GRANTS ALERT: ACE Dance Program

School Grant Applications now available for Arts Course for Educators (ACE) Dance Program!

ACE~Dance provides professional development in dance education for teams of educators in Minnesota K-12 public schools.  Participating teams attend workshops at the Perpich Center and receive on-site coaching in dance curriculum and arts integration at their schools.  Participating school also receive a grant to cover expenses associated with the program.

The deadline for school grant applications is September 24, 2010.  ACE~Dance is a program offered by the Perpich Center for Arts Education. 

Applications Maybe downloaded from the Perpich Center website at www.pcae.k12.mn.us/pdr/ace/ace_grant_2010.html or by contacting Janice Schroer at 763-591-4705.

Welcome, Allison!

Please join us in welcoming Allison Wells as the new Education Assistant at the Ordway!

Allison graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance. She has had internships with the Minnesota Opera (2008) and the Ordway Center for Performing Arts (2009). Allison will be working closely with schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin for the 2010-2011 Performing Arts Classrooms series, assisting with ticketing, bus reimbursements, special events, and study guides. Welcome back to the Ordway, Allison!

2010-2011 Brochures are Out! On-Sale Set for September 3, 2010!

The annual fall on-sale will take place on September 3, 2010 and will be your first chance to order school performance tickets for the 2011 Flint Hills International Children’s Festival.  Tickets are still available for performing arts classroom performances as well!

Check out the Festival performances!

Corbian the Dinosaur
Ordway Music Theater
May 31 & June 3, 2011 
Recommended Grades 2-8
Corbian the Dinosaur is a truly unique theater experience featuring larger-than-life, glow-in-the dark characters that light up the stage. Created by a magical scientist, Corbian is much more than a pet! As Corbian’s animal instincts take over, the scientist creates a heart for him and encourages him to experience life beyond the scientist’s workshop. Join Corbian as he meets a gangly ostrich, a beautiful fish and a menacing red dinosaur that help him learn the value of compassion, friendship and love.
iancarney.com

The Man Who Planted Trees
F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium
May 31-June 3, 2011
Recommended Grades 1-4
 
This magical, comical and multi-sensory performance by Puppet State Theater Company of Scotland is an adaptation of Jean Giono’s ecological fable and tells the inspiring story of a French shepherd and his dog. Together they set out to restore a ruined ecosystem by planting a forest, acorn by acorn, tree by tree. An unforgettable story, The Man Who Planted Trees reminds us that one man and his dog can change the world!
puppetstate.com

Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble
Ordway McKnight Theatre
May 31-June 3, 2011 

Recommended Grades Pre K-6

Oyu Oro fills the stage with their energetic fusion of dance, rhythm and song that pay tribute to Afro-Cuban culture. Oyu Oro explores traditional dance forms that derive from the cultures of West Africa such as the Yoruba and Congo; the rich Haitian influences that remain in Cuba of vodu and Haitian bembe; along with popular dances of Cuban heritage, including rumba and conga.
 oyuoro-afrocuban.com


Festival Surprise
Ordway McKnight Theatre
May 31-June 3, 2011 
Recommended Grades Pre K-2
 
Capture your students’ imaginations with a theater treat from across the globe. We’ll announce this show in early fall, but you will want to purchase your tickets now!

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Tickets will go on sale by phone at 7am via the education ticket hotline at 651-282-3115.  Faxed and mailed orders will be processed a the end of the day!

Watch your mailboxes for Ordway's complete education brochure in mid-August!  If you're not on our brochure list, sign-up at http://www.ordway.org/education/

Please call the education hotline at 651-282-3115 or email egomach@ordway.org with any questions.

JOIN US FOR ROCK 'N' ROLL NIGHT! FREE SUMMER DANCE FUN!

Dance to live music Thursday nights on Landmark Plaza, 5th and Market Streets, Downtown Saint Paul. Free summer fun!


TONIGHT IS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL NIGHT
6:00pm Dance Instruction with ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIO
7:30pm Live Music ROCKIN‘ HOLLYWOODS

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, along with the Landmark Center, The Saint Paul Hotel and the St. Paul Public Library system enthusiastically announce the free Summer Dance program, a weekly social dance event at Landmark Plaza. Each week Summer Dance highlights a different social dance technique every Thursday with basic lessons by professional dance companies and the subsequent invitation to put those lessons to practice during open dancing the rest of the evening with a live, local band. Dance, relax and experience the vibrant energy of downtown St. Paul in the summertime.

