Spr '15 Curricular Connections

Spring 2015

Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

FACULTY

IN THE ARTS

CURRICULAR CONNECTIONSMillersville University’s Office of Visual and Performing Arts is always looking for new ways to support faculty members in their teaching and to enrich the classroom experience. Whether it’s offering experiential learning with curriculum-based arts in the community or inviting artists to speak to classes about politics, family, or cultural exchange, we are committed to supporting the academic mission of Millersville University through the power of the arts. We also hope to foster connections between MU classes and visiting artists. If you haven’t already discovered the breadth and variety of performances at our two performing and visual arts centers, we strongly encourage you to take full advantage of our world-class music, theater and dance engagements as an educational tool for your students. This mailing will serve as a brief resource to that end. Here we will highlight a number of upcoming spring semester performances and courses that we feel may have curricular connections to those performances. You may recognize others. Please peruse our full 2014-2015 brochure of events available in hard copy or online at ArtsMU.com.

FREE TICKETSIf you are interested in inviting your whole class to any of these performances as part of your program of study, we will gladly provide free tickets to all of those students (and you, as well), subject to availability. Just e-mail Lydia Yeager of the Student Services Office at [email protected] to make arrangements. To assure seating, we recommend that you book at least one week prior to the scheduled performance date. (You may also cancel a booking up to one week prior). Moreover, a number of artists listed here will visit Millersville University for a period of time leading up to their performances or afterwards. We support opportunities to bring these visiting artists off the stage and into the larger campus community.

VISITING ARTIST RESIDENCIESResident artists offer Millersville students, faculty, staff and community members unforgettable personal interactions via classroom visits, master classes, panel discussions, lecture-demonstrations, and social events. Each term, we will offer a number of opportunities for the campus to interact with the visiting artists who come to perform at the Ware and Winter Centers. These occasions can both enrich the performance experience and illuminate the artistic, social, political or spiritual aspect of the artists’ work for your students. A schedule of artist availability for such complementary programming can be found on the following pages. Please feel free to suggest other possibilities that might suit one of your courses. E-mail Barry Kornhauser, Assistant Director of Campus & Community Engagement at [email protected] or call him at 871-7812 if you see a curricular connection we can pursue together. Your students will thank you for it!

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT INDEXLanguage & Culture Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8Music Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8 Brother Sun, pg. 10

Philosophy Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7

Psychology Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4

Social Work Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Spanish Cristina Pato, pg. 3

Special Education Tom Chapin, pg. 9

Theatre Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Frogz, pg. 5 Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7

Women’s Studies Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

African American Studies Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Anthropology Cristina Pato, pg. 3 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Communication Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

Early Childhood Frogz, pg. 5 Tom Chapin, pg. 9

English Pitch Blond, pg. 6

Entrepreneurship Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Brother Sun, pg. 10

Government & Political Affairs Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7

History Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual, pg. 4 Pitch Blond, pg. 6 Ed Asner as FDR, pg. 7 Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

International Studies Fatoumata Diawara, pg. 8

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CURRICULAR CONNECTIONS

Cristina Pato, galician bagpipe

Wednesday, January 28 | 7:30 PM

Ware Center | Lancaster

Language & Culture503 – Cultural Studies

Bagpiper, pianist and composer Cristina Pato has devoted her career to Galician popular, jazz, and classical music. The first female gaita (Galician bagpipe) player to release a solo album, Pato has since collaborated on world stages with Yo-Yo Ma, Arturo O’Farril, Paquito D’Rivera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Osvaldo Golijov World Orchestra. This performance is made possible by an ArtsConnect grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. “a virtuosic burst of energy” – New York Times “One of the living masters of the gaita” –Wall Street Journal

Residency Opportunities

Workshops or community outreach possibilities.Tuesday, January 27

Music

Spanish101 – Intro to Spanish

Music100 – Music & Culture103 – Language of Music373 – Instrumental Methods368 – International Music & Arts

Anthropology121 – Cultural Anthropology

Women’s Studies220 – Intro to Women’s Studies

Contact: [email protected] or 871-7812

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Amanda Kemp

Saturday, February 14 | 7:30 PM

Ware Center | LancasterThrough music and spoken word, “Inspira” tells the story of African American spirituals from their birth during slavery to their use during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The program features Amanda Kemp as narrator, violinist Michael Jamanis and San Francisco jazz saxophonist Francis Wong.

Entrepreneurship

History

201 – The Art of Entrepreneurship315 – Entrepreneurship Practicum488 – Capstone in Entrepreneurship

106 – Contours of U.S. History273 – Afro-American History

Social Work350 – Encounters in Human Diversity

401 – Senior SeminarAfrican American Studies Premiere


Music100 – Music & Culture103 – Language of Music267 – Survey of American Music

Psychology318 – Psychology of Racism

Theatre217 – Theatre Appreciation

Inspira: The Power of the Spiritual

Sunday, February 15 | 3 PM

Residency Opportunities

Workshops or master classes.Week of February 16-20 (and more)


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Imago Theatre: Frogz

Friday, February 20 | 7 PM



The incredible creativity of Imago Theatre catapulted its signature show FROGZ to two Broadway runs and a celebrated world tour. This production treats audiences to encounters with human-sized finicky frogs, not to mention silent sloths, escaped penguins, personable paper bags, devilish strings and other fanciful things.

