2014-354 Arts - Northside Elementary School for Spring 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $400

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Northside Elementary PTA Cultural Arts Committee Spring 2014 Grant Application Artist Resume: Jabali Acrobats - African Acrobats Jabali is one of the most accessible performance groups in the world. They have worked at many of the world's top festivals of the arts, including the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, the Adelaide Festival in Australia, the Tokyo Festival in Japan, Circo Moira Orfei and Gatherland Park Verona in Italy. Additionally, they have performed at various International Children's Festivals and Performing Arts- Center throughout the United States and Canada. Their successful achievements include performances at the Big Top Universoul Circus's US Tour, the Big Apple Circus in New York, Pittsburgh International Children's Festivals, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle InternationalChildren's Festival, and the Silver Dollar City World Festival in Branson, Missouri. The Kenya Wizard Acrobats received a special invitation to perform for President Clinton in the White House. Their outstanding performance earned them a slot on the presidential guest list for future performances. The year also included performances in state fairs such as West Virginia State Fair, Alaska State Fair, Miami Dade County Fair, and the New York Fair. The Kenya Wizard Acrobats have already performed for 23 of the 29 Teams that are in the National Basketball Association, professional basketball circuit, including the six time World Champion Chicago Bulls Team. They have also appeared on numerous television shows including E.S.P.N. Sports Television Network, Crook and Chase Show, and Late Night with David Letterman. This versatile group can perform either indoors or outdoors and are extremely high energy and one of a kind. Very few people have had the opportunity to view Acrobats form Africa and they are by far the most talented and original performers that you could come across.The Kenya Wizard Acrobats are a guaranteed hit with all age groups and all multicultural events. They are especially suited for motivational and high-energy presentations accenting yoLith and positive thinking. The show can be up to 35 minutes in length and features six talented acrobats from Kenya, East Africa who perform a show set to recorded music. The performance highlights interaction with audience with su(,h dances as Flamingo Limbo Bar Dance, Congo Snake Dance, and Skip Rope Jump techniques. They can also perform tumbling, contortion, linking of arms, human pyramids, chair balancing and their acrobatic specialties.