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DMS YOUTH, TEEN, AND<br />

FAMILY EDUCATION<br />

PROGRAM<br />

UMS has a special commitment to educat­<br />

ing the next generation. A number of<br />

programs are offered for K-12 students,<br />

educators, and families to further develop<br />

understanding and exposure to the arts. For<br />

information about the Youth, Teen, and Family<br />

Education Program, visit the website at<br />

www.ums.org, e-mail umsyouth@umich.edu,<br />

or call 734.615.0122.<br />

Youth Performance Series<br />

Designed to enhance the K-12 curriculum,<br />

UMS Youth Performances cover the full spec­<br />

trum of world-class dance, music, and theater.<br />

Schools attending youth performances receive<br />

UMS's nationally recognized study materials<br />

that connect the performance to the classroom<br />

curriculum. The 03/04 Youth Performance<br />

Scries features:<br />

• U Theatre: The Sound of Ocean<br />

Doudou N'Diaye Rose and Les Rosettes<br />

• Regina Carter and Quartet<br />

• Simon Shaheen and Qantara<br />

• Children of Uganda<br />

• Guthrie Theater: Shakespeare's Othello<br />

Girls Choir of Harlem<br />

Educators who wish to be added to the youth<br />

performance mailing list should call<br />

734.615.0122 or e-mail umsyouth@umich.edu,<br />

Primary supporters of the Youth Education<br />

Program are:<br />

A complete listing of Education Program<br />

supporters are listed online at www.ums.org.<br />

UMSexperience 31<br />

Teacher Workshop Series<br />

As part of UMS's ongoing effort to incorporate<br />

the arts into the classroom, local and national<br />

arts educators lead in-depth teacher workshops<br />

designed to increase educators' facility to teach<br />

through and about the arts. UMS is in partner­<br />

ship with the <strong>Ann</strong> <strong>Arbor</strong> Public Schools as part<br />

of the Kennedy Center's Partners in Education<br />

Program. This year's Kennedy Center workshop<br />

series will feature a return engagement by noted<br />

workshop leader Sean Layne, who will lead two<br />

sessions:<br />

• Preparing for Collaboration: Theater Games<br />

and Activities that Promote Team-Building<br />

and Foster Creative and Critical Thinking<br />

• Moments in Time: Bringing Timelines to<br />

Life Through Drama<br />

Workshops focusing on UMS Youth<br />

Performances are:<br />

• Celebrating St. Petersburg led by UMS, U-M<br />

Museum of Art, U-M Center for Russian and<br />

Eastern European Studies, and Wild Swan<br />

Theater<br />

• Introduction to West African Percussion led<br />

by Carol P. Richardson<br />

• Understanding the Arab World and Arab<br />

Americans led by Deana Rabiah, ACCESS<br />

• Arts Advocacy: You Make the Difference led<br />

by Lynda Berg<br />

• Music of the Arab World: An Introduction<br />

led by Simon Shaheen<br />

• Behind the Scenes: Children of Uganda led<br />

by Alexis Hefley and Frank Katoola<br />

For information or to register for a workshop,<br />

please call 734.615.0122 or e-mail<br />

umsyouth@umich.edu.<br />

Special Discounts for Teachers and<br />

Students to Public Performances<br />

UMS offers group discounts to schools attend­<br />

ing evening and weekend performances not<br />

offered through our Youth Education Program.<br />

Please call the Group Sales Coordinator at<br />

734.763.3100 for more information.

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