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Professional Performances for Young Audiences
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Welcome to the 2013-2014 Norton Center Student
Matinee Series. We want to provide clear information
about our K-12 student resources and how educators
can best take advantage of these offerings.
What has been selected for this season’s student matinee programs? Programs this season include a cross-section of visual art, dance, music and theatre to reach
students of all ages in order to provide meaningful arts experiences for young audiences. While
educators are encouraged to carefully read about each program in this brochure, here’s a snapshot
of some of the connections you can make in your classroom:
Charles Ross’ One Man Lord of the Rings • English, Theatre & Film Studies
Balé Folclórico Da Bahia • Social Studies, Music & Dance
Doktor Kaboom! • Science & Theatre
Beyond Glory starring Stephen Lang • U.S. History, English & Theatre
The Intergalactic Nemesis • English, Visual Art, Music & Theatre
Bobby McFerrin • Social Studies, Music Education
How do these programs help educators meet curriculum goals?The Norton Center provides a list of Kentucky State and National Standards that can be applied
to each performance or program, thus ensuring a worthwhile out-of-the-classroom experience
for all.
Are there activities the Norton Center can provide to help educatorsmake classroom connections?Our curriculum connections provide educator-developed lesson plans which will help to extend
the learning into the classroom before and after each event. Often, there are additional educational
resources provided by the artists themselves that will also be made available to educators. The
Norton Center Engagement Coordinator can also assist with ideas and planning in conjunction
with the matinee programs.
DEAREDUCATORS
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Where can these resources be found?By visiting the NortonCenter.com website, educators can find an Education link for
Learning Opportunities and K-12 Activities. Located within these pages are the matinee
programs, corresponding to state and national standard-based lesson plans, and other
information. The website also provides information, videos and press reviews about artists on
individual performance pages under the 2013-14 Season link.
How can educators be kept informed throughout the year?The Norton Center offers a special resource that is free for all educators. Sign up to receive emails
and exclusive educator information by filling out the Keep Informed form on our website
and selecting the box Children / All Ages / Educational Shows or by calling the box office. This
form is located at NortonCenter.com/signup.
Thank you for trusting the Norton Center to provide high quality professional programming
to engage, entertain and educate our region’s youth while meeting your specific educational needs.
We look forward to sharing another season of professional performances for young audiences
with you!
Thanks,
Steve Hoffman Dustin Mosko Brittany DuvallExecutive Director Engagement Coordinator Box Office Assistant
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DOES YOUR SCHOOL QUALIFY FOR FREE TICKETS AND/OR A BUS SUBSIDY?
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Kentucky schools can apply for a FREE transportation subsidy to attend Norton Center studentmatinees through the Kentucky Arts Council
TranspARTation Grant Program. This grant provides KYstudents with quality arts experiences by providing transportation
funding to individual classrooms that apply. Grants are based on themileage from the school to the performance venue and the number
of buses necessary. Applications are reviewed quarterly. For help in applying for a TranspARTation Grant so that your school can
receive money to pay for transportation costs when attending a Norton Center performance, contact us at 859-238-5759 or
the Kentucky Arts Council at
artscouncil.ky.gov/Grants/TranspARTation.htm
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Eligible schools can apply for FREE or deeplyreduced student matinee tickets through theNorton Center A.C.T.S. Program.
Currently, this program is only available to educators in Boyle, Garrard, Lincoln and Mercer County Public Schools, including Burgin and Danville
Independent Schools. For more information on Norton Center A.C.T.S.
or to apply contact Brittany Duvall at 859-238-5759 or [email protected]
For more information on Curriculum Connections orArtist-Led Professional Development
please contact:
Dustin MoskoEngagement Coordinator
P: 859-238-5422E: [email protected]
For information on tickets, Norton Center A.C.T.S., or the KentuckyArts Council TranspARTation Grant Program
please contact:
Brittany DuvallBox Office AssistantP: 859-238-5759
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CURRICULUMCONNECTIONSBecause we understand the value of instructional time and can appreciate the difficulty and expense of
organizing field trips, we continually strive to ensure that our matinee series will be utilized as an
educational tool for our schools. Most importantly, we create Curriculum Connections related to
these shows and make them available online at www.nortoncenter.com/education at the beginning of
each season.
These state and national standard based lesson plans are streamlined to provide supplemental information
and activities that will enhance each of the visiting artists in our series. Developed to stimulate learning
in all areas of the curriculum through the arts, the activities involve students in high level thinking skills,
accommodate different learning styles and help draw conclusions across the curriculum.
