AUDITIONS THIS SATURDAY! Triple Threat Training: Ordway's Professional Musical Theater Intensive

Spread the word!  Ordway is looking for motivated young musical theater artists between the ages of 13-18 to participate in the Ordway's NEW Triple Threat Training Program. 
We've already had one round of auditions with only one more to go! Auditions are this Saturday, March 31st - Sign in 12-1pm!! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

The Ordway’s Triple Threat Training Program is a one week intensive in musical theater designed exclusively for motivated young artists to experience professional theater training. Students will work with a team of experienced instructors to develop and hone their vocal, stage and dance techniques, as well as build their skill set for auditioning, increase their knowledge of musical theater history, and practice character development through the use of dramaturgy. Morning sessions will consist of a rotation through courses on voice, dance, acting, and theater history/dramaturgy. Afternoons will consist of work with a professional director and choreographer on scenes and selections from popular musicals in the Ordway’s upcoming theater season, including Billy Elliot The Musical, Elf, Anything Goes, and Chicago.

Admission by Audition Only

PROGRAM DETAILS

$500 tuition
July 23 - 27, 2012 at the Ordway
345 Washington Street | Downtown Saint Paul
Open to Students ages 13 - 18
Student Showcase July 27
 
Auditions Process
Dates:
March 31 audition sign-in 12 - 1pm
Please enter through stage door (5th Street)
Audition sign-in: Auditions will follow sign-in, where you will be assigned a specific audition time. No audition times will be assigned after the sign-in.

Audition requirements

•Complete an Audition Application and Declaration(attached)
•Prepare a one minute monologue, 32 bars of an upbeat musical theater song and a short dance combination of 4 counts of 8. Applicants are required to bring sheet music. Accompanist will be provided.

Admission is competitive and openings are limited. Admission is determined by recommendation of the faculty after thorough review of application and audition materials, which include artistic achievement and potential, and the social and emotional readiness of the candidate.

LIST OF INSTRUCTORS

-          Anna Carol, Assistant Artistic Advisor and History of Musical Theater/Dramaturgy Instructor

-          Raymond Berg, Musical Director

-          Lisa Bartholomew-Given, Dance Instructor

-          Joel Liestman, Drama Instructor

DAILY SCHEDULE	Group A	Group B	Group C
8:30am - 9:15am (45min)	History of Music Theater & Dramaturgy	History of Music Theater & Dramaturgy	History of Music Theater & Dramaturgy
9:30am - 10:15am (45min)	Dance	Vocal	Drama
10:30am - 11:15am (45min)	Drama	Dance	Vocal
11:30am - 12:15am (45min)	Vocal	Drama	Dance
12:15pm - 1:15pm (1hr)	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:15pm - 4:15pm (3hr)	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal

WEEKLY SCHEDULE	MON	TUES	WED	THUR	FRI
8:30am - 12:15pm	Audition for placement	Class	Class	Class	Warm up/Rehearsal
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:15pm - 4:15pm	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal

*Schedule is subject to change.

You can also visit our website to download this brochure and application: http://www.ordway.org/education/triplethreat/

If you have any questions, please contact Erin Matteson at ematteson@ordway.org or 651.282.3135

The Flint Hills International Children's Festival is now on FACEBOOK!

Photo by Peter Myers





Thank you for all of your continued support of our Ordway Education Blog! If you like all of the information you get here, you'll love our NEW Festival Facebook Page! Like it to get up to date information on ALL THINGS FESTIVAL, post pictures of your favorite festival memories, and share the joy with all of your friends!

You can also join the festival event page and see how many of your friends are attending the Flint Hills International Children's Festival!

Take a Child to the Theater Today!

March 20th is World Theater for Children and Young People Day! Take some time out of your day to promote theater for children. There are many quality theaters in the Twin Cities that offer theater for children that will most certainly be entertaining for adults too! Coming up at the Ordway we have the Flint Hills International Children's Festival (June 2nd and 3rd) and The Addams Family (May 8th-20th), both are great family events. Celebrate the day by giving a young person in your life the gift of going to live theater.

Still not convinced? Check out this article "How Theater for Young People Could Save the World" by Lauren Gunderson at the Huffington Post. Read about how theater helps teach empathy to children and adults alike and why children should be exposed to the arts.

