It always amazes me how beautiful and moving theatre can be. Tonight I went to Theatre Calgary's production of Khaled Hosseini's, A Thousand Splendid Suns. The production was simple, elegant and moving. One of the things that struck me was that they had a musician in a booth that was lighted up to the side of the stage. This is unusual for Theatre Calgary's productions. It was interesting to see the unique instruments he was playing to set the sombre mood of the play. A Calgarian actor named Haysam Kadri, played the part of Rasheed Talib, he is one of my favourite Calgarian actors and whenever I see him on the playbill I know I will not be disappointed. This was a powerful, solemn play which moved me and made me recognize how resilient human beings are. I am lucky to have season tickets to Theatre Calgary but often think about how to incorporate more theatre, music, arts into my school and classroom. One of the things that I am working toward is building partnerships with the local University that is walking distance from our school. I'm hoping to foster relationships to introduce students to various disciplines such as the arts, science, math, etc. I think that it will be interesting to demonstrate all of the different avenues one can take as a career/interest. I know that this will take some time to achieve but I think one of the first steps will be to explore the campus and see what questions and things interest my students. From there we will compile our ideas and write emails to particular departments asking them questions and starting conversations. I know that I've said it before in my blog posts but The Arts stirs a curiosity in me making me feel alive and wanting more from life. Join me on this 31 day journey for the month of March with twowritingteachers.org and their 10th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge. #sol17
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Adrienne
3/13/2017 05:18:47 pm
I love going to the theatre. It reminds me that there is a lot more going on in the world and there are outlets for creativity for everyone.
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