2016-460-E Arts - Ephesus Elem. School PTA - Spring 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:85BAA72B-7C62-4B2E-AB73-08822718381 E Resumes of Key artists and administrators involved in grant funded program Noel James, Interim School and Family Programs Coordinator, The ArtsCenter The ArtsCenter began in 1974 and now serves more than 93,000 annually. This unique not- for-profit community gathering place offers opportunities in Arts Classes for Adults and Youth, Summer Arts Camps & Afterschool Arts Immersion, Family-Friendly Performances, Artist Residencies, School Shows, Concerts, Theater Productions, and Gallery Exhibits. Aesop Bops! David Gonzalez www.davidgonzalez.com David Gonzalez is a professional storyteller, poet, playwright, musician and public speaker. He is a cultural ambassador for the US State Department, and is the proud recipient of the International Performing Arts for Youth "Lifetime Achievement Award for Sustained Excellence". Mr. Gonzalez was named a Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for "Unique Theatrical Experience" for The Frog Bride. David has created numerous productions, including the critically acclaimed iSofrito! with The Latin Legends Band, and MytholoJazz, both of which enjoyed sold-out runs at New Victory Theater. Sleeping Beauty was co-commissioned by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Brooklyn College, and The McCallum Theater. David was a featured performer at the National Storytelling Festival, and appeared for three seasons at the Royal National Theatre in London. The Man of the House was commissioned by, and premiered at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2013. Mr. Gonzalez' work Double Crossed: The Saga of the St. Louis toured nationally, including a run at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. As If the Past Were Listening, was in Lincoln Center Institute's repertory for three seasons.Finding North, commissioned by the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park ran at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. He co-wrote Marie!, an Afro- Cuban musical won the Macy's "New Play Prize for Young Audiences." David is also the librettist for Rise for Freedom!, produced at the Cincinnati Opera, and wrote and produced Jimi and Mr. B, a musical commissioned by the Empire State Plaza Performing Arts Center. His poems for The Carnival of the Animals with classical piano virtuoso Frederic Chui, premiered in 2008. David was the host of New York Kids on WNYC for eight seasons, earned his doctorate from New York University's School of Education, and worked as a music therapist with handicapped children for many years. David's poetry project (City of Dreams) has performed at colleges, festivals and theaters throughout the country. He is currently the Artistic Director of Crisalida Community Arts Project, McCallum Theatre (CA). Origami Tales Kuniko Yamamoto http://kunikotheater.com A native of Japan, Kuniko Yamamoto received her Bachelor of Psychology from Otani University of Kyoto, Japan in 1983. She started performing professionally in her hometown of Osaka, where she grew up studying traditional dance, music and theater. She has received national exposure performing Japanese Storytelling at the Silk Road International Exposition and on Kansai National television. The following year Kuniko traveled to the United States to study with Tony Montanaro, highly respected mime and actor. Then three years after began touring with Leland Faulkner Light Theater where she helped present lavish stage illusions and brought ancient tales to life with shadows and magic. For the next five years she has performed constantly in theaters, schools, colleges, and festivals across the country. In 1992, Kuniko left the Faulkner Light Theater troupe to move to Florida. In the last two decades she has been presenting her programs throughout the United States, also recognized by the Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina of Arts Council since 2000. A passionate origami folder, Kuniko received Tempo Award from Origami USA in 2007.