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Students from Adelante School attend a Lively Arts student matinee.

Welcome to the Stanford Lively Arts Community Programs page!

Through a variety of performances, workshops, discussions, and other innovative programs we seek to ignite the spark that will lead to a lifelong engagement with the performing arts for audiences of all ages. Lively Arts K-12 student matinees and professional development workshops for teachers engage the imagination and open horizons in a diversity of art forms for students and teachers alike. Adult education programs bring artists and audiences together for stimulating discussions and explorations of Lively Arts programs. And our community programs provide access to the performing arts for community partners of all ages.

K-12 EDUCATION

”Thanks for the wonderful performance…what a great message for our students… I look forward to coming back for more Lively Arts performances. —Kim Hanley, Teacher, John Gill School, Redwood City

Stanford Lively Arts is pleased to present matinee performances for students in grades K–12 and professional development workshops for teachers. Developed in collaboration with the Palo Alto Unified School District as part of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Art Partners in Education Program, our matinees are designed to engage the imagination and open horizons in a diversity of art forms for students and teachers alike. Each performance is preceded by several weeks by a professional development workshop for teachers that deepens understanding of the programs, and enhances a teacher’s ability to prepare students for the performance. Student matinees are further enriched by on-line study guides for students that encourage learning and reflection in the arts beyond the performance. Matinee performances and teacher workshops are open to students and teachers from all surrounding schools and districts.

Stanford Lively Arts and the Palo Alto Unified School District are members of the Partners in Education Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Selected because of their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of education in and through the arts, the partnership team participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts integral to education.

Upcoming Events
Please check this space in August for a complete schedule of 2009–10 season student matinees and professional development workshops for teachers!

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

”Excellent and extremely informative! Thank you!!“ — Community School of Music and Arts audience member responding to the Jose Limon Dance Company at the CSMA, April 2009

Stanford Lively Arts brings the arts to life for the vibrant and diverse community in which we live. Through our ongoing partnerships with schools and community organizations, Lively Arts provides specially designed programs and performance opportunities for individuals and families throughout the region, including the popular “Informance” series at the Community School for Music and Arts in Mountain View.

Community partners for 2009-10 include:
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
College Track of East Palo Alto
Community School for Music and Arts
Hope House

For additional information regarding community partnerships please contact our Community Engagement Manager, Caroline Girgis at cgirgis@stanford.edu or 650-736-9015.

Upcoming Events
Please check this space in August for information about community events in the 2009–10 season!

ADULT EDUCATION

Stanford Lively Arts provides a range of opportunities for ongoing learning for all audience members. Through a variety of public lectures, pre- and post-performance discussions with the artists and Stanford scholars, and other programs, audience members can deepen their understanding of new works, enhance their knowledge of familiar classics, and hear from the creators and artists involved in bringing these works to life.

Upcoming Events
Please check this space in August for information about community events in the 2009–10 season!