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To access the curriculum connections study guides for each performance in this brochure,visit us online at:
nortoncenter.com/k-12-activities
CHARLES ROSS’ONE MAN LORDOF THE RINGS TM
. . . . friday . SEPTEMBER 6 . 2013 . 10:00AM . . . . .Last season Charles Ross performed his One Man Star Wars show to a sold out matinee
audience who cheered at the prospect of his return with a performance based on his other favorite
fantasy series: One Man Lord of the Rings™. This season, Ross will hurtle his way through the entire
Tolkien trilogy recreating the magical world of Middle-earth and all its enchanting characters. In this
inspired performance, he manages to complete Frodo’s epic journey from the Shire to the fire–armed
with nothing more than a pair of elbow pads and his outrageous imagination. With
riveting stage fights, harrowing rescues, and brilliant vocal sound effects, he
captures every character in a show that will leave students inspired to model
Ross’ mastery of the performance elements of drama in order to create their
very own one man show.
Middle-earth
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GRADE RECOMMENDATION:
Middle &
High School
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:Film Studies,
English&
Theatre
. . . . friday . SEPTEMBER 6 . 2013 . 10:00AM . . . . .
BALÉ FOLCLÓRICO
DA BAHIA
. . . . wednesday . OCTOBER 30 . 2013 . 10:00AM . . .Balé Folclórico Da Bahia transforms traditional Brazilian, African and Latin cultures into “a spectaculardisplay of color, movement, music and drama” (Chicago Sun-Times). With explosive drumming and
frenzied dancing in authentic costumes, the most popular folk dance company in Brazil performs a mix
of choreography from African and South American traditions, to include authentic dances like the Puxada
de Rede, Maculelé, Samba De Roda and the martial art form Capoeira. Educators have the opportunity
to lead students through a cultural portal to experience this electrifying and vibrant performance.
This performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnershipwith the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council
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GRADE RECOMMENDATION:
Elementary, Middle
& High School
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Dance, Music
& Social Studies
Bahia, Brazil
DOKTOR KABOOM!
. . . . friday . NOVEMBER 8 . 2013 . 10:00AM . . . . .Doktor Kaboom! performs an original interactive Science Comedy show that creatively
integrates theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration. Doktor Kaboom! keeps crowds
riveted with interest and rolling with laughter while providing an amazing educational tour of the modern
scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical
sciences. Join Kaboom! for a sidesplitting journey of increasingly spectacular science
experiments and demonstrations designed to involve, excite, educate, and entertain.
Doktor Kaboom! brings his passions together with an explosive style that refuses to allow
audiences time to catch a breath and always leaves them
cheering for more!
The Labof a Mad
Scientist
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GRADE RECOMMENDATION:
Elementary &
Middle School
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Science &
Theatre
. . . . friday . NOVEMBER 8 . 2013 . 10:00AM . . . . .
BEYONDGLORY
. . . . monday . NOVEMBER 18 . 2013 . 10:00AM . . . .
starring STEPHEN LANG
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In this enthralling one-man show based on the non-fiction book of the same title, famed stage and film
actor Stephen Lang (Colonel Miles Quaritch in the blockbuster film, Avatar) enters the personas of
several real American soldiers and sailors who fought in WWII, and the Korea and Vietnam Wars,
rendering firsthand accounts of the actions which resulted in each of them being awarded the nation’s
highest military accolade: the Congressional Medal of Honor. Between the nightly news, United States
foreign affairs, and every day history lessons, our next generation is no
stranger to the word hero, but do they truly understand the ultimate sacrifice
our military members choose to make in the service of their country? Beyond
Glory is not simply a play: it is a journey through pivotal moments of the
American story.*May contain mature subject matter.
GRADE RECOMMENDATION:
High School
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
U.S. History, English
& Theatre
For this performance, the Norton Center for the Arts inpartnership with the Boyle County Public Library has beenawarded an Arts Access Assistance Grant through a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency,which is supported by state tax dollars and federal fundingfrom the National Endowment for the Arts.
The United States
of America
THE INTERGALACTICNEMESIS
BOOK ONE: TARGET EARTHA LIVE-ACTION GRAPHIC NOVEL
The Intergalactic Nemesis is a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that mashes up radio
drama with a graphic novel. Three actors voice dozens of characters; one Foley artist
creates hundreds of sound effects; one keyboardist performs a score of thousands
(yes, thousands!) of notes; while on a two-story high screen they project more than
1,250 individual, full-color, hand-drawn, hi-res, blow-your-mind comic book images
to tell the story* visually: LIVE! Inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, and the
pulp serials of the 1930s, The Intergalactic Nemesis is a spectacle unlike any other and
for the kid in everyone.
*See also the corresponding professional development
session for educators: Visual Art in the English Curriculum on page 10.
