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DocuSign Envelope ID: FBE59735-B91D-4458-ABBA-952977038A66 <br /> Puppets; "Didgeridoo Down Under", to be presented Wednesday, January 6, by Rob Thomas and <br /> Tanya Gerard; and "Meet Dr. King", to be performed on Friday, February 26, by Bright Star Theatre.* <br /> We are requesting this grant to help defray the cost of putting on the two remaining shows of the <br /> current school year. <br /> Didgeridoo Down Under ($1550) <br /> January 6, 2016 Genre: Music, interactive educational program Grades: K-8 <br /> Curriculum Connections: Guidance/Character-Building, Music Education, World Cultures, Social <br /> Studies/History <br /> Description: Didgeridoo Down Under is a unique show that combines Australian music, culture, <br /> science, literacy development, puppetry, comedy, character building, anti-bullying and <br /> audience participation. The didgeridoo, usually a hollowed-out tree trunk, has been played by <br /> Aboriginal Australians for at least 1,500 years, and is known for its otherworldly sound. But <br /> DDU is much more than music. It's interactive, educational, motivational and super fun ... a <br /> one-of-a-kind "edu-tainment" experience! (50 minutes) <br /> Meet Dr. King (Bright Star Children's Theatre - $1150) <br /> February 26, 2016 Genre: Theatre Grades: PreK-5 <br /> Curriculum Connections: Social Studies/History, Guidance/Character-Building, Theatre Arts, African <br /> American History <br /> Description: For your youngest audiences we introduce this much anticipated production that <br /> celebrates the life and work of Dr. King in an accessible and easy to follow story. Students will <br /> learn about key moments in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from his childhood in Atlanta, <br /> Georgia and the important lessons passed down by his father, to some of his greatest <br /> moments as an inspiring leader. Meet Dr. King is the perfect introduction to an American hero <br /> and will inspire young audiences to use peace, leadership and conflict resolution in their own <br /> schools and communities. <br /> Along with our fall Cultural Assembly, these programs were chosen to balance diversity of content <br /> and medium with an evenly dispersed booking schedule through the year. Further considerations <br /> included programs that complimented the school curriculum as well as programs that would <br /> encourage students to understand their place in the world in a new way: "ELECTRICITY!": the creation <br /> of new ideas and inventions and how these ideas have contributed to the modern world; "Digeridoo <br /> Down Under": awareness of other cultures and values, tolerance to individual differences, and anti- <br /> bullying; "Meet Dr. King": a profile of a national hero, his work and life, and his ability to help an entire <br /> nation create new social norms.* <br /> *Although already concluded, a brief description of the fall performance of"ELECTRICITY!" is being included because <br /> it is part of the series of Cultural Arts Presentations being presented at Ephesus. <br />