How are you going to celebrate World Theater for Children and Young People Day? Feel free to comment below!

Also THIS IS OUR 100th POST! What do you like most about our Education News Blog?

Triple Threat Training - Ordway's Professional Musical Theater Intensive

Know any motiviated young musical theater artists between the ages of 13-18 who would be interested in enhancing their skills in acting, dance, and singing? If so, then TRIPLE THREAT TRAINING at the Ordway is for them!

The Ordway’s Triple Threat Training Program is a one week intensive in musical theater designed exclusively for motivated young artists to experience professional theater training. Students will work with a team of experienced instructors to develop and hone their vocal, stage and dance techniques, as well as build their skill set for auditioning, increase their knowledge of musical theater history, and practice character development through the use of dramaturgy. Morning sessions will consist of a rotation through courses on voice, dance, acting, and theater history/dramaturgy. Afternoons will consist of work with a professional director and choreographer on scenes and selections from popular musicals in the Ordway’s upcoming theater season, including Billy Elliot The Musical, Elf, Anything Goes, and Chicago.

Admission by Audition Only

PROGRAM DETAILS

$500 tuition

July 23 - 27, 2012 at the Ordway

345 Washington Street | Downtown Saint Paul

Open to Students ages 13 - 18

Student Showcase July 27

Auditions Process

Dates:

March 27 audition sign-in 4 - 5pm

March 31 audition sign-in 12 - 1pm

Please enter through stage door (5th Street)

Audition sign-in: Auditions will follow sign-in, where you will be assigned a specific audition time. No audition times will be assigned after the sign-in.

Audition requirements:

•Complete an Audition Application and Declaration(attached)

•Prepare a one minute monologue, 32 bars of an upbeat musical theater song and a short dance combination of 4 counts of 8. Applicants are required to bring sheet music. Accompanist will be provided.

Admission is competitive and openings are limited. Admission is determined by recommendation of the faculty after thorough review of application and audition materials, which include artistic achievement and potential, and the social and emotional readiness of the candidate.

LIST OF INSTRUCTORS

-          Anna Carol, Assistant Artistic Advisor and History of Musical Theater/Dramaturgy Instructor

-          Raymond Berg, Musical Director

-          Lisa Bartholomew-Given, Dance Instructor

-          Joel Liestman, Drama Instructor

DAILY SCHEDULE	Group A	Group B	Group C
8:30am - 9:15am (45min)	History of Music Theater & Dramaturgy	History of Music Theater & Dramaturgy	History of Music Theater & Dramaturgy
9:30am - 10:15am (45min)	Dance	Vocal	Drama
10:30am - 11:15am (45min)	Drama	Dance	Vocal
11:30am - 12:15am (45min)	Vocal	Drama	Dance
12:15pm - 1:15pm (1hr)	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:15pm - 4:15pm (3hr)	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal

WEEKLY SCHEDULE	MON	TUES	WED	THUR	FRI
8:30am - 12:15pm	Audition for placement	Class	Class	Class	Warm up/Rehearsal
12:15pm - 1:15pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:15pm - 4:15pm	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal	Rehearsal

*Schedule is subject to change.

Visit our website to download the brochure and application: http://www.ordway.org/education/triplethreat/

If you have any questions, please contact Erin Matteson at ematteson@ordway.org or 651.282.3135

Faith: A Dance for Life … Bringing Together Art, Entertainment and Education

As we move closer to Ballet of the Dolls’ performance of Faith: A Dance For Life at the Ordway on Friday, May 4, the dance company’s Artistic Director/Choreographer Myron Johnson is reaching out, with the Ordway, to educators, students, and the Twin Cities community to engage them in the artistic process of creating his new piece.

Ballet of the Dolls Artistic Director Myron Johnson
talks with teachers at a focus group on February 4th

Johnson and the Ordway are providing this unique learning opportunity through a series of open rehearsals, focus groups and discussion sessions. In February, Johnson held a focus group with school teachers to discuss his concept for Faith: A Dance for Life, generating support and ideas, and setting the foundation for translating the performance piece into a multi-cultural learning experience focused on faiths of the world. He also shared his artistic vision with faculty and staff of Macalester College’s Interfaith Council, which led to spirited discussion and intriguing questions about art as a tool for creating cross-cultural awareness and understanding.

