Indianapolis Opera Education and Community Engagement

Indianapolis Opera Education and Community Engagement

A core mission of Indianapolis Opera is to provide educational opportunities for students of all ages. Each year, the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artist Program reaches 30,000 children and adults statewide each year, with additional performances in neighboring states. Our programs work to promote an enduring appreciation of opera and to create audiences for the future. We are committed to higher levels of learning and programming that foster cross-curriculum connections while fulfilling Indiana Core Curriculum Standards. Our educational partners are instrumental in bringing the power and passion of opera to thousands of students across the state.

EDUCATOR CONTACT INFO

woolston@indyopera.org

http://indyopera.org

  4011 N Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis, IN 46205

Marion

317-283-3531

E-learning: Vedem, a Holocaust Opera

Program description

Grades 5-9 EDUCATORS & PARENTS: Vedem is part of our Brundibar & Vedem Project, originally scheduled for April 2020, now postponed until the 2020-2021 season. This production celebrates the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps in Europe, focusing specifically on the camp near Prague called Terezin, or Terezienstadt. Brundibar was written by the Jewish Czech composer Hans Krasa in 1938, and was performed by children in the camp for visiting dignitaries, including the Red Cross, as part of the Nazi propaganda effort. Vedem was written by American composer Lori Laitman in 2010, and tells the story of the boys living in the same room in Terezin who maintained a secret underground newspaper called “Vedem” throughout their imprisonment. These three excerpts from Vedem describe the thoughts and feelings of the captive children of Terezin.

Felipe Prado, tenor
Laura Zahn, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Pham, piano

The Brundibar & Vedem Project provides an incredible opportunity to share this important historical event, as experienced through the perspectives of children. We are offering educational programming as part of this Project, including school performances of Brundibar and supplementary curriculum guides, with generous assistance from the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis.

Booking / scheduling contact

Rachelle Woolston

   317-283-3531

 woolston@indyopera.org

Program detail
Artistic discipline: History & Heritage, Music, Storytelling, Theatre
Cultural Origin: European
Program type: Virtual Experience
Population served: Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Subject: Fine Arts: Music, History, Social Studies
Bilingual: No
Available dates:

All dates

Available times:

All times

Space / technical requirements:

Internet connection

Location(s):

Your house!

Fees / Ticketing:

Free!

IDOE STANDARDS

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Standard 1 - History
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS (6-12):
RN.2 – Key Ideas and Textual Support: Extract and construct meaning from nonfiction texts using a range of comprehension skills
RN.3 – Features and Structures: Build understanding of nonfiction text, using knowledge of structural organization and author’s purpose and message
FINE ARTS: GENERAL MUSIC:
Anchor Standard 4 - Listen and respond to a varied repertoire of music by audiating music.

Qualifications

Conducts educational programming for 2 or more years: Yes
Performs criminal background checks on staff with youth contact: Yes
Maintains general liability insurance: Yes
Three letters of recommendation / references available: Yes
Provides study guides for teachers and or students: Yes
Provides tools to assess student learning (workshops and residencies): Yes
Provides scholarship and reduced fees: Yes
Conducts ongoing assessments of program quality: Yes
Connects to State (IDOE) and/or Common Core Curriculum Standards: Yes