Kravis-On-The-Road

For the 12th consecutive school year, Kravis-on-the-Road is taking arts education programming into the classroom and into the lives of many students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience live theatre. The array of top quality performances brings stories to life, celebrates diverse cultures of the world and addresses character education.

Here's how it works:

1. Appropriate community venues are identified by Kravis Education Department staff for Kravis-on-the-Road productions.

2. Public and private elementary and middle schools located in the vicinity of selected venues are invited to attend performances.

3. Order Forms addressed to school Arts Ambassadors are faxed to invited schools. Order Forms must be completed and faxed back to 561-833-9630. Orders are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

4. Teachers will receive Order Confirmations by mail only if their orders have been processed. Unfilled orders are automatically wait listed.

5. A Post-Performance Unit of Study must be submitted to the Kravis Center no later than four weeks following the date of performance.

Admission is free-of-charge for students and chaperones.

Bussing for Palm Beach County public schools is provided by the Kravis Center.

(See the "Transportation Info" link on the top of the S*T*A*R Series page for more information.)
Bussing and Transportation sponsored by
Herbert and Elaine Gimelstob

ONCE UPON A TIME … IN FLORIDA
Monday through Friday, October 4-8
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Music, Native American Studies, Social Studies, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: MU.E.2.2, SS.4.A.1.1, SS.4.A.3.1, SS.4.A.5.1, SS.4.A.6.3, TH.C.1.2, TH.D.1.2, TH.E.1.2
We got some tales for tellin’,
Some are tall and some are true.
But we won’t tell you which is which,
We’ll leave that up to you.
So begins this delightful version of the popular production, Once Upon a Time … In Florida, which brings five tales of our great state vividly to life. How? With storytelling, pantomime, music, drama, and even some audience participation! The energetic cast invites students to decipher fact from fiction and to enter a world that provides a unique insight into the history and folklore of their home state.
Sponsored by Suzanne G. Reis Arts Education Fund

SAN JOSE TAIKO
Thursday, November 4 at 10:30 am and noon at The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Theater
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: K-2 3-5
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Multicultural Studies, Music, Social Studies
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: MU.C.1.1, MU.E.2.1, MU.C.1.2, MU.E.2.2, SS.3.G.4.4
The music of San Jose Taiko weaves traditional Japanese sounds with the beat of world rhythms. At San Jose Taiko, Japanese, African, Balinese, Latin, American rock and jazz merge to produce an innovative contemporary sound. With the power and beauty of taiko at its center, San Jose Taiko aims to transcend cultural boundaries and to foster a greater understanding of Japanese-American culture.

GLENIS REDMOND
TRIBUTARY
Monday and Tuesday, December 6-7
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 6-8
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Language Arts, Multicultural Studies, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: LA.6.2.1.1, LA.7.2.1.1, LA.8.2.1.1, TH.C.1.3
Glenis Redmond stomps, dances, shouts and sings her poetry across the stage! Her poetry traces her own story, beginning with the immediate people in her life. Poems such as “Mama’s Magic” and “Not My Brother” detail not only her love for those close to her, but tell a historical narrative. The etymology of the word tributary appropriately means “one who pays tribute” it also means a “stream that flows into a larger body.” Glenis’ performances of her poetry serve as a poetic link, becoming a small stream of her ancestry; acting as tributary, unknowingly connected to a greater ebb and flow.

STORYMAKERS’
VIRTUE REALITY
Monday through Friday, May 9-20
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: One hour
RECOMMENDED GRADE LEVEL: 3-5
SUGGESTED CURRICULUM: Character Education, Language Arts, Music, Theatre
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS: HE.3.B.2.1, HE.4.B.2.1, HE.5.B.2.1, LA.3.2.1.1, LA.5.2.1.1, SS.5.A.4.6, SS.5.A.5.4, SS.5.C.2.1, TH.C.1.2, TH.E.1.2
Step right up, let’s talk about the virtues! What’s that you say? What’s this virtue thing, anyway? Well, lads and lasses, step right up, spin the Wheel of Virtue and you’re sure to find out! We’ll do a little “character education” with our “characters” to see which virtues they might have and which ones they might need to come by. Now get this! Your students will spin the wheel to decide what stories we tell. So, step right up to meet the famous and the not so famous, the real and not-so-real, the good and not-so-good, as we learn what Virtue Reality is all about.

Everybody’s guaranteed to win … or lose.