STORYSINGER PRODUCTIONS
14663 West Lake Road
Hammondsport. NY 14840
Email: chrisholder@roadrunner.com
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Chris
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Phone: Bus/Fax:
607/868-7249 Email: chrisholder@roadrunner.com |
| "We did not weave the
web of life;
we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to
ourselves."
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Chief Seattle
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Organizations
ArtsEdgePower consists in one's
capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by
reason
and a gift of cooperation.
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Woodrow Wilson
The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566 www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org An online resource to help artists, teachers and students gain access or share information, resources and ideas that support arts as a core subject area in the k-12 curriculum. Association of Teaching Artists 155 South Main ST. Fairport, NY 14450-2517 www.teachingartists.com ATA is an advocacy organization, bringing together artists who teach in schools. This is a particular favorite of mine, as I was the co-founder and original co-director of ATA. Though I am no longer on their board, I support their work enthusiastically. Center for Arts Education 225 West 34th St. Suite 701 New York, NY 10122 www.cae-nyc.org Funds school improvement in and through the arts efforts in NYC's five boroughs. Empire State Partnerships www.espartsed.org Professional Development Program The ESP website provides extensive resources and documentation relating to the work in arts education that is supported by the New York State Council on the Arts. New York State Alliance for Arts EducationPO Box 2217 Albany, NY 12220-0217 www.nysaae.org 800-ARTS-N-ED NYSAAE is a statewide clearinghouse of information about arts education in all its facets. They provide professional development programs, regional conferences, arts education town meetings and advocacy for arts education statewide. NYSAAE is the New York representative in the national alliance overseen by the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network. I have been a member of the board of directors of NYSAAE for about ten years and currently serve as their Vice President. New York State Council on the Arts www.nysca.org Arts in Education Program, Amy Duggins Pender, Director Gary Dayton, Associate A major player in arts education across New York State. NYSCA funds many millions of dollars worth of arts education projects each year, either through direct grants in their ESP programs or through a variety of re-grant channels administered regionally around the state. New York Foundation for the Arts 155 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor New York, NY 10013-1507 www.nyfa.org Coordinates the statewide agenda involving the teaching artist as professional, in conjunction with the Association of Teaching Artists. Publishes "Chalkboard," a quarterly arts in education publication. Partners for Arts Education Administers the school arts partnerships and
technical
assistance program grants for both schools and cultural organizations.
Schools
and organizations statewide are eligible to apply.
Individual Artists
Remember,
though I am happy to refer you to
any and all of
these folks, this list represents my personal bias. I like these folks
and I
like their work in this field. If you are interested, call or write
them,
investigate their references and go from there!Music Rich Bala (Hudson Valley) www.richbala.com Great singer and player of historical songs - revolutionary and local history songs a specialty. Brian Chevalier (Glens Falls) www.songspun.com songwriting residencies in schools Susan Hamlin (Saratoga) www.susanhamlin.com Clear-voiced singer of many tunes and styles; Irish and Celtic music a specialty Julie Kabat jukawawa@aol.com A multi-instrumentalist, exceptional singer, composer and long-time teaching artist in school music residencies. Among her many specialties, she is a virtuoso on the glass harmonica. John Kirk and Trish Miller (Saratoga) www.johnandtrish.com Multi-instrumentalists, singers and dancers of traditional American and Irish Music. Step dancing and clogging a specialty. Ruth Pelham (NY Capital area) www.musicmobile.org A great singer/songwriter, community builder, peace activist and inspirational teaching artist. Chris Shaw and Bridget Ball (Capital area) www.chrisandbridget.com Performing separately or alone these two are fine singers, instrumentalists and interpreters of traditional and contemporary songs. Adirondack tunes and tales and Christmas songs a specialty. Susan Trump www.susantrump.com A lovely singer, instrumentalist and residency leader. Known country-wide for her expertise on the mountain dulcimer, Susan teaches that instrument both in NY and at festivals country-wide. George Ward www.mulesong.com e-mail: mulesong@aol.com Folklorist, folksinger and folk treasure extraordinaire. George has been collecting stories, songs, and fans for over thirty years in New York State. A great singer, player, entertainer, teacher and folk resource, George is the genuine article in American folk music and lore. Writers Joe Bruchac (Saratoga) www.josephbruchac.com Writer, storyteller and publisher. His Greenfield Review Press publishes many books of stories, poems and tales, concentrating especially on Native American myth and legend. Joe is part Abenaki Indian and tells many stories from the Native American tradition. Diane Gallo (Central NY) Gallod@norwich.net Writer, performance poet and master teaching artist. A friend and collegue of mine for many years and, with me, the Co-Founder and original Co-Executive Director of the Association of Teaching Artists. Bruce Hiscock (Saratoga) www.brucehiscock.com Bruce is a noted author of many books combining his exquisite artistry with his love of the natural world. The Big Rock, The Big Storm and The Big Caribou Herd, among many others. A frequent residency artist in schools. Dave Ross (Albany Area) www.daveross.org Children's author and illustrator Michael Rutherford (Albany Area) www.alpswriters.org/bios/rutherford.shtml Writer, poet, and long-time teaching artist in the schools. Michael directs ALPS, a statewide writers in the schools program. He is the author of numerous works of poetry and fantasy fiction. Theatre/Puppets Bells and Motley (Syracuse area) www.geocities.com/bromka/ John and Sondra Bromka Multi-instrumentalists, singers and dancers with a specialty in the Renaissance and medieval periods. Avid and busy leaders of in school residencies both here and abroad. Catskill Puppet People (Hudson Valley) www.catskillpuppettheater.com Highly skilled puppeteers with a wide variety of story programs for schools Ivy Vine Players (Hudson Valley) www.grianmacgregor.com Cast of thousands managed by puppeteer, Grian MacGregor, wearing her own stage. Ko-Motion Movement Theatre (Albany area) 518-674-8715 Rich Kuperberg, Director Mime, dance and memorable theatricals in the Etienne Decroux style Puppet People (Schenectady) www.thepuppetpeople.org Excellent and extravagant fairy tales and stories by a talented husband and wife team Jim Snack (Albany area) www.jimsnack.com My favorite magician for over twenty five years. Jim is equally comfortable in corporate boardrooms as he is in 3rd grade classrooms. Highly skilled and always entertaining. Storytellers Druis Beasley (Albany area) www.wemba-music.org/druis.htm Long-term teaching artist and storyteller. Specializes in African-American tales. Beauty and the Beast (Ithaca) www.beautyandthebeaststorytellers.com Tandem storytellers Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton have been telling internationally (and writing books on storytelling) for many years. Always a treat. Eshu Bumpus (Northampton, MA area) www.folktales.net/e-home.html Teller of many styles, with African-American tales a specialty Jeannine Laverty (Saratoga) jlaverty@nycap.rr.com 518-587-8932 Widely revered storyteller and teacher of all genres Tom McCabe (N. England) www.tommccabe.com Boisterous, colorful and beloved New England storyteller. Wears shoes covered with hundreds of buttons given to him by schoolchildren from across the country. Motoko (Northampton, MA area) www.folktales.net/m-home.html Teller of many Far eastern tales, especially Japanese. Susan Fantl Spivack (Cobleskill) spivack@telnet.net Poet and storyteller and residency teaching artist. Specializes in stories of peace, tolerance and Native American traditions. Storycrafters (Hudson Valley) www.storycrafters.com Jeri Burns and Barry Marshall are exuberant tandem storytellers, popular with both school and public audiences. Dance/Visual Arts Colin Coots (Rochester) 585-768-7682 Painter, sculptor, naturalist and raconteur. Colin is a favorite teaching artist across the country. Kids love his easy, humorous manner and are inspired by his extraordinary artistic skills. eba Dance Theatre (Albany) www.eba-arts.org Maude Baum, Director Dance troupe with wide experience in arts in education residencies. Integration of curriculum themes through many genres of dance a specialty. Lori Lawrence (Albany) 518-465-0780 Visual artist/painter/muralist and leader of numerous in-school visual arts residencies. Vanaver Caravan (Hudson Valley) www.vanavercaravan.org Bill and Livia Vanaver, Directors An exuberant, multi-talented and varied troupe of dancers, singers and instrumentalists who present dance residencies and classes in many styles of world dance. |
