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GRANTS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
New York State Council on the Arts has awarded
a grant to Tilles Center to help support the School
Partnership program at Gribbin School in Glen
Cove and Archer St. School in Freeport, two partner
schools with the largest enrollments. Over six
hundred K – 4th grade students will have opportunities
to participate in workshops and attend
performances at Tilles Center.
Tilles Center and Eastern Suffolk BOCES have
partnered to implement the second year of a
multi-year U.S. Department of Education grant
which uses the arts to encourage creativity and
collaboration in all areas of teaching and learning.
Second graders from three schools in William
Floyd district and one school in Riverhead
district are participating in the program.
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C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548
tillescenter.org
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2011-12 Season
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SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY
AND IMAGINATIVE LEARNING
Tilles Center’s School Partnership
program, modeled on the highly acclaimed
aesthetic education program
of Lincoln Center Institute, is now
in its eleventh year. The program is a
comprehensive approach to teaching
and learning about the arts, applicable
to all grade levels and academic disciplines.
Teaching artists and teachers
work together to plan and design
projects which encourage students
Deasy Elementary School, Glen Cove
to explore their own artistic capabilities
and gain insights into the creative process. Experiential in-school
workshops are combined with attendance at professional performances
at Tilles Center and viewing art works at museums. Through classroom
activities, students strengthen essential skills, including abstract and
critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, problem solving and communication,
all of which align with the new Common Core Standards
required by New York State’s Education Department.
FAMILY FUN GOES GLOBAL!
2011-12 SEASON
WHAT TEACHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP
“We have just finished our participation with Tilles Center. The students
were enthusiastic and cooperative. I am excited to see my students learning
about trust, cooperation, collaboration and fun - and all within the
context of our school day. Thanks for allowing me to participate with my
class in this program! -ESL & Bilingual Math teacher, Freeport High School
Our Family Fun series of events presents outstanding performances from around
the world. Children and parents were captivated by Dinosaur Petting Zoo from
Australia, Golden Dragon Acrobats from China, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s
A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle, as
well as Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, MOMIX Botanica, and New York
Theatre Ballet’s Alice in Wonderland Follies. Children and parents also joined in
some “serious fun” at special interactive pre-performance Family Workshops, designed
specifically to complement each performance.
With our new Passport program, families can journey together through an exciting
world of family-friendly music, dance and theater! Families who attend a
Tilles Center family program can get their passports stamped at the “Customs
Table” in the Tilles Center atrium. Collect stamps in your passport and receive
prizes, special discounts and even a backstage tour!

RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE GILBERT AND
ROSE TILLES ENDOWMENT FOR ARTS EDUCATION
Thanks to the generous
support of the
Gilbert and Rose
Tilles Endowment
for Arts Education,
LIU Post residency
programs benefit
from the many
world-class artists
who perform at
Tilles Center. This season, many programs provided unique
opportunities for LIU Post students to learn new techniques
and gain insights into the professional world of performance.
• In October, the State Symphony Capella of Russia and
Maestro Polyansky worked with Professor Mark Shapiro’s
choir in a master class.
Herbie Hancock
• In November, the Talich Quartet
worked with LIU Post music
students and held “A Career in
Performance” session.
• In December, MOMIX offered
a rich experience for LIU Post
students. A master class, led by
dancer Sarah Nachbauer and a
Performance PLUS! talk with
Moses Pendleton, Artistic Director
of MOMIX, were highlights.
• In February, LIU Post string majors and Plainview-Old
Bethpage High School students worked with Black Violin
artists in improvisational sessions. LIU Post X-Factor Step
Team and dance department students participated in a stepping
class with Step Afrika! Also in February, Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra’s Assistant Conductor Maestro Thomas
Hong held a rehearsal and coaching session with Maureen
Hynes’ LIU Post Orchestra and a master class with the
Herricks High School string quartet.
• In March, LIU Post dance students participated in a master
class with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. And
in conjunction with
the Herbie Hancock
performance, the 1st
Annual LIU Post Jazz
Day was held and students
from LIU Post,
as well as local high
school jazz ensembles,
participated in
workshops and clinics
with jazz experts.
