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Friday, February 14, 2014

Final Public Review of NCCAS Underway

by Laurie Baskin

in Advocacy,Education

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There is an arts education opportunity that the field should know about. The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) is a coalition of national arts and education organizations and media arts representatives that are developing the 2014 National Core Arts Standards, an update of the 1994 National Arts Standards. The new, voluntary grade-by-grade web-based [...]

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Inclusionary Rebellion

by Khanisha Foster

in Diversity & Inclusion

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(This post is a part of the Diversity & Inclusion blog salon led by Online Curator Jacqueline E. Lawton. Check out further Diversity & Inclusion interviews on Jacqueline’s blog. If you are interested in participating in this or any other Circle blog salon, email Gus Schulenburg.) TCG Blog Salon Diversity and Inclusion Program Arc Mixed Race/Culture Theatre JACQUELINE LAWTON: In your [...]

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Why this Philippines Benefit?

by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza February 14, 2014 Activism
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(This post by Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza, Ma-Yi Writers Lab, about the upcoming “Ma-Yi Theater Company & Playwrights Horizons present MGA KASABIHAN / WORDS OF WISDOM: a benefit for the Philippines.” Get your tickets here.) Moments of tragedy call for community-building, not just financial rebuilding. by Mike Lew When the Philippines were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda [...]

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How Many Scenes Does It Take to Connect to a Character?

by Daniel Robert Sullivan February 14, 2014 Fox Fellowships
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(This post is part of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships and Fox Fellowship Circle salon.) A vignette play is easy to conceive, easy to rehearse, and easy to produce. Don’t believe me? Ok, pick a theme or location. Now, brainstorm ten stories or events that are connected to that theme or that place. Use [...]

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