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Project/Program <br />Summary <br />This grant proposal is to help bring in two arts events for the students at <br />Ephesus Elementary for the 2023-24 school year. <br />Arts Event 1: W e would like to bring Tarish Pipkins a.k.a. Jeghetto, a <br />Durham-based puppetry artist and performer. Pipkins has worked with <br />Paperhand Puppet Intervention, and his puppets have appeared in popular <br />music videos and programming – including puppet versions of Missy Elliott, <br />Pharell, and Alec Baldwin. Tarish is a former teacher for students with <br />special needs, and his passion is “promoting oneness through the magic of <br />puppetry.” His shows feature hand-made puppets crafted from a variety of <br />recycled and found materials, set to vivid and lively shows that combine <br />music, theater, history, and culture. <br />Arts Event 2: The Curious Theatre Collective tells the stories of remarkable <br />women through original theater programming, inspiring young audiences to <br />follow their curiosity, persevere through challenges, and believe in the <br />power of their imagination. Their work combines theater and song with <br />topics of social and scientific weight. W e would like to bring in Curious <br />Theatre Collective to perform “Sally’s Ride: To Space and Beyond!” <br />Budget: <br />Jeghetto: $2,000 for three shows <br />Curious Theatre Collective: $1,312.50 for two shows <br />Total: $3,312.50 <br />Project Start Date <br />(no earlier than July <br />1, 2023) <br />September 1, 2023 <br />Project End Date (no <br />later than June 30, <br />2024) <br />June 1, 2024 <br />Project Goals Our goal is to bring a diverse range of performers into our school who can <br />enrich the students’ perspectives on the arts, while providing creative links <br />to the curriculum they are studying in the classrooms. W e want an arts <br />program that is inclusive; explores the diversity in our community and <br />world; and brings a multi-disciplinary approach to learning. <br />Cirruculum and <br />Enrichment <br />Art Event 1: Jeghetto has five shows that he performs in theaters, schools, <br />and libraries. W e’d like to bring him in to perform “Jeghetto’s W orkshop” for <br />our younger students (grades K-3) and “A Conversation with Frederick <br />Douglass'' for our older students (grades 4 and 5). <br />Art Event 2: The Curious Theatre Collective’s show “Sally’s Ride: To <br />Space and Beyond!’ combines music, audience participation, and narrative <br />to show students how far they can go when following their curiosity and <br />believe in the power of imagination. In addition to learning all about Sally <br />Ride’s life as the first female American astronaut to go to space, audience <br />members will glimpse the past, present, and future of space exploration <br />while meeting women like Mae Jemison and Valentina Tereshkova. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: CE3CD08D-DF07-4FDB-8ACB-5F50B4873DFD