2013-326 Arts - The Arts Center Spring 2013 Art Grant Agreement $1,500

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Teacher Information Page Your Concert Experience Going to the Kennedy Center Tell students: "Guy Davis:Stories and Songs of the Blues is performed at the Kennedy Center.The Kennedy Center was named to honor John F.Kennedy,who was President of the United States about 35 years ago.The Kennedy Center is a place where many ` J people go to see and hear performances of dance,theater,or music.The Kennedy Center has six theaters.You will hear the concert in the Theater Lab. When you enter the Kennedy Center Activity: you will walk into the Hall of States. It is called the Hail of States because flags of Being Part of the Audience the 50 states and Washington,DC hang Before the concert: To prepare students to participate high above you.To get to the Theater Lab, in the concert, reproduce and read together repro- you will ride inside a large elevator to the ducible Student Activity Page 8, "Being Part of the Kennedy Center's top floor.A large banner Audience." that says'Theater Lab'hangs on the wall outside the theater. In the theater,an After the concert: Lead students in a discussion about usher will direct you to your seats." the concert and their role as audience members. The Concert: What instruments did you hear? What parts of the concert did you like best? What new things did you learn? The Audience: How did the audience know it was time for the concert to begin? Did the audience quietly listen to the concert? Did anyone make it difficult for you to pay attention to the concert? If so, what did that person do? What would you tell other students to help them be good audience members? Activity: Remembering the Concert Invite students to draw a picture to remember the Kennedy Center or the concert.