Going forward, the Ordway and Ballet of the Dolls are offering various opportunities for the community to engage in the artistic process of Faith: A Dance for Life. They include the following: 

1st Open Rehearsal

Wednesday, March 28, 6 – 7:30pm

Ritz Theater

[345 13th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis 55413]

2nd Open Rehearsal

Wednesday, April 18, 6 – 7:30pm

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, McKnight Theater

[345 Washington Street, Saint Paul 55102]

3rd Open Rehearsal

Wednesday, April 25, 6 – 7:30pm

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Drake Room

[345 Washington Street, Downtown St. Paul]

*Please enter through the Stage Door on 5th Street

Admission is FREE, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Amy Miller at amiller@ordway.org or 651-282-3017 to reserve your space.

Ballet of the Dolls’ Faith Panel Discussion: Dance Inspired by Faith and Spirituality

Tuesday, April 17

7 – 8:30pm

University of St. Thomas,

Owens Science Hall, 3M Auditorium

Admission is FREE and open to the public

You are invited to a discussion with Ballet of the Dolls’ Artistic Director Myron Johnson and other Twin Cities-based dancers/choreographers who create artistic work inspired by their faith and spirituality. They will share examples of their artistic work and will explain how their styles of choreography evoke images and ideas that correlate with their religions and spiritual beliefs from across the globe.

FESTIVAL UPDATE: Change in Venue for The Wolf and The Goat & Zorro

Please Note: There has been a change in venues for the following Festival shows: 

• The Wolf and the Goat will now be performed in Landmark Center’s Weyerheuser Auditorium.
• Zorro will now be performed in Ordway’s McKnight Theater.

World of Rhythm will still be performed in Ordway’s Music Theater and BAM will still be performed in the Lowry Lab Theater.

The change in venues for Wolf and Goat and Zorro has also meant an increase in capacity.

Thus, there are still $3.50 tickets available for the 2012 Flint Hills Children’s Festival as well as bus reimbursement for all schools!

See below for ticket availability:
* Ticket availability subject to change. 

Also, during our Festival there will be fun FREE activities in Rice Park from 10:30am to 1pm every day of the Festival May 29 – June 1. There will be art make-and-take tents, performances by local artists, stilt walkers, jugglers, and MORE! Come see a show, have lunch in the park, and enjoy a day at the Festival. 

Zorro

May 29-June 1, 2012
Recommended Grades 3-8
A mysterious figure has arrived in town. A flurry of a cape, the glint of a sword and a flash of a mask; who is this baffling character? Exciting friend or formidable foe? Watch as our masked champion ricochets from one sticky situation to another in a world where justice is the name and adventure is the game! Join Visible Fictions on the epic adventure of the classic swashbuckler in 17th century California.
visiblefictions.co.uk

Tue, May 29 at 1:00pm                  SOLD OUT
Wed, May 30 at 9:15am                 89 tickets
Wed, May 30 at 1:00pm                 79 tickets
Thu, May 31 at 9:15am                   123 tickets
Thu, May 31 at 1:00pm                  76 tickets
Fri, Jun 1 at 11:00am                       97 tickets

The Wolf and the Goat
May 29-June 1, 2012
Recommended Grades: 4-8 
This magical story is about a wolf and a goat that meet on a dark night far away from home, but don’t recognize each other. Forgetting that they are usually enemies, they discover that they are closer than they imagined. Will the goat really be brave and the wolf frightened? Or maybe nothing changes and the wolf will eat the goat? Or maybe the frightened goat will escape? Like the wolf and the goat, we don’t know what is going to happen - do you? Inspired by the Japanese novel One Stormy Night by Yuichi Kimura, this captivating tale will keep you spellbound.
rodisio.it

Tue, May 29 at 11:00am                55 tickets

Wed, May 30 at 10:30am              84 tickets
Wed, May 30 at 1:00pm                66 tickets
Thur, May 31 at 9:15am                70 tickets
Thur, May 31 at 11:30am (In Spanish)      59 tickets
Fri, June 1 at 10:00am                    108 tickets
 