5:30pm  Beer and wine for purchase throughout the night.
6:00pm  Fun dance demos and free lessons.
7:30-10:00pm  Live Music Move to a different band every week!
(In case of inclement weather the dances will move inside the Ordway.)

Ordway Summer Dance has also partnered with the St. Paul Public Library system to bring you dance-themed films at the Central Library's Friday Movie Night. Join us in Central Library's Kellogg Blvd Courtyard each Friday at 9:30pm.

Mark your calendars for the 2010-2011 fall on-sale!

The annual fall on-sale will take place on September 3, 2010 and will be your first chance to order school performance tickets for the 2011 Flint Hills International Children’s Festival.  Tickets will go on sale by phone at 7am via the education ticket hotline at 651-282-3115.  Faxed and mailed orders will be processed a the end of the day!

Watch your mailboxes for Ordway's complete education brochure in mid-August!  If youu're not on our brochure list, sign-up at http://www.ordway.org/education/

Please call the education hotline at 651-282-3115 or email egomach@ordway.org with any questions.

Join us for Ordway Summer Dance!

FREE SUMMER FUN!
Dance to live music Thursday nights on Landmark Plaza, 5th and Market Streets, Downtown Saint Paul. Free summer fun!

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, along with the Landmark Center, The Saint Paul Hotel and the St. Paul Public Library system enthusiastically announce the free Summer Dance program, a weekly social dance event at Landmark Plaza. Each week Summer Dance highlights a different social dance technique every Thursday with basic lessons by professional dance companies and the subsequent invitation to put those lessons to practice during open dancing the rest of the evening with a live, local band. Dance, relax and experience the vibrant energy of downtown St. Paul in the summertime.

5:30pm  Beer and wine for purchase throughout the night.
6:00pm  Fun dance demos and free lessons.
7:30-10:00pm  Live Music Move to a different band every week!
(In case of inclement weather the dances will move inside the Ordway.)

Ordway Summer Dance has also partnered with the St. Paul Public Library system to bring you dance-themed films at the Central Library's Friday Movie Night. Join us in Central Library's Kellogg Blvd Courtyard each Friday at 9:30pm.

July 15  DISCO
6:00pm Dance Instruction with ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIO
7:30pm Live Music BOOGIE WONDERLAND

July 22  CAJUN/COUNTRY
6:00pm Dance Instruction with FLORY KATZ & RICK ERNST
8:00pm Live Music KEVIN ANTHONY AND THE TWIN CITY PLAYBOYS

July 29  ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
6:00pm Dance Instruction with ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIO
7:30pm Live Music ROCKIN‘ HOLLYWOODS

Aug 5  BALLROOM
6:00pm Dance Instruction with CINEMA BALLROOM
7:30pm Live Music JERRY O’HAGAN ORCHESTRA

Aug 12  REGGAE/WORLDBEAT
6:00pm Dance Instruction with KENNA SARGE
7:30pm Live Music NEW PRIMITIVES

Ordway Summer Dance kicks off with Salsa Night!

Salsa Night was a great way to begin Ordway Summer Dance!

More than 200 people learned, watched, listened and danced salsa inside the Ordway's Marzitelli Foyer due to inclement weather.

Check out the pictures & video below!

Live music from Salsa Del Soul and salsa dancers of all levels take over the Marzitelli Foyer!

Dance instruction with Manuel & Carmen Rubio.

Don't miss the second Thursday of Ordway Summer dance!

It's FREE and it's SWING Night with live music from The Senders!

Dance to live music on Landmark Plaza in Saint Paul.

When: Thur, June 24, 2010

5:30pm beer and wine for purchase throughout the night

6:00pm Dance insturctions from Arthur Murray Dance Studio

7:30pm The Senders take the stage!

Please invite anyone who may be interested!

In case of inclement weather the dance and music will move inside the Ordway!

Check out the band at www.thesenders.net/index.html

For more info visit www.ordway.org/summerdance/

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, along with the Landmark Center, The Saint Paul Hotel and the St. Paul Public Library system enthusiastically announce the free Summer Dance program, a weekly social dance event at Landmark Plaza. Beginning June 17, Summer Dance highlights a different social dance technique every Thursday with basic lessons by professional dance companies and the subsequent invitation to put those lessons to practice during open dancing the rest of the evening with a live, local band. Dance, relax and experience the vibrant energy of downtown St. Paul in the summertime.

~Erin