Step Afrika! master class
Black Violin master class
WORKING TOGETHER
Campus Connections provide unique collaborations between
Tilles Center and the LIU Post campus. In 2011-
12, Associate Professor Karen Ogulnick and Adjunct
Professor Floyd Kessler invited Tilles Center teaching
artist Patti Dunham to work with their students, future
teachers of ESL/Bilingual Education.
Other collaborations included post-performance “Meet
and Greets” for Professor Michelle Mallardi’s Musical
Theater students with Linda Eder, Adjunct Professor
Floyd Kessler’s T.E.S.O.L students with Golden Dragon
Acrobats, and T.K. Blue’s Jazz Studies students with Herbie
Hancock.
AESTHETIC EDUCATION SUMMER SEMINAR!
This past summer, an enthusiastic group of twenty K-12
educators attended Tilles Center’s aesthetic education
Creative Classrooms seminar. This annual one-week “journey
of imaginative learning” is open to educators of all levels
and disciplines, school and district administrators, curriculum
specialists, artists and arts administrators. It is also
the starting point for teachers who are joining Tilles Center’s
School Partnership program.
Aesthetic education is a process-based approach that encourages
active, experiential, student-centered learning.
Participants are encouraged to “take off their teacher hats,”
be students themselves, and explore, create, observe, listen,
question and reflect. Facilitated by trained Tilles Center
teaching artists, participants explore the creative process
through guided activities that balance aesthetic education
philosophy and practice, activity and reflection, and personal
and group inquiries.
Highlights of the seminar included a performance of Cuentos,
Tales from the Latino World by nationally acclaimed
master storyteller David Gonzalez, as well as a visit to the
Nassau County Museum of Art to explore the photography
of Richard Avedon and others.
Summer Seminar

2011 TILLES SCHOLARS
Six young Long Island musicians were named Tilles Scholars,
following a competitive audition process that was held
under the auspices of Tilles Center for the Performing
Arts. Each student received partial financial support to attend
the 2011 LIU Post Chamber Music Festival.
Directed by Dr. Susan Deaver, the festival is an intensive
three-week program that focuses on the study and performance
of the standard chamber music repertoire. The
Tilles Scholars program is made possible by the Gilbert
and Rose Tilles Endowment for Arts Education.
CLARA ZAHLER, CAMPUS ARTS LIAISON
We welcome Clara Zahler, who joins
Tilles Center as Campus Arts Liaison.
Clara will work to enhance and extend
Tilles Center’s outreach to LIU Post
students, faculty and staff, through
both academic and extra-curricular
Clara Zahler
programs. Clara is an accomplished
violinist and has performed professionally as a soloist and
chamber musician. Clara also has extensive experience in
arts education in grades K-12 as well as college teaching
experience.
SUBSIDIZED TICKETS FOR LIU FACULTY & STUDENTS
Campus Connections, an initiative of Tilles Center Arts
Education, encourages LIU faculty to enhance their curriculum
with Tilles Center performances. Tilles Center
underwrites the cost of tickets to performances that faculty
members assign as part of their coursework. To obtain
tickets, faculty should download the Faculty Ticket Request
form at tillescenter.org (click on the EDUCATION
link, then Faculty Ticket Request.)
“Tilles Center’s ticket subsidy program is an integral part of creating smart,
passionate and informed dancers in the Dance Studies program.”
-Cheryl Halliburton-Beatty, Associate Professor, Dance Studies Program
Co-Director, Post Concert Dance Company
HIGH 5!
High 5! Tickets to the Arts makes the arts affordable and accessible
for young audiences. With a valid High 5! card, students
between the ages of 13 and 19 can purchase $5 tickets
for many Tilles Center events. For additional information,
contact Tilles Center (516.299.3100) or the Long Island Arts
Council at Freeport (www.liacfreeport.org).
Thanks!
