The Global Search for Education: Head, Heart, Soul, and Frankenstein
“How do we pick up the pieces and build a new text that creates and adds meaning to Shelley’s novel?” — Erick Gordon To explore and remix Shelley’s Frankenstein in a multi-media context is currently the creative challenge for 13 teachers from around the world and 13 New York City high school students at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Common Core Curriculum Standards have curtailed the study of...
The Global Search for Education: To Be or Not to Be?
“Shakespeare’s plays, stories and myth all constitute memetic content that has spread from brain to brain to paper to hard drive across language, substrate, from neurons to silicon and back again and have SURVIVED, making them incredibly successful.” – Jason Silva Today is William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. In celebration, the Royal Shakespeare Company – on the other side of the pond – will...
The Global Search for Education: With a Capital “A”
“It breaks my heart to think there are children out there who are not being exposed to Arts education. We have to change this!” – Ashley Brown Ashley Brown — Broadway’s Mary Poppins, NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis, and the Artistic Director of Young People’s Chorus of New York City — Francisco Nunez, believe in the transformative powers of the Arts — With a Capital “A”!...
The Next Hit Show?
“This is a story about how love changes over time…The hope is that the emotion of that theme + a twisting thriller plot + great tunes = something unique and exciting for audiences.” – Kyle Jarrow What does it take today to create the next hit musical theater show? What are the critical must have elements? An original and unique story? An unforgettable score? Outstanding performances from talented actors? Or...
The Global Search for Education: Shepherd Sound
“Musicians are all human, that is, we all have issues and things we want to improve but we also have the same goal, and that is to be the best we can be at what we do.”- Niccolo Muti World-renowned violinist, Cho-Liang Lin, Professor of Violin at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, urges all young musicians “to get up in front of people and perform.” And The Shepherd School Orchestra did –...
Alice – The Curious Invention of Lewis Carroll
“In the 1840 exhibition, Carroll discovered a treasure trove of curiosities that is sure to have inspired him as a writer. It’s quite possible that he saw the dodo which is now on display in our new gallery.” – Roger Jeffery Renowned Alice in Wonderland artist Frances Broomfield is currently working on several new Alice paintings to celebrate the global, national and local events being orchestrated by the...
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