2008 Summer Workshops
DIAE workshops can be taken as individual classes or as part of a cluster.
FEES:
There is a $50.00 fee for each workshop or $300 for all workshops including fall 2008 and spring 2009 one-day offerings. Registration for school teams of three to five teachers is $500 for all workshops including spring and fall one-day offerings. Checks should be made payable to DIAE and mailed to DIAE, (State Mail) N270A Red Clay School District, Austin D. Baltz Elementary or (US Mail) 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19805-2195.
REGISTRATION:
To register, send us an e-mail or call (302) 992-1404. For more information about registration, you may contact Anne Oldach at (302) 388-1857 (cell) or Danny Peak at (302) 494-2109 (cell). Space is limited and registration is on a first-come first-served basis.
CLUSTERS:
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION CLUSTER:
CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN CULTURE #6158D
This cluster will focus on Central and South American culture including music, dance, and art and theatre. Some of the workshops that will be presented for this cluster include: The Roots of Rock and Roll Music; traditional arts; folk art paintings by Eunice Lafate and Mexican Folk Art Masks; and, Hip-Hop Dance with Clyde Evans. Further into the year other opportunities may be available to include the Haitian Flag Paintings in the collection of artist Nancy Josephson and other artifacts connected to Latin culture, including UD’s Museum Collection of Pre-Columbian artifacts. This cluster is 90 hours, is approved for a 2% salary increment, and for recertification. Clusters must currently be completed within a one year time frame.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION CLUSTER:
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE #6159D
This cluster will focus on African and African-American culture including Slam Poetry, African Roots in Popular Music, Tap Dance, and Folk Art Painting from the Caribbean. Workshops in this cluster include The Roots of Rock and Roll Music, Gayle Danley Slam poet, Ali “Briane” Bradley Sound ’n’ Movement, and Exploring Hip-Hop from the positive and historical view. Enrollment in DIAE’s Cluster will require completion within the span of the school calendar year, June 2008 to June 2009.
WORKSHOPS:
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION: ‘FOLK ART’ AND
SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST, EUNICE LAFATE
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Held at Austin D. Baltz Elementary, 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
CREDIT: 6.5 Clock Hours
This workshop will focus on the aspects of connoisseur-ship and the intriguing and rich world of folk art and outsider artists. Learn to trust your own evaluation and interpretation of artists who may not fall into the main stream. Revel in your own creative abilities. Artist Eunice LaFate has had a presence in Delaware in many capacities, but in her heart Eunice celebrates her native Jamaican roots and she has created original works splashed with the colors and mood of her native home. Celebrating the people, landscapes, and culture, LaFate’s contemporary folk art paintings invite us to contemplate relationships. She graces each canvas with a kind of fluidity reminiscent of the rain soaked hills and of the grace and dignity of her people. Visit her website.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDCATION: VISUAL ART
THE BARNES FOUNDATION, COLLECTED AFRICAN ART
Friday, June 13, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
A bus will leave from UD, Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware and drive to the Barnes Foundation, Merion Station, PA
CREDIT: 6.5 Clock Hours
Albert C. Barnes established the Barnes Foundation in 1922 to “promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts.” Located in a twelve-acre arboretum, the Foundation is home to one of the world’s largest collections of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modern paintings, with extensive holdings by Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Renoir, and Modigliani. There are also important examples of classical and ethnic art, including African sculpture. The African sculpture will be the focus of our hands-on investigation. Visit the Barnes Foundation website.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION: GAYLE DANLEY SLAM POETRY AND DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION: OVERVIEW OF ARTS INTEGRATION PROCESSES, “THE NUTS AND BOLTS” OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION
Saturday, June 14, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Austin D Baltz Elementary School, 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
CREDIT: 6.5 Clock Hours
There is NO fee for this workshop.
Gayle Danley is the 1996 International Slam Poet Champion and 1994 National Individual Poetry Slam Winner. SLAM POETRY combines body language, vocal drama, and poetry for an unforgettable spoken word experience. SLAM made its debut back in the late 1980’s in Chicago. For Gayle Danley poetry is synonymous with life. We enter her life in a wonderful way as she performs her poetry. Gayle will also lead a hands-on portion of the workshop. Visit Gayle Danley's website.
