Dance Theater of Harlem Visits CCAC
Thursday November 5th @ 6:00PM-7:15PM
Tickets $ 10 Adults & $5 Non-CCAC Students
The internationally acclaimed Dance Theater of Harlem, founded by Arthur Mitchell, will be in residence at CCAC for (1) day only. An interactive demonstration on the art of classical ballet with live piano music and a virtual performance will take place right in the school.
A narrator leads participants through the process of making a dancer.
Specific exercises are demonstrated and explained. DTH dancers begin at the barre and end with partnering techniques and lifts. The similarities between ballet dancers and professional athletes are explored. There will be numerous opportunities for teachers to develop lessons in many subject areas. Audience interaction is encouraged and dancers should wear dance attire.
Excerpts from an eclectic repertoire will be performed by the Dance Theater of Harlem. This program is appropriate for dancers of all ages, athletes, teaching artists, academic teachers, parents and the general arts loving public.
Make seating reservations as space is limited by e-mail or telephone 302-652-0101.
The Dance Theater of Harlem Residency is part of a national tour made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to reinforcing the value of the arts as basic education.
Lecture Demonstration
This is an informal demonstration on the art of classical ballet, a
portion of it features live piano music. A virtual performance right
in the school, it begins with a narrator leading the students through
the process of making a dancer. Specific exercises are demonstrated
and the reasons for them explained. The dancers begin at the barre and
end with partnering techniques and lifts. Similarities between ballet
dancers and professional athletes are discussed. Narration is
interspersed with excerpts performed by the dancers from an eclectic
repertoire. Numerous opportunities for teachers to develop lessons in
many subject areas are identified. Audience interaction is encouraged
when appropriate. Each “performance” is geared specifically towards
the particular age group present.
Dance Theater of Harlem Dancers