World of Rhythm

May 29 - June 1, 2012
Recommended Grades K-8
Explore the world of percussion with Drums United’s explosive performances of World of Rhythm. Drums United is made up of nine percussionists from seven different countries including Bangladesh, Senegal, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Surinam, and Venezuela. This exciting show mixes African, Latin, Spanish, and Indian drum traditions with Western drumming and uses contemporary electronic sounds that are sure to get you moving in your seat! The performance not only gives the audience an opportunity to listen and watch top players, but also imparts the underlying message that people from widely varying nationalities can work well together. drumsunited.com

Tue, May 29 at 12:30pm              SOLD OUT
Wed, May 30 at 10:30am             SOLD OUT
Wed, May 30 at 12:30pm             58 tickets
Thur, May 31 at 10:30am             34 tickets
Thur, May 31 at 12:30pm             SOLD OUT
Fri, Jun 1 at 10:30am                   10 tickets 
Fri, Jun 1 at 12:30pm                     9 tickets   

BAM
May 29-June 1, 2012
Recommended Grades Pre K-2
Join Théâtre des Petites Âmes on a great adventure in the land of Tran Tran Troo! Meet the most famous person in Tran Tran Troo, the Great Lady La, who can make the water sing. One hot summer night, the land of Tran Tran Troo dries up and the Great Lady La is left without a voice. Luckily for our story, the Great Lady La’s two children, Lilou and Lalou, set out to find a new source of water to hear their mother’s song again. And so begins a great adventure which takes place here, there and everywhere. theatredespetitesames.com

Tue, May 29 at 11:00am                 SOLD OUT
Wed, May 30 at 9:15am                 3 tickets
Wed, May 30 at 1:00pm                 10 tickets
Thur, May 31 at 9:15am                 6 tickets
Thur, May 31 at 11:00am               SOLD OUT
Thur, May 31 at 1:00pm (In Spanish)       SOLD OUT
Fri, Jun 1 at 9:15am                          6 tickets
Fri, Jun 1 at 11:00am                       SOLD OUT
Fri, Jun 1 at 1:00pm (In French)   SOLD OUT                          

GLOBAL ARTS WORKSHOPS DURING 2012 FLINT HILLS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL

Latin American Folkloric Music

Suggested Grades 2-6

Explore the music and instruments of Latin American folkloric music with Ecuadorian educator and performer Leo Lara. Students will learn the text and meaning of traditional songs and rhythms of Latin American countries through interactive demonstrations and instrument try-outs!

Tues, May 29 at 9:15am                 SOLD OUT

Tues, May 29 at 10:30am              SOLD OUT

Mexihca Culture & Dance

Suggested Grades 2-6

In this all-abilities dance workshop, students will learn the traditions, history and art of dance of the Mexihca (Aztec) culture with Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli.

Wed, May 30 at 9:15am        SOLD OUT

Wed, May 30 at 10:30am      30 tickets

Latin Social Dance

Suggested Grades 2-6

Cowles Center instructor Giselle Meijia will teach a wide variety of social dances born out of Latin America. Styles include salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and mambo. Students get ready to move as well as learn the basic steps to each dance style.

Thu, May 31 at 9:15am                   SOLD OUT

Thu, May 31 at 10:30am                SOLD OUT

West African Movement

Suggested Grades 3-8

Explore the movements that became the fundamentals for hip-hop, jazz, and many other modern dance styles through an experiential class on traditional West African dance with Fatawu Sayibu, director of Tiyumba Dance Company.

Thu, May 31 at 9:15am                   30 tickets

Thu, May 31 at 10:30am                18 tickets

Taiko Drumming

Learn the techniques and history of taiko drumming with a taiko performing artist. Students get the opportunity to play on a taiko practice drum with a Mu Performing Arts instructor!

Fri, June 1 at 9:15am                       SOLD OUT

Fri, June 1 at 10:30am                     SOLD OUT

Hip Hop Dance

Join teaching artist Leah Nelson as she introduced students to the history of hip-hop dance culture through instruction in the fundamentals of popping, locking, and breaking.

Fri, June 1 at 9:15am                       SOLD OUT

Fri, June 1 at 10:30am                     SOLD OUT

Hope to see you at the Festival!