The annual gala and silent auction for Jennifer Muller | The Works will occur on June 4, 2011. Celebrity Committee includes Audra MacDonald and Michael Cerveris. This program will feature a recreation of Jennifer Muller's Lovers, plus special guests Drew Jacoby and Elisa Monte Dance! Check out Jennifer Muller on Facebook!
Concerned about the diminishing presence of arts in education? So am I. This blog will explore the value of adding art to the three R's. It's more than the money; it's humanity.
The John Lennon Peace Wall | Prague 2010
John Lennon Peace Wall | Prague 2010 | Photo by Deborah S. Greenhut
About Me
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- Deborah S. Greenhut, PhD, is a playwright, arts documentarian, and educator who began teaching in a one-room school house in rural New England during 1970. These days you can find me collaborating with urban educators and students, seeking new ways to make education artful. I have consulted on management skills and communication arts in 44 of the United States and 5 provinces in Canada. I believe that people learn more effectively through drama-assisted instruction, and I exploit the Internet to deliver it. The views expressed here are entirely mine and not those of any other institution or organization.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Tired of bullying in your school? You might want to bring this artful music to everyone's attention:
Up To You by 2004 Drama Desk Nominee for music, Eric Rockwell. The best revenge is composing well!
Up To You by 2004 Drama Desk Nominee for music, Eric Rockwell. The best revenge is composing well!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Children, Art, and Dreams
Here's an inspiring story from a woman who rocked Jazz at Lincoln Center last night. Toshiko Akiyoshi, born in Manchuria in 1929, she discovered jazz while playing in a Japanese dance hall, and this discovery began a love affair that earned her fourteen Grammy nominations. Jazz, she explained for program notes," was something that just agreed with me." Together with husband Lew Tabackin, she tours with Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra. The concert climaxed with the final movement from one of her signature compositions,"Hope," from the suite, "Hiroshima." Akiyoshi explained that since 9-11, she has closed every concert with this piece. There's something beyond words that is magical about the arts in a young person's life. This cannot be measured by Access or counted as widgets. Keep the arts alive in your community and your schools. Listen. Connect. We need the arts to help us make sense of the best and the worst of us. To find a way to improvise and move on.
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Jennifer Muller | The Works---Getting ready for the June Gala
Open House on April 17...sneak previews and more! Find out about the choreography of this American icon: www.jmtw.org
Monday, April 2, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Dramatizing the Partition of India: Play by Riti Sachdeva
How difficult it seems to be to compress centuries of history into an evening of heightened drama. Riti Sachdeva renders an epitome of the long-term religious tensions of South Asia in her play, "Parts of Parts of Stitches," currently running at the 14th Street Y. Here's a link to a review.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Jennifer Muller | The Works at Ailey Center March 19
Monday is a great night to catch Jennifer Muller | The Works performing the beautiful "Aria" to the accompaniment of the excellent Da Capo Chamber Players at the Ailey Center. Tickets at Smarttix.
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