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2008-09 STUDENT MATINEES and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Each year, hundreds of local schoolchildren experience the excitement and wonder of the performing arts by attending Stanford Lively Arts’ student matinee program. Please join us in 2008–09 as we continue to offer comprehensive, interactive teacher education, engaging in-class student preparation, and specially designed performances that, taken together, put multidisciplinary resources and exercises for creative exploration at your fingertips.

All performances take place on the Stanford University campus. Please note the exact location and time as they vary throughout the season.

SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 | 10:30–11:20 am | Memorial Church
Professional development workshop September 17, 2008 | 2:15–4:30 pm featuring Imani Gonzalez, Kennedy Center Teaching Artist
One of South Africa’s most celebrated ensembles, Soweto Gospel Choir represents the best and brightest of Soweto township’s young vocalists. Clapping, dancing, and swaying, the Grammy-award-winning choir is in constant motion as it performs its uniquely South African hybrid of contemporary gospel, regional folk songs, traditional hymns, and international pop hits in half a dozen languages.

BOSTON BRASS AND THE BRASS ALL-STAR BIG BAND
Thursday, December 4, 2008 | 11:00–11:50 am | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
**Cancelled** Professional development workshop November 5, 2008 | 2:15–4:30 pm
In a special big band performance by the Boston Brass, Jazz legend Stan Kenton’s festive tunes ring in the holiday season. With trademark precision and a healthy dose of fun, the core horn quintet (trumpets, French horns, trombones, and tubas) expands to orchestral scale to deliver a playful morning of holiday classics.
// Please download the parking pass for Boston Brass & the Brass All Stars Big Band
// Please download the study guide for Boston Brass & the Brass All Stars Big Band

WORD FOR WORD PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY, MORE STORIES BY TOBIAS WOLFF
Friday, January 9, 2009 | 11:00–11:50 am | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Professional development workshop December 10, 2008 | 3:30–5:30 pm
In a matinee designed for high school students and teachers, Word for Word, the company that turns great literature into great theatre, pairs up with Tobias Wolff, a master of the short story. From the desperate hilarity of a teenage girl’s attempt to create stability in her disintegrating family, to a young boy’s search for refuge, More Stories brings Wolff’s life-affirming storytelling to the stage—word for word.

MAKING BOOKS SING, JOSÉ LIMÓN: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST
Based on the book José! Born to Dance by Susanna Reich and Raúl Colón
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 | 1:00–1:50 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Thursday, February 19, 2009 | 11:00–1:50 am | Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Professional development workshop January 21, 2009 | 2:15–4:30 pm
Making its West Coast debut, the New York–based Making Books Sing is a theater company that commissions and brings to life musicals for children ages 4–14. Productions are based on outstanding contemporary children’s books that honor children—their struggles growing up, their cultural diversity, and their intellect. In this program, audiences follow José Limón’s remarkable path through childhood in Mexico, his immigration and adaptation to the United States, and his struggle to become a painter, and then a dancer, in New York City.
// Please download the parking pass for February 18, 2009
// Please download the parking pass for February 19, 2009

LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
Thursday, April 23, 2009 | 11:00–11:50 am | Memorial Auditorium
Professional development workshop dates to be announced.
Celebrated for its dramatic expression and technical mastery, the Limón Dance Company illustrates the timelessness of the work and vision of Mexican-American dancer and choreographer, José Limón. The Moor's Pavane, one of Limón’s most notable works, is the centerpiece of this matinee, and a perfect introduction to the life and work of this American modern dance pioneer.
// Please download the study guide for Limón Dance Company.
// Please download the parking pass for Limón Dance Company.

Registrations are now being accepted. Please download the order form for details and payment information. For additional information please contact us at livelyartseducation@stanford.edu.