SWING FOR KIDS 2011
Tilles Center’s annual Golf & Tennis Outing last June
raised $129,941 for Arts Education, helping to support
many programs including residencies, workshops, professional
development and the Tilles Scholars program. A big
THANK YOU! to all the participants and businesses that
supported this important event.
Tilles Scholars Stephanie Turner, Valerie Chen (cello-Syosset),
Maureen Hynes, Andrew Wee (violin-Glen Head), Megan Lyons
(flute/piccolo-Greenvale), Peter Tilles, Kenta Nomura (violin-
Westbury), Justin Wong (cello-Rockville Centre), Christine Suh
(violin-Great Neck), Dale Stuckenbruck, Susan Deaver
WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE -
STEP AFRIKA! AND BLACK VIOLIN
Two critically-acclaimed groups came together, for one
night only, at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts. Step Afrika!,
the first professional company in the world dedicated
to the tradition of stepping, and Black Violin, a three-time
Apollo-winning duo, shared the stage, in an evening filled
with dynamic dance and the ultimate synergy between classical
and hip-hop music.
STUDENT ART EXHIBITS
Tilles Center’s Patrons Lounge is once again transformed
into a gallery filled with exciting student art. A rotating
series of exhibits, highlighting works by students from
local K–12 schools, is on view through mid-June 2012.
Stop in before a show and take a look!
PERFORMANCE PLUS!
Engaging, inspiring and informative, our popular pre-performance
series continues this season. Artists, educators, artistic
directors and company “insiders”
share their knowledge, experience and
passion for their craft, bringing new
insights to each performance. Performance
PLUS! tickets can be purchased
by mail, in person, by fax (516.299.3817)
or by phone (516.299.3100). Join us at
these events and enhance your performance
experiences.
Tilles Center Arts Education Staff
Elliott Sroka, Executive Director
Stephanie Turner, Director of Arts Education
Deborah Robbins, Assistant Director of
Arts Education; Newsletter Coordinator
Marc Courtade, Business Manager and Artistic
Director, Performance PLUS!
Clara Zahler, Campus Arts Liaison
Emily Lembo, Arts Education Associate
Photo by Gina Motisi
Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Arts Education
LIU Post
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548-1300
Visit our website
TillesCenter.org
or call 516.299.2752
for more information on our programs.
SCHOOL-TIME PERFORMANCES SELL OUT!
Thousands of pre-K–12th grade students continue to experience
the joys of live music, dance and theater at Tilles Center each year.
Presenting internationally acclaimed companies from the U.S. and
abroad, the 2011-12 School-Time Performances included Mufaro’s
Beautiful Daughters, A Christmas Carol, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary
Musical, MOMIX Botanica, Alice in Wonderland Follies, Step
Afrika!, Golden Dragon Acrobats, Romeo and Juliet, and others.
Dinosaur Petting Zoo, an eye-popping, jaw-dropping show, made
its U.S. debut at Tilles Center with record setting sales. Presented
by the Australian company Erth, Dinosaur Petting Zoo transported
kids and adults on an interactive, prehistoric journey through
an amazing cast of dinosaurs. Children got up close and personal
with amazingly life-like puppets brought to life via various forms
Dinosaur Petting Zoo
of human powered puppetry.
All School-Time Performances
are accompanied by comprehensive
study guides to help
teachers enrich the experience for
their students. For additional information,
go to tillescenter.org (click on the
EDUCATION link).
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“Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where
no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort
and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You cannot get there by
bus, only by hard work, risking and by not quite knowing what you
are doing. What you will discover will be wonderful: Yourself.”
-Alan Alda, actor
TILLES CENTER ARTS EDUCATION
Arts Education programs at Tilles Center share these common goals: to allow participants to
experience the performing arts firsthand, and to develop a greater awareness of how the arts
relate to our lives and the world. Professional performances by world-class artists are enhanced
by in-school artist workshops and residencies, professional development workshops
for educators and intensive school partnerships. Students who participate in our programs
range from elementary school through college level. Enriching events are also scheduled for
adult audiences. Our programs encourage self-expression, in the belief that the arts provide
insight into the nature of human experience and are essential to every learner, at every age.