Q ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS In this assignment, you will experience a selection of music, dance, and theater performances that reflect a culture different from your own and move through a reflection process. Then you will analyze in a reflection paper how experiences with the performing arts can teach about appreciating differences. 1. Select performance segments from the following choices to experience and respond to in your reflection paper. Choose one dance, one theater, and one music performance segment from the following list. Your segment choices should include one that reflects or is similar to your culture and one that originates in a culture different from your own. o Theater Selections ? A Taste of Sunrise | Drama Arts Toolkit [00:42:11] (opens in a new window) ? Words Like Freedom | The Civil War Era [00:08:10] (opens in a new window) o Dance Selections ? Bharathanatyam Performance | Dance Arts Toolkit [00:07:09] (opens in a new window) ? Git-Hoan Eagle Dance | Dance Arts Toolkit [00:02:56] (opens in a new window) ? About: Bangarra Dance Theatre Education Resource (with Audio Description) [00:05:43] (opens in a new window) o Music Selections ? Wau'waan Song [00:00:42] (opens in a new window) ? Speak the People / the Spark / el Poema: Fresno State Chamber Singers [00:56:17] (start at 6:39) (opens in a new window) ? Pharrell's "Happy" in ASL by Deaf Film Camp at CM7 [00:04:13] (opens in a new window) 2. Listen to and watch each performance segment and move through the following exploration process for each. Record your responses to each question to inform your reflection paper (step three). o Close your eyes and listen for at least 30 seconds without distraction. o Write down a list of 10 thoughts and ideas about the performance that developed while listening. o Listen with eyes open for at least 30 seconds. o Write down a list of 10 more thoughts and ideas about the performance that developed while listening. o If you have a hearing or vision impairment, only write down 10 thoughts. o Continue to watch and listen and note what is familiar, new or different, surprising. ? What aspects of the performances seem to speak to your personal history, values, and traditions? ? What aspects of the performances seem to be specific to a culture different from your own? ? Compare your lists and identify areas of intersection and divergence in your thoughts across the performances. o Summarize your responses to these questions, and share the summary in the Week 3 Discussion Forum. 3. Write a reflection paper that responds to the following prompts: o When you see or hear dance, theater, music what can you learn about sharing and appreciating differences across cultures? o What is the role of the performing arts in promoting communication across cultures? o How can experiences in the performing arts be used in the elementary school classroom to help students learn how to appreciate their own cultures and personal histories as well as the values and traditions of others? Note: This assignment will be checked for plagiarism. Always review the University's Academic Integrity Policy statement regarding plagiarism.