkloric dances from the lands of North Africa and the Middle East. Choreographed by Samara Adell, an acknowledged master of Middle Eastern dance, this 60-minute dance journey through the Near East offers a diversity of engaging styles and rhythms, lavish, colorful costumes, and features a charming re-telling of an Arabic folktale, presented in MDTC"s signature style of dance/story theater. Each dance piece has been authentically choreographed and costumed, is performed to pre-recorded traditional music, and is preceded by a brief pre-recorded introduction so the students can identify what they will be seeing. A short, interactive dance lesson, with selected students on stage (and the rest of the students in their seats) learning some of the movements and dance steps of Middle Eastern dance, adds to the fun. Following the performance, students will have the opportunity to meet the cast during the Q&A. This critically acclaimed program, touring since 2001, is designed to bring cultural awareness of the dances and the music of North Africa and Middle East to school audiences, and also to instill in them an acceptance and a tolerance of other cultures. There is no difference in the program across the grade levels.
Chaperones; Audience members.

Grade 6

Grade 6: Geography: Human-Environment Interaction: Places, Regions, and Culture: GEO 6-7.4: Analyze the cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from one another.
Grade 6: Geography: Human-Environment Interaction: Places, Regions, and Culture: GEO 6-7.5: Explain the connections between the physical and human characteristics of a region and the identify of individuals and cultures living there.
Dance: Responding: Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
B. Explain how the elements of dance are used in a variety of dance genres, styles, or cultural
movement practices. Use genre-specific dance terminology.
Dance: Responding: Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
A. Discuss the characteristics and artistic intent of a dance from a genre, style, or cultural movement practice and develop artistic criteria to critique the dance using genre-specific dance terminology.

Grade 7

Grade 7: Geography: Human-Environment Interaction: Places, Regions, and Culture: GEO 6-7.4: Analyze the cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from one another.
Grade 7: Geography: Human-Environment Interaction: Places, Regions, and Culture: GEO 6-7.5: Explain the connections between the physical and human characteristics of a region and the identify of individuals and cultures living there.
Dance: Responding: Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work
B. Compare and contrast how the elements of dance are used in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices. Use genre-specific dance terminology.
Dance: Responding: Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
A. Compare artistic intent, content and context from dances to examine the characteristics of genre, style, or cultural movement practice. Based on the comparison, refine artistic criteria using genre-specific dance terminology.

Grade 8

Grade 8: Geography: Human-Environment Interaction: Places, Regions, and Culture: GEO 8.2: Analyze the combinations of cultural and environmental characteristics that make places both similar to and different from other places.
Grade 8: Geography: Human Population: Spatial Patterns and Movement: GEO 8.3: Explain how changes in transportation and communication technology influence the spatial connections among human settlements and affect the diffusion of ideas and cultural practices.
Dance: Responding: Anchor Standard 7: Perceive and analyze artistic work
B. Explain how the elements of dance are used in a variety of genres, styles, or cultural movement practices to communicate intent. Use genre-specific
dance terminology.
Dance: Responding: Anchor Standard 9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
A. Use artistic criteria to determine what makes an effective performance. Consider content, context, genre, style, or cultural movement practice to comprehend artistic expression. Use genre-specific dance terminology.