Residency Opportunity

Post-Show Q&AFriday, February 20

Early Childhood

Theatre

110 – Intro to Early Childhood Education316 – Creative Experiences for the Young Child

217– Theatre Appreciation

Theatre


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English


Pitch BlondSaturday, March 28 | 7:30 PM


An award-winning actress Laura Anne Harris wrote, directed, and stars in Pitch Blond, a portrayal of legendary Hollywood star Judy Holliday, who was best known for playing a dumb blonde in such comedies as It Should Happen to You and Born Yesterday, for which she won the Oscar. Pitch Blond offers an intimate look at Hollywood’s history when Holliday testified in 1950 during Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti- Communist inquisition, as well as how one smart cookie could play the role of “dumb blonde” with insight, pathos and humor.

Communication

Entrepreneurship

Government

History

Theatre

100 – Fundamentals of Speech206 – Comm & Media Law

240 – Introduction to Film


412 – Contitutional Law: Rights and Liberties

106 – Contours of U.S. History365 – Nightmare Years: American 1954-1974

217 – Theatre Appreciation240 – Script Analysis

220 – Intro to Women’s Studies330 – Feminist Theory

Women’s Studies

Theatre


Workshops or master classes.Friday, March 27


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Communication

Government

History

Philosophy

Theatre

100 – Fundamentals of Speech201 – Theory of Communication

111 – Intro to American Government215 – American Presidency251 – Intro to Global Politics

106 – Contours of U.S. History360 – The Second World War

407 – Political and Social Philosophy

217 – Theatre Appreciation240 – Script Analysis

Ed Asner as FDRMonday, April 6 | 7:30 PM

Ware Center | LancasterEd Asner, recipient of 16 nominations and seven Emmy Awards (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant), five Golden Globe Awards, and member of the TV Academy Hall of Fame, will star in this one-man drama which explores the life of America’s 32nd president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR follows the life and times of the iconic president as he reflects on his years in office, from his inauguration through the trials of leading a nation through the Second World War.

Theatre


Tuesday, April 7 | 7:30 PM

Social Work102 – Modern Social Welfare Dilemmas201 – Social Welfare Policy/Economics


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Fatoumata Diawara

Wednesday, April 8 | 7:30 PM


Mali singer-songwriter Fatoumata Diawara commands the stage with her energy, musicianship and tight choreography. A blend of rock and funk, Diawara’s concerts are filled with inspiration and hope—especially poignant today as a new civil war erupts in her homeland, where in some places, music has been banned. This performance is made possible by the Mid Atlantic Arts Touring Foundation.

Music


Mali Singer-Songwriter


Workshops or master classes.April 7, 8, or 9

African American Studies

Government

Music

401 – Senior Seminar

History

251 – Intro to Global Politics408 – Contemporary African Politics

388 – Twentieth Century Africa

100 – Music & Culture103 – Language of Music368 – International Music & Arts369 – West African Music & Dance

Communication317 – Intercultural Communication429 – Sp. Topics: Tech/Politics in Africa

International Studies491 – Contemporary African Politics


Anthropology121 – Cultural Antropology

Social Work350 – Encounters in Human Diversity

Women’s Studies220 – Intro to Women’s Studies330 – Feminist Theory


Tom Chapinin Concert

Saturday, April 18 | 11 AM

Ware Center | LancasterCalled “the best family artist around” by Billboard, Grammy Award-winning Tom Chapin charms audiences of all ages. His remarkable musicianship, great songwriting and personal warmth shine through in his live concerts. This sensory-friendly performance will be hosted by WXPN Kids Corner’s Kathy O’Connell.


Post-show Q&A

Saturday, April 18


Early Childhood Education110 – Intro to Early Childhood Ed316 – Creative Experiences for the Young Child

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Music

Special Education312 – Disability in Inclusive Setting442 – Effective Instruction for Students with Disabilities


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Brother Sun


Thursday, April 30 | 7:30 PM

Fusing folk, Americana, blues, pop, jazz, rock and a cappella singing, Brother Sun shows off their musical diversity and harmonies. As their three, rich, male voices blend over a well-crafted instrumental foundation of guitar, slide guitar, piano, ukulele, and bouzouki, Brother Sun is sure to make our closing night an unforgettable experience. If you loved last year’s soldout, all-female trio, Red Molly, you will surely enjoy Brother Sun.

Entrepreneurship

Music


100 – Music & Culture103 – Language of Music263 – Popular Music


Workshops or master classesWednesday, April 29-Thursday, April 30

Music


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2014-15 PERFORMANCES WITH AVAILABLE COMPLEMENTARY RESIDENCY ACTIVITIES

FOR MU STUDENTSIf interested in scheduling a free master class, workshop, discussion or other interaction for your

students with any of these artists, please contact Barry at [email protected] or 871-7812

Spring ‘15 Semester:

CRISTINA PATO. Tuesday-Wednesday, January 27-28Workshop, master class, discussion.

INSPIRA: THE POWER OF THE SPIRITUAL. Monday-Friday, February 16-21 Workshop, master class, discussion. FROGZ. Sunday, February 20Post-show Q&A.

PITCH BLOND. Friday, March 27Workshop, master class, discussion.

FATOUMATA DIAWARA. Tuesday-Thursday, April 7-9 Workshop, master class, discussion.

FRANK GRIFFITH. Thursday-Friday, April 16-17Workshop, master class, discussion.

TOM CHAPIN. Saturday, April 18 Post-show Q&A.

BROTHER SUN. Wednesday-Thursday, April 29-30Workshop, master class, discussion.

Millersville University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. A member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

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