DIAE is doing something brand new and special in honor of changes for DIAE with a new executive director and a move from Cab Calloway to Baltz Elementary School. Come and enjoy a tour of the offices and meet with old friends, make new ones, reconnect with teaching artists, fellow teachers, colleagues, and DIAE’s Board of Directors. This is an opportunity to introduce Danny Peak who is not an unfamiliar face in the theatre world in Delaware, artistic director of Distant Voices and recently the director of The Vagina Monologues featured at the Delaware Theatre Company. You will also be invited to get a “sneak peak” at some of the current opportunities for professional artists to come into your school to perform for your students and to unlock their creative talents; a leg up with the new state mandated lesson format; and helpful hints in opportunities for grant writing aimed at integrated curriculum. Last but not least, there will be a reception following the workshop to honor DIAE’s new executive director, Danny Peak. There is no fee for this workshop. New and past participating teachers are invited to attend at no charge. Call for further details about the timing of the events and to register for this free opportunity to reconnect with DIAE.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION: MUSIC HISTORY
THE ROOTS OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL
Monday, June 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
University of Delaware, Wilmington Campus, Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
CREDIT: 6.5 Clock Hours
From a music history perspective, Rock ’n’ Roll represents a culmination of musical influences over multiple decades. Enough time has passed so that we can see Rock ’n’ Roll as a uniquely American melting pot of musical styles. The affluence and positive mood of the country during the “Fabulous Fifties” provided fertile ground for the development of this new genre of music. Baby Boomers from coast to coast rejoiced in the feel-good rhythms and uninhibited vocals to which they could easily relate. From Carl Perkins to Chuck Berry, from In the Mood to Great Balls of Fire, the Roots of Rock ’n’ Roll covers the early influences and hit-making artists who redefined popular music. Spanning the era from World War II to the early 60’s, this group captures the pre-Rock ’n’ Roll sounds of swing, rhythm & blues, country, gospel, and the signature early Rock ’n’ Roll chart toppers. The band journeys through 25 years of American popular music, recreating the styles which mixed and emerged as Rock ’n’ Roll. John Hutson on guitar and vocals, Monk Rowe on saxophone and piano, Tom McGrath on drums, and Bob Sherwood on bass, comprise this quartet sure to “Shake, Rattle & Roll.” There is a $50 registration fee.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION: TAP DANCE
ALI BRADLEY, SOUND ’n MOVEMENT
Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Schwartz Center, 226 South State Street, Dover, Delaware
CREDIT: 6.5 Clock Hours
Alexandria “Brinae Ali” Bradley began to dance at the age of three and by age 14 had performed on Showtime at the Apollo, the Tap Festival in St. Louis, Missouri, and was invited to join Savion’s new tap company, Ti Dii. Bradley has acted as a dancer and vocalist in a production of “Bubblin’ Brown Sugar” at the 2004 National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. She is currently in Philadelphia, collaborating with artists such as the “JAK B Experience,” musicians such as Joe Chambers, Farid Barron and “The Myth Story Science Trio,” and Warren Oree and the Troupe DADA African Drum and Dance Ensemble. Ms. Bradley also teaches the history of tap. In New York City, she acted as an adjunct professor at Queens College and Long Island University in New York. She has created summer intensives for youth as well as regional tap festivals. She is the artistic director of Sound ’n Movement which brings together dancers, musicians, and visual artists who believe in using the power of the arts to transform the human condition. There is a $50 registration fee. Visit Brinae Ali's website.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION: VISUAL ART
MEXICAN FOLK MASKS, COLLECTED BY DIAE BOARD PRESIDENT THOMAS LEFF
Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Austin D. Baltz Elementary, 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware and Cab Calloway Schoolof the Arts Gallery
CREDIT: 6.5 Clock Hours
Classic folk masks were used in celebrations and for parades during the carnival season in a long tradition of masquerade. Made by master craftsmen, often artisans inheriting the trade from their forefathers, these masks are unique interpretations of animals and animal spirits, historical characters, and sometimes modern political cartoons. There is a $50 registration fee.
DIAE DANCE WORKSHOP:
HIP-HOP DANCE WITH CLYDE EVANS
Thursday,June 19, 2008 (half day) 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Austin D. Baltz Elementary, 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
CREDIT: 3.5 Clock Hours
Clyde Evans Jr., originally from Port of Spain, Trinidad, began dancing Hip-Hop in the early 80’s. Influenced by the popular Hip-Hop film, Beat Street, he learned Break dancing as a youth. Since that time Mr. Evans has developed an encyclopedic knowledge of all styles of Hip-Hop and their origins. He has danced with dancers such as the legendary Don Campbell, Mr. Wiggles, Forrest “Getemgump” Webb, and Rennie Harris. In 1998 he created Welcome to America, a piece based on his own experiences coming to the United States as a youth. Captivating audiences as a member of Puremovement, Rennie Harris’ dance company, Evans has performed and taught at major venues throughout the world. He co-developed and co-starred in the role of Mercutio in Rome and Jules, Harris’ dazzling spin-off of Romeo and Juliet. He has also appeared in feature films and dance videos. Evans has “something important to say,” said the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. There is a $25 registration fee as an afternoon-only session.
DIAE AESTHETIC EDUCATION:
CURRICULUM AND GRANT WRITING
Thursday and Friday, June 19 & 20, 2008 (June 19, 2008 - 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) followed by Hip Hop workshop, June 20, 2008 - 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Austin D. Baltz Elementary, 1500 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware
CREDIT: 10 Clock Hours
There is a $50 per day fee for each workshop.
These workshops focus on helping teachers do necessary research, formulate unit plans, write curriculum, and create assessment tools. Instruction and guided work sessions directed at grant writing to support an integrated curriculum will also be offered. Teachers will concentrate on specific skills pertaining to research, effective writing, and literacy within the arts themselves – an understanding of cultural artifacts and the ability to interpret and/or create them. These skills are tied to the former focus on specific repertory so they do not stand alone as workshops without attendance at one of the previous DIAE repertory-based workshops.
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