OSU Dance in the Community
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2015-05-06
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Ohio State University. Office of Outreach and Engagement
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The Department of Dance recognizes a responsibility to build public understanding and appreciation of dance as a diverse creative, cultural, and educational expression. In pursuit of this goal, the department tours to area K-12 schools, performs in downtown theatres, takes projects to prisons, community centers, and galleries, and brings children to campus and to the theatres for their own immediate experiences with dance.
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IMPACT. 1: Select OSU dance majors spend 3 months preparing a 1-hour concert of contemporary dance to tour to 7-8 area public schools. They also prepare a study guide for the teachers. -- 2. Each year, 800 students from schools in the greater Columbus area are bussed in to the Young People's Concert at the Capitol Theatre, to see a fully produced program of contemporary dance. -- 3. The outreach projects give close to 1,500 young people annually an opportunity to experience dance, validating the kinesthetic, musical, and imaginative expressions of human existence, so often under-represented in education.
OSU PARTNERS: Department of Dance; Karen A Bell Fund for Community Outreach; Barbara and Sheldon Pinchuk; Arts-Community Outreach Grant; Outreach Arts Initiative of College of Arts and Science
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus City Schools; Hilliard City Schools; Upper Arlington City Schools; Charter Schools; Day Care Centers; Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility
PRIMARY CONTACT: Dori Jenks (jenks.3@osu.edu)
OSU PARTNERS: Department of Dance; Karen A Bell Fund for Community Outreach; Barbara and Sheldon Pinchuk; Arts-Community Outreach Grant; Outreach Arts Initiative of College of Arts and Science
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Columbus City Schools; Hilliard City Schools; Upper Arlington City Schools; Charter Schools; Day Care Centers; Franklin County Community Based Correctional Facility
PRIMARY CONTACT: Dori Jenks (jenks.3@osu.edu)
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Engaged Scholars, v. 3 (2015).