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GRADE RECOMMENDATION:
Elementary, Middle
& High School
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
English, Visual Art, Theatre
& Music
. . . . friday . FEBRUARY 7 . 2014 . 10:00AM . . . .
PlanetZygonia
For this performance, the Norton Center for the Arts inpartnership with the Boyle County Public Library has beenawarded an Arts Access Assistance Grant through a program of the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency,which is supported by state tax dollars and federal fundingfrom the National Endowment for the Arts.
BOBBY MCFERRIN
spirityouall
. . . . friday . APRIL 18 . 2014 . 10:00AM . . . . . .Ten-time Grammy® Award winner Bobby McFerrin is one of the world's best-known vocal innovators
and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor and a passionate spokesman for music
education. His recordings have sold more than 20 million and established him as an ambassador
of both the classical and jazz worlds. Although McFerrin will always be known as the guy who sang
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, his latest project, “spirityouall,” which was influenced by the spirituals his father
sang, will encourage young audiences to participate while exploring cross genre music that has greatly
impacted our nation’s culture. At Bobby’s concerts, audiences witness the rarest of qualities, something
almost never found anymore in contemporary art: real-time invention. His wholly improvisational approach
to singing provides deep nourishment, something of sustaining value. He engages his audience, making
them a part of the creative process, taking them on an expedition.
GRADE RECOMMENDATION:
Elementary, Middle
& High School
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Music &
Social Studies
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. . . . friday . FEBRUARY 7 . 2014 . 10:00AM . . . .
Philadelphia
ARTIST-LEDPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FOR EDUCATORS
The Norton Center for the Arts is proud to take the next step in our mission to provide our partners in education
with the tools they need to fully integrate the arts into any classroom. In these full participation half-day
sessions enrolled teachers will receive hands on specialized training by juried Kentucky Arts Council
Teaching Artists and will return to school with a Professional Development Certificate of Completion as
well as applicable resources and ideas for future collaboration with arts integration techniques.
Visual Art in the English Curriculum with Carrie NeumayerThursday, February 6, 2014
5:00 – 8:00 PM, Norton Center for the Arts
Sequential art and cartooning are wonderful ways to combine visual art with literacy in the classroom.
Learn how to inspire your students to write, draw, and use their imaginations by creating stories in comic
book format. In this workshop, teachers of students of all ages will explore a variety of comic art and
then take part in activities concentrating on character development, theme, narrative, and drawing style.
Lesson plans and many additional classroom resources to use across the curriculum will be provided.
Carrie Neumayer is an artist, illustrator and musician with extensive teaching experience and a great
enthusiasm for working with students of all ages. She studied painting, printmaking and illustration at the
Kansas City Art Institute and received her Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in painting from the
Art Academy of Cincinnati. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education from the University
of Louisville and has eight years of experience teaching diverse student populations in Jefferson County
Public Schools. Carrie’s paintings have been exhibited at Cinderblock Gallery, Kin Ship Gallery, Spalding
University’s Huff Gallery, Carnegie Center for Art and other galleries in the Louisville area. Carrie’s
illustration work has been published in Louisville Magazine, The Louisville Paper and LEO Weekly. She is
a member of the Louisville Cartoonist Society and has published 11 autobiographical comic books.
This session will have a maximum capacity of 20 and pre-registration is required. Session Fee: $40
To register or for more information contact:
Dustin Mosko(Engagement Coordinator)
P: 859-238-5422E: [email protected]
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Teacher’s Name:_____________________________________________________________
School:__________________________________________________Grade:_____________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________________State: ________Zip: _____________
School Phone: _______________________ Email: _________________________________
TICKET ORDER FORM
Handling fee on total order $______________ORDER TOTAL $________________
Payment Method: o Check o School Purchase Order Number
o o o
Authorized Signature __________________________________________________
Exp. Date _____ / _____ Security Code_________
2.50
o CHARLES ROSS’ SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 • 10:00 AMONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS TM 60 minutes
# Paying Students
_________@ $8.00each
# Free Adults
____________
# Paying Adults
_________@ $20.00each
Total Amount
$_______________
Special request for accessible
accommodations
o
(1 free per 10 students)
o BALÉ FOLCLÓRICO DA BAHIA OCTOBER 30, 2013 • 10:00 AM60 minutes
# Paying Students
_________@ $8.00each
# Free Adults
____________
# Paying Adults
_________@ $20.00each
Total Amount
$_______________
Special request for accessible
accommodations
o
(1 free per 10 students)
o DOKTOR KABOOM! NOVEMBER 8, 2013 • 10:00 AM60 minutes
# Paying Students
_________@ $8.00each
# Free Adults
____________
# Paying Adults
_________@ $20.00each
Total Amount
$_______________
Special request for accessible
accommodations
o
(1 free per 10 students)
o BEYOND GLORY NOVEMBER 18, 2013 • 10:00 AM70 minutes
# Paying Students
_________@ $8.00each
# Free Adults
____________
# Paying Adults
_________@ $20.00each
Total Amount
$_______________
Special request for accessible
accommodations
o
(1 free per 10 students)
o THE INTERGALACTIC NEMESIS FEBRUARY 7, 2014 • 10:00 AM60 minutes
# Paying Students
_________@ $8.00each
# Free Adults
____________
# Paying Adults
_________@ $20.00each
Total Amount
$_______________
Special request for accessible
accommodations
o
(1 free per 10 students)
o BOBBY MCFERRIN APRIL 18, 2014 • 10:00 AM60 minutes
# Paying Students
_________@ $8.00each
# Free Adults
____________
# Paying Adults
_________@ $20.00each
Total Amount
$_______________
Special request for accessible
accommodations
o
(1 free per 10 students)
Mailorderwith payment to:Brittany DuvallNorton Center for the Arts600 West Walnut StreetDanville, Kentucky 40422PLEASE NOTE: No tickets will be reserved until payment or a purchase order is received. All orders are final. No refunds except in cases where the Norton Center cancels a performance or a school day is cancelled due to inclement weather. All times are approximate.
