Calidanza Calidanza is a dynamic Mexican folk dance company that fuses contemporary technique with traditional folk dance to tell compelling stories of the rich cultural traditions in Mexico. In this lively and energetic performance, students will be introduced to traditional Mexican folk and contemporary dance accompanied by valuable information regarding the dances and the reasons behind the traditions. Students will also learn about the distinctive cultural regions of Mexico through dance, music, and lavish, colorful costumes. There is also an interactive component to the performance where some lucky children will learn a dance step while the rest of the students create rhythmic sound. Full of energy, tradition, colors, and fun, this show is a must-have for schools! TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance DATES AVAILABLE: Mondays and Fridays LOGISTICAL NEEDS: microphone; sound system; mp3 or ipod connection (preferred) or CD player that can play music to be heard over the dancers footwork; dressing rooms; indoor stage (preferred) or performance area to accommodate three couples. Sacramento Ballet Sacramento Ballet offers an interactive introduction to dance through a character building program which focuses on the importance of creativity, problem solving, and exploration. We utilize a multi-faceted approach which involves the use of music, costume, mime, audience interaction, and more! Our professional ballet dancers will offer a window into the world of ballet while also making the fine arts accessible to first time participants. TARGET GRADES: K-5 MAX # OF STUDENTS: 350 TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Lecture / Demonstration / Q&A, start after 9:00AM. None in Dec. LOGISTICAL NEEDS: microphone; sound system; CD player; 20 x 20 indoor stage or performance area can be MP room; NO carpet - tile, linoleum, dance floor is acceptable. Spaces must be: cleaned, mopped, dried, and free of debris.
Sacramento Blues Society Sacramento Blues Society's Blues in the Schools (BITS) program provides special opportunities to educate and mentor students in the historical significance of the Blues and its impact on American and World culture and music. In an interactive lecture format interspersed with live performance, local Sacramento professional musicians inform students about Blues music history, song structure, how to put feelings into lyrics and song, and how instruments play together to effectively communicate the Blues. Students sing along, play egg shakers, and ask questions of the band. If the school has a music program, students may get on stage to "jam". Our program can layer knowledge to emphasize middle school educational goals as well as elementary school arts development. BITS Assemblies are an excellent opportunity for schools with our without music instrument instruction. Two same day performances are also available. MAX # OF STUDENTS: preferably 350 or less DURATION: 45-55 minutes TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance/Q&A/Student Participation LOGISTICAL NEEDS: 4 chairs; power source; load-in access for equipment; microphone / sound system (preferred); indoor stage or performance area Sacramento Children s Chorus The internationally acclaimed Sacramento Children s Chorus provides excellence in choral music education and performance opportunities to talented children in the greater Sacramento community. This assembly includes classical, patriotic, traditional African and folk songs utilizing a variety of languages and rhythms. Students experience high caliber music performed by students not much older than they are. Interactive activities include singing along with the choir in several languages, hand and body movements and playing musical instruments. Availability is limited. Please be sure to indicate a second and third choice. TARGET GRADES: K-6 (split K-3 / 4-6) MAX # OF STUDENTS: 400 DURATION: 45-50 minutes TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance / Audience Participation LOGISTICAL NEEDS: microphone; piano; risers, if available; indoor performance area
Sacramento Youth Symphony SYS provides youth the opportunity to learn and perform with introductory, beginning, intermediate and advanced orchestras. In this assembly, the youth orchestra - led by a professional conductor introduces students to styles, color of sounds and the instruments used to produce classical music. Students will see how collective and individual hard work toward a shared goal creates beautiful music and a long-term sense of achievement. Availability is limited. Please be sure to indicate a second and third choice. TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance LOGISTICAL NEEDS: microphone; sound system; 40 chairs; indoor performance area Fenix Drum & Dance Fenix Drum and Dance Company specializes in traditional arts focusing on the music, dance, and theatre of the African Diaspora. From its inception in 2002, Fenix has served the community by offering instruction and performance in West African and Afro-Caribbean music and dance theatre. TARGET GRADES: PreK-8 TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance DATES AVAILABLE: Mondays & Fridays, not available Wednesdays LOGISTICAL NEEDS: PA system; dressing rooms; indoor stage (preferred) or outside performance area; prefers mornings Sacramento Taiko Dan Sacramento Taiko Dan is dedicated to the study, preservation and promotion of traditional and contemporary styles of Taiko drumming, a Japanese style of percussion that combines music, movement and spirit. Assembly #1: Japanese Drumming with Sacramento Taiko Dan. This assembly introduces students to Taiko. Students interact through call-outs (in Japanese), clapping rhythm patterns, and playing the drums on stage. Assembly #2: Persistence Pays Off: Teaching The Value of Persistence Through Japanese Drumming. This assembly emphasizes that practice and persistence are the keys to becoming great at whatever you do. Only offered to schools that have previously had a Taiko Dan assembly.
TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance / Audience Participation LOGISTICAL NEEDS: microphone; sound system; CD player; indoor stage or performance area; water for performers Tsubaki Ensemble In Japanese Drumming, Folk Music, & Dance, Tsubaki artists will play songs on traditional Japanese instruments and demonstrate how movements were used to tell a story in the folk dances of Japan. Students will be taught simple hand movements of a dance that they will do along with the artists. These Japanese traditions will be connected to the students of today by creating a new dance based on movements that tell the story of the students day culminating in the performance of a traditional and modern fusion piece with taiko drums and other Japanese instruments. NO outdoor performances TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance / Audience Participation DATES AVAILABLE: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday; mornings LOGISTICAL NEEDS: 2 microphones; microphone stand (if available); sound system; indoor stage or performance area; water for performers. No outdoor performances. Tuba Tunes: Transforming Sound into Music Join Julian Dixon, Principal Tuba of the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, as he shares his life as a professional musician and leads students through an inquiry into how sound waves are created and transformed into musical ideas that create moods, describe characters, and tell stories. Students will experiment with how vibration is generated, manipulated and refined, using common objects and the tuba, the biggest of the brass instruments. They will also discover how the structure of the instrument affects sound quality and the basic principles of how music is created on (brass) wind instruments. Mr. Dixon brings basic science to life as he shows off the tuba as a fun, versatile musical instrument with an important role in music. TARGET GRADES: 3-8 TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance/Demo/ Audience Participation DATES AVAILABLE: Mornings: Wednesdays, Thursdays; (SPRING: M-W-F) LOGISTICAL NEEDS: armless chair, small table, hand cart; microphone; microphone stand (if available); CD player (if available); indoors only performance area: multipurpose room or classroom; Wi-Fi Access
Pan United Youth Movement In 2004, Shawn Thwaites founded Pan United Youth Movement (PUYM), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, to empower under-served youth with essential life skills through music education and performance. With the support of PUYM, Thwaites founded three youth steel orchestras: Virginia All Steel Orchestra (VASO), Washington National Steel Orchestra (WNSO), and Youth Empowerment Steel (YES) Orchestra. VASO and WNSO have performed throughout the United States. Some of their favorite past performance venues include Disney World and Universal Studios. In 2009, Shawn led a music workshop with Esperanza Spalding at the University of Maryland, featuring PUYM students. Currently, PUYM is supporting the YES Orchestra in Sacramento, California TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance/Audience Participation DATES AVAILABLE: Monday - Friday LOGISTICAL NEEDS: 3 Microphones (if available); small table and stool (if available); electrical outlet; indoor stage or performance area; water B Street Theatre The B Street School Tour is a fully self-contained professional theatre troupe that travels to schools to perform assemblies, which include live theatre performances with set and costumes. Assembly #1: Mathematical Madness (October 15 December 14, 2018) From Eratosthenes work with prime numbers, to Aryabhata's calculations of pi, to Ada Lovelace's first attempts at a computer and Albert Einstein's figuring of E=MC2, the B Street School Tour returns with a hysterical, zany collection of short plays that takes you through the history of math. Assembly #2: History Extravaganza 5 (January 13 - March 8, 2019) From ancient Greece to the California Gold Rush, from Medieval Europe to the Making of a New Nation, and onto the Industrial Revolution! Enjoy this veritable buffet of select plays written by students of ALL grade levels based on topics tied directly to curriculum. Assembly #3: Fantasy Festival 33 (March 25 May 31, 2019). Now in our 33rd year! The winning plays of our annual playwriting contest for kids. Behold the extraordinary results of putting a professional theatre s staff at the service of young writers talents. MAX # OF STUDENTS: 450 TYPE OF EXPERIENCE: Performance / Q&A DATES AVAILABLE: SEE ABOVE LOGISTICAL NEEDS: electrical outlet; restroom facilities separate from those used by children under 18; indoor stage or performance area
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DANCE Calidanza Fenix Drum & Dance Sacramento Ballet Tsubaki Ensemble K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MUSIC Sacramento Blues Society Sacramento Children s Chorus Sacramento Youth Symphony Fenix Drum & Dance Pan United Sacramento Taiko Dan Tsubaki Ensemble Tuba Tunes K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 THEATRE B Street Theatre
Assembly Request Form RETURN BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 for priority scheduling EMAIL TO: droofner@cityofsacramento.org SCHOOL INFORMATION DISTRICT: EGUSD RSD SCUSD TRUSD NAME OF SCHOOL: ADDRESS: CONTACT INFORMATION Check the box in front of the names of the primary contacts for scheduling. PRINCIPAL: EMAIL: PHONE: OFFICE MGR: EMAIL: PHONE: LEAD TEACHER: EMAIL: PHONE: OTHER CONTACT: EMAIL: PHONE: TITLE: SCHEDULING INFORMATION CAPACITY OF MULTIPURPOSE/ASSEMBLY ROOM: SCHOOL START TIME: LUNCH START TIME: SCHOOL END TIME: LUNCH END TIME: TOTAL # OF K-8 STUDENTS: REQUEST 1 ST CHOICE ORGANIZATION/ARTIST: POSSIBLE DATES AND TIMES: GRADE LEVELS ATTENDING: NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING: REQUEST 2 nd CHOICE ORGANIZATION/ARTIST: POSSIBLE DATES AND TIMES: GRADE LEVELS ATTENDING: NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING: REQUEST 3 rd CHOICE ORGANIZATION/ARTIST: POSSIBLE DATES AND TIMES: GRADE LEVELS ATTENDING: NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING: