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**Kennedy Center/ECA**

**Cultural Visitor Program**

**Descriptions and Profiles**

**Theatre -- Actors**

**Spring 2009**

Participants in the Theatre Actor Program will receive an overview of
United States acting technique with a specific emphasis on actor
training both professionally and in a university setting. Participants
will also have the opportunity to meet with the staff and Artistic
Directors of a variety of major theatre companies in Washington, DC and
another city in the United States. This program will take place in
Washington, D.C. and a soon to be chosen second city during the spring
of 2009.

**Participant Profile:**

-Trained in Acting at an advanced or post-college level

-Interest in expanding knowledge of acting techniques

-Professional performance experience

**Goals/Objectives:**

> -Exposure to various acting techniques through observation and
> participation in classes and
>
> attendance at performances

-Learn how professional actors are trained in the U.S. and how one is
able to make a living

**Classical Music Performance**

**Summer 2009**

Participants in this program will take lessons from professional
musicians such as members of the National Symphony Orchestra and/or the
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. Participants may also attend
festivals and learn about other types of training programs for classical
musicians in the United States. Participants should expect to visit and
participate in a summer music festival including master classes and
attending performances. Evening performances may include classical and
contemporary music. This program will take place in Washington, D.C. and
a second US city.

**Participant Profile:**

-Trained in classical music performance at an advanced or post-college
level

-String musicians preferred

-Professional performance experience

**Goals/Objectives:**

> -Increase knowledge of classical music techniques and understanding of
> the instrument through private instruction and classes
>
> -Experience how string musicians in the U.S are professionally
> trained.

**Theatre -- Directors/Playwrights**

**July 2009**

Directors and Playwrights will be able to participate in a Kennedy
Center intensive in Playwriting or Directing. Participants will be able
to see several performances in different genres of theatre, and should
expect to work one-on-one with a director or playwright to stage a
scene. This program will take place in Washington, D.C. and a second US
city.

**Participant Profile:**

-Trained in directing or writing for the theatre at an advanced or
post-college level

-Proficient in speaking and writing in English

-Professional experience

**Goals/Objectives:**

**Directors**

> -Learn directing techniques via hands on interaction with professional
> American directors
>
> -Increase knowledge of directing by observing rehearsals and attending
> performances
>
> -Meet with American directors to understand directing as a profession
> in the U.S.

**Playwrights**

> -Learn about different techniques used in play writing
>
> -Attend performances of newly written plays
>
> -Meet with playwrights to discuss writing for the theatre

**Hip-Hop Dance**

**July 2009**

Participants in this program will work with renowned hip-hop dancers,
exploring the history of hip-hop culture and dance in the United States.
Participants will attend the International Illadelph Legends Festival
(Philadelphia, PA) produced by Rennie Harris Puremovement. Illadelph
takes place over 7 days in July and includes master classes in hip-hop
dance, lectures, and demonstrations. This program will take place in
Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, PA during July 2009.

**Participant Profile:**

-Trained in the hip-hop dance technique at an advanced or post-college
level

**Goals/Objectives:**

-Meet with individual dancers and dance companies to understand hip-hop
dance in the U.S.

-Attend hip-hop dance intensives to increase knowledge of the form

**Modern Dance**

**September 2009**

Dancers will experience a variety of open classes and private master
classes with instructors from the great American modern dance companies.
These could include Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Company, Martha Graham Dance Company,
and Paul Taylor Dance Company. In the evenings, dancers will attend
performances. This may include the Fall for Dance Festival (New York,
NY), a series of modern dance performances by major US and international
dance companies which takes place over 11 days. This program will take
place in Washington, D.C. and New York City, NY during September 2009.

**Participant Profile:**

-Trained in Modern Dance at an advanced or post-college level

-Multiple dancers from the same company are encouraged to apply

-Professional performance experience

**Goals/Objectives:**

> -Increase knowledge in modern dance techniques through classes at
> schools such as Alvin Ailey and Merce Cunningham
>
> -Exposure to professional modern dance performances
>
> -Understand modern dance management and facilities through meetings
> and tours
>
> -Meet with individual dancers to learn the specifics of the modern
> dance industry in the U.S.