P. 859-238-5759F. 859-238-5448
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TIPSFOR TEACHERS
For more information, including Tips for Students, a list of Theatre and Music Vocabulary Terms, plus Curriculum Connections and lesson plans for each of
our performances, please visit:
NortonCenter.com/K-12-activities
HOW TO RESERVE AND PAY FOR TICKETS• A payment or a purchase order is required to reserve your seats for the program. • Payment by check, cash or credit card must be received at least two weeks before the performance date.• Please note that there are no exchanges or refunds except in the case of a school closing for inclement
weather OR if the Norton Center cancels the event.• The seats requested are blocked off for that corresponding school and therefore cannot be sold to
others. The school is then responsible for ALL seats reserved within that block, even if ALL students/chaperones do not attend.
• When registering for an event, please let us know if any special needs seating is required.
PARKING• After unloading students, bus drivers should park at Millennium Park, just a mile away from the
Norton Center. • Please contact the box office directly if your group will not be arriving by bus.
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARRIVE• Performances start promptly at their scheduled times. Please try to arrive at least fifteen to thirty
minutes prior to the performance. • A representative from the school should stop by the registration table to check in and receive further
instructions.• After your group is assembled in the lobby, please wait for the ushers to escort you and your group to
your assigned seats. Ushers are also available to direct you to the restrooms and any other necessary location.
DRESS CODE• We encourage students to dress respectfully and appropriately when attending Norton Center performances.
DINING OPTIONS• The Centre College dining facility offers an all-you-can-eat buffet of a salad bar, grilled items, a deli, pizza,
home-styledishes, and a dessert bar including soft-serve ice cream. Reservations must be made in advance by calling SODEXO at 859-236-2744.
EXTENDING YOUR EXPERIENCE AT THE NORTON CENTER• Just ask! We can assist with special requests, provide campus tours, meal arrangements, and even
connect educators with other local arts organizations (including the Danville Community Arts Center andthe Dollhouse Museum).
A GUIDE TOTHEATRE ETIQUETTE
Please ensure that all cell phones are turned off. We expect all students to behave appropriately
without causing any disturbance to others around them. We want to ensure that everyone can enjoy
the performance. Anyone causing a disturbance will be asked to leave the theater.
Please arrive at the theater 15-30 minutes before the start of the performance, allowing
enough time for trips to the restroom. Latecomers disturb the other students and teachers
around them and will be seated during a suitable break in the program at the usher’s discretion.
Please remain in your seats during the performance – use the restroom before the show.
No food or drink is allowed in the theatre at any time.
The Norton Center staff members work hard to keep the theatre clean and in good condition for
all patrons. Please do not put your feet on the seats and be sure to keep your personal belongings
stored underneath your own seat during a performance.
Please be quiet during the performance, but feel free to laugh, applaud and show your appreciation
for the performer’s hard work on stage when appropriate during the show.
Please remain in your seat until the curtain call is over and the house lights have come up.
Please observe the rules of common courtesy: act responsibly in the restroom lines and Norton
Center lobby, and respect the theatre-going experience of everyone around you.
No cameras or recording devices of any kind are permitted. Pictures and recordings are
prohibited by union regulations and copyright laws.
Most importantly, enjoy the show!
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Please keep the following in mind when you come to
the theatre and go over these rules with your students: