Consulting Services and Staff Development
Our artists have provided these services for such organizations as the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Education Association, Royal Opera (London), Education at the Met, Orchestra of St. Luke's, EIRC, several state arts councils, Philadelphia Orchestra, Seattle Repertory Theatre, along with school systems in over two dozen states and a dozen countries.
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Free, online support for questions about performance space, staging problems, lighting, performer effectiveness or any other issues that may come up with staged events in your school. Click on the "contact us" link in this website.
Two of our Arts For Anyone artists, Bruce Taylor and Greg Pliska, were responsible for the development of Creating Original Opera under the auspices of Education at the Met, the education arm of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. These two artists, plus many others, are an excellent source of advice for you.
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Onsite assistance concerning technical issues with your performance space or performer effectiveness. Lighting, rigging, actor believability, effective staging, vocal coaching, and many other areas can be addressed by our artists in your school. $150 per day plus travel from New York City, Philadelphia, or Bethesda, MD.
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Composition workshop for music teachers to assist them in addressing the "create and produce" mandates contained within various state standards. The techniques so successfully employed in our Living Bookshelf program and the Met's Creating Original Opera project can be taught over a two-day workshop. $1000 per day + travel from New York City or Philadelphia.
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Script writing workshop using books from your school's reading curriculum as inspiration as a way of more deeply engaging your students in an understanding and appreciation of Literature. One six hour day @$750.00 plus travel from Bethesda, MD or New York City.
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Creative Process - Key to Professional Success in the Economy of the 21st. Century - A one or two day workshop for educators outlining the need for and demonstrate how to infuse the creative process in existing curriculum. Studies have shown that the economy of the 21st. Century will be divided into the service sector, with pay scales at or slightly above minimum wage, and the creative economy which will include almost every other major form of employment available to students as they seek employment as adults. $1500.00 per day plus travel from Bethesda, MD.