Keith is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara). In a residency, he teaches children about Native American traditions through songs, stories, and hands-on experiences with beadwork or quillwork. Older students have the option of learning Native American flute carving and basic playing techniques. In both cases, students learn about color and symbolism.
Sergei Shaphoval, dressed in a traditional Russian folk costume, begins by pinpointing Russia on a world map and noting its relationship with the United States and the former Soviet Union. A full-color slide presentation offers a kaleidoscopic look at Moscow. A short video highlights a traditional folk dance. Participants experience the Cryillic alphabet. A live demonstration of Russian folk instruments - the Garmoshka, Balalaika, flutes, and Bayan/button accordion - gets students participating in folk dancing and playing authentic musical instruments.
Additional Cultural Kaleidoscope residencies include:
Australian Kaleidoscope
Ukranian Kaleidoscope
Irish Kaleidoscope
The Cultural Kaleidoscope
Kansas City, Missouri
Phone: (816) 363-6547
Email: margietritt@kc.rr.com
In his school assembly program, called The Hoop of Life, Kevin Locke brings together three aspects of traditional Lakota arts: music, dancing and storytelling. Kevin uses the legend of the Eagle to teach about the nobility of the human spirit, Native sign language to show how to bridge communication barriers, and his world-renowned Hoop Dance to convey the interconnectedness of all the world’s peoples. The assembly is at once a depiction of Lakota heritage and universal values. It’s all packaged in a fun, dramatic, athletic, visually-stimulating presentation that also features audience interaction, when Kevin invites students to join him in "Hoop Dancing 101." Kevin has presented this program to over one million children worldwide. It’s targeted for K-8, and is appropriate for high school with some modifications.
Sowah Mensah, an accomplished performer, composer, and director has taught music in both Ghana and Nigeria and is currently a music professor at both Macalester College and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. With over 20 years of residency experience, Sowah has worked with pre-schools, elementary, high school, and college level students exploring the sounds, music, and culture of Africa. Teachers and students participate in hands-on instruction using drums, gyil (traditional xylophones), assorted Orff instruments and dance. Culminating performances include traditional Ghanaian singing games, songs with optional harmony, percussion accompaniment, gyil ensembles, and traditional Ghanaian dance.
Debi’s enthusiasm, creativity, and humor shine when she shares the love of her Scottish-Irish heritage. An apprenticed Gaelic harpist, Debi uses Celtic music, stories, and creative dramatics to teach her heritage. Activities include Irish sing-along, creative dramatics through Celtic folk tales, learning "The Book of Kells," and Celtic Knot works.
Margreat Sam carries and shares the essence of India through her residency work. She maintains her heritage by teaching elaborate henna painting and Bharatanatyam, a traditional storytelling dance of India where every hand gesture, facial expression, and dance step conveys parts of a traditional narrative. Margreat wishes to immerge her students into a world of Art, Culture and tradition. Growing up in the midst of the traditions of celebrations and dance, she is graciously and enthusiastically willing to share her culture with others. Margreat’s greatest wish is to pass on to others the vast knowledge she has and inspire them to keep artful traditions alive.
Margreat Sam
Moorhead, MN
Phone:
(218) 790-0041
E-mail: bombaymarg@aol.com
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Keith is a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara). In a residency, he teaches children about Native American traditions through songs, stories, and hands-on experiences with beadwork or quillwork. Older students have the option of learning Native American flute carving and basic playing techniques. In both cases, students learn about color and symbolism.
Sergei Shaphoval, dressed in a traditional Russian folk costume, begins by pinpointing Russia on a world map and noting its relationship with the United States and the former Soviet Union. A full-color slide presentation offers a kaleidoscopic look at Moscow. A short video highlights a traditional folk dance. Participants experience the Cryillic alphabet. A live demonstration of Russian folk instruments - the Garmoshka, Balalaika, flutes, and Bayan/button accordion - gets students participating in folk dancing and playing authentic musical instruments.
In his school assembly program, called The Hoop of Life, Kevin Locke brings together three aspects of traditional Lakota arts: music, dancing and storytelling. Kevin uses the legend of the Eagle to teach about the nobility of the human spirit, Native sign language to show how to bridge communication barriers, and his world-renowned Hoop Dance to convey the interconnectedness of all the world’s peoples. The assembly is at once a depiction of Lakota heritage and universal values. It’s all packaged in a fun, dramatic, athletic, visually-stimulating presentation that also features audience interaction, when Kevin invites students to join him in "Hoop Dancing 101." Kevin has presented this program to over one million children worldwide. It’s targeted for K-8, and is appropriate for high school with some modifications.
Sowah Mensah, an accomplished performer, composer, and director has taught music in both Ghana and Nigeria and is currently a music professor at both Macalester College and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. With over 20 years of residency experience, Sowah has worked with pre-schools, elementary, high school, and college level students exploring the sounds, music, and culture of Africa. Teachers and students participate in hands-on instruction using drums, gyil (traditional xylophones), assorted Orff instruments and dance. Culminating performances include traditional Ghanaian singing games, songs with optional harmony, percussion accompaniment, gyil ensembles, and traditional Ghanaian dance.
Debi’s enthusiasm, creativity, and humor shine when she shares the love of her Scottish-Irish heritage. An apprenticed Gaelic harpist, Debi uses Celtic music, stories, and creative dramatics to teach her heritage. Activities include Irish sing-along, creative dramatics through Celtic folk tales, learning "The Book of Kells," and Celtic Knot works.
Margreat Sam carries and shares the essence of India through her residency work. She maintains her heritage by teaching elaborate henna painting and Bharatanatyam, a traditional storytelling dance of India where every hand gesture, facial expression, and dance step conveys parts of a traditional narrative. Margreat wishes to immerge her students into a world of Art, Culture and tradition. Growing up in the midst of the traditions of celebrations and dance, she is graciously and enthusiastically willing to share her culture with others. Margreat’s greatest wish is to pass on to others the vast knowledge she has and inspire them to keep artful traditions alive.