Public field trips at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
NOTE TIME CHANGE. PEFORMANCE IS NOW AT 11:00 AM(was at 10:30am)
VocalEssence celebrates the legacy of Marian Anderson, celebrated African American contralto. In 1939, after being refused permission to perform at Constitutional Hall, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt helped Anderson arrange a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. She sang for more than 75,000 people and to a radio audience of millions. In a semi-staged performance, students will learn how Anderson’s undeniable talent...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:30am - 11:30am
The mask is a disguise, but it can also be a useful one; however, all masks fall away and in the end we are left with our true selves. In their newest dance piece, Delfos examines the masks we wear to survive, to love and to endure the world that seems never to want us to take our masks off.
Delfos Danza Contemporánea was founded in 1992 by Mexican choreographers/ dancers Claudia Lavista and Victor Manuel Ruiz. Calling Mazatlán, Mexico homebase, the company is a unique collective of...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:30am - 11:30am
Travel to Louisiana with Grammy award winning artist Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience as they share Creole culture and history through Zydeco music. The Creoles of Southern Louisiana are a blend of African, French, Spanish and Native American people. Playing the accordion, rubboard, drums, keyboard and guitar, Mr. Simien and his band take you on a multicultural musical tour that will have you up and dancing!
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