The Global Search for Education: Victoria Bond on Tarot, Music & The Power of Storytelling in Instruments of Revelation
This month, audiences can stream Instruments of Revelation—a mesmerizing ballet performed by Ballet Chicago—on the Planet Classroom Network.
Tarot Comes to Life: Instruments of Revelation Ballet
By Serena Wooten Instruments of Revelation is an enticing ballet from the innovative mind of creator/composer Victoria Bond, performed by Ballet Chicago. The ballet offers a musical and visual interpretation of a fascinating concept—tarot, specifically three cards from a traditional tarot deck: The Fool, The Magician, and The High Priestess. When I first heard about the story behind this ballet, I was curious and unsure of what to...
Around the World in 30 Days: October 2016
C. M. Rubin’s Global Education ReportWhat can we learn from the best teaching and learning practices of mathematics around the world? Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States and why is her story still relevant today? While more and more young people achieve higher education degrees, youth unemployment continues to rise – so what are we going to do about it? There is a new House of Books in Kabul...
The Global Search for Education: Mrs. President
“I am struck by the similar epithets that are hurled at Hillary Clinton to those that Woodhull was branded with. She was reviled and called ‘Mrs. Satan.’ They wanted to have her jailed and accused her of being dishonest and a threat to decent society.” — Victoria Bond In an aria from the new opera Mrs. President, Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States, sings,...
Music and the Arts: A New Opera
“Miracle!, a new opera, is winning hearts and transforming the musical education of children.”– C. M. Rubin Photo courtesy of Christopher Hall. I know when I have experienced a miracle: getting the opportunity to meet Andrew Lloyd Weber in the 1980’s to talk about the talent of an unknown artist named Sarah Brightman who was to headline in a Lloyd Weber production called Song and Dance; sitting next...
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