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At Lusher Alternative Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, a kindergarten class and a fourth-grade class studied various aspects of Cirque du Soleil's Quidam over several months. Classroom teachers and dance and theatre teachers used Quidam to help teach a variety of subjects. As a culm...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (Contributor)
Other Authors: Lavine, Kaye S. (Director, Producer), Lewin, Miriam, 1957- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: District of Columbia : Annenberg Learner, 2003.
Subjects:
Arts > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Conceptual art > Study and teaching.
Creative thinking in children.
Movement education > Study and teaching.
Interdisciplinary approach in education.
Teachers > Training of.
Arts > Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Art conceptuel > Étude et enseignement.
Pensée créatrice chez l'enfant.
Éducation psychomotrice > Étude et enseignement.
Interdisciplinarité en éducation.
Enseignants > Formation.
Instructional films.
Films de formation.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:At Lusher Alternative Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana, a kindergarten class and a fourth-grade class studied various aspects of Cirque du Soleil's Quidam over several months. Classroom teachers and dance and theatre teachers used Quidam to help teach a variety of subjects. As a culminating activity, the students created an original performance piece inspired by Quidam, following the classic "hero's journey" story structure. Teachers met for planning sessions every week, and the kindergarten and fourth-grade classes met jointly with all the teachers twice a week. The unit began with background lessons in several subject areas, including math, science, English, and the arts. Later, the children watched the videotape of Quidam. This program includes highlights of the creative process.
Item Description:"A video library, K-5."
Title from resource description page (viewed August 14, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 min.)
Playing Time:00:27:46