Educational purposes
Awakening to the music rhythm practice.
Body expression workshop practising traditional dance.
Youth awareness of cultural contribution of etnic diversity through the example of Colombian miscegenation.
Youth awareness of humanitarian issues; example of our work for the education of underprivileged children.
Overview
Involving two artists, the activity is ideal for classrooms elementary and middle, and its duration is about 1:30 for a class size (20-35 students).
Running
Mestizos at school.
Specially dedicated to children, the MESTIZOS ensemble offers interactive workshops at schools, ideal for primary school students.
On a playful way, MESTIZOS artists make discover Colombia to schoolchildren through its popular and folk arts, incorporating several modes of artistic expression: Dance, Music, Crafts.
Planning
Introduction to Colombia (approx. 10 min) :
Small conference as a Questions / Answers forum with students, which introduces the context. Brief presentation of the country, its geography, its people, its history...
Craft exhibition (approx. 10 min) :
Art and everyday life objets exhibition from typical crafts (made of bamboo, palm leaves, ... etc). Maps, Colombian landscapes photos and posters.
Traditional percussion workshop (approx. 30 min) :
Introduction of some percussion intruments used in Colombia (tambora, guasá, congas, cowbells, charrasca, .... etc) and children workshop practice by playing a basic polyrhythm: the Cumbia rhythm.
Traditional dance workshop (approx. 30 min) :
Children are introduced to the basic steps of the Cumbia, a folk dance born in the colonial era, cultural heritage of miscegenation between black slaves and native Americans. This dance is also a musical genre still very practiced in Colombia and throughout Latin America.
Ending (approx. 10 min) :
Mini Performance by 2 artists, illustrating the activities carried out during the sessions: Colombian trad songs recital, Cumbia dance Demonstration on recorded music.
School workshops
booking : +33 (0) 6 12 71 59 64
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