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A NEW 42ND STREET PROJECT SHOW ART: TOM SLAUGHTER STUDIO, ILLUSTRATIONS: KATIE DIAMOND, PHOTOS: AMANDA BRENCHLEY, ANDREW FEE 1

THE NEW VICTORY THEATER The New Victory Theater is New York City s first full-time performing arts theater for kids, their families and classmates. Since it opened in 1995, The New Victory has quickly become an integral part of the cultural landscape in New York City, presenting a full season of adventurous multidisciplinary works from around the globe and close to home. The New Vic seeks out sophisticated, thought-provoking, professional productions that are as artistically rich as they are entertaining. The international productions on New Victory stages inform and inspire the work of the award-winning New Victory Education Program through a dynamic combination of school and public programs. Our school programs serve over 35,000 Pre-K through 12th grade students and teachers each season at almost no cost to the kids or their schools. Many of our partners are NYC-area Title I schools, with a high percentage of students who would be unable to experience live theater if it weren t for The New Victory. The enthusiastic young people who greet you on your way into the theater are part of the New Vic Usher Corps, a 3-year program that provides 27,000 hours of paid employment for 75-80 high school and college-age youth each season. Families who attend the New Vic together combine their theater-going with New Victory Family Workshops, as well as free in-theater engagement activities. Together, these nationally-recognized programs exemplify the organization s long-standing commitment to the intrinsic value of cultural participation in the lives of young people and families. NEW VICTORY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP The New Victory Education Department is committed to building impactful and long-lasting relationships with schools and after-school programs. We believe that creating strong and meaningful partnerships between schools and arts organizations allows school communities to deeply enrich their arts programs and infuse creativity across the curriculum. By annually enrolling in the unique and award-winning New Victory Education Partnership Program, schools take advantage of $2 tickets to New Victory school-time and after-school performances, free classroom workshops led by highly skilled teaching artists, in-depth resources and professional development that allow teachers to incorporate the arts into their classrooms. NEW VICTORY SCHOOL TOOL RESOURCE GUIDES Available to Education Partners for every show in our season, New Victory School Tool Resource Guides provide educators with comprehensive materials that explore the artistry and key themes of each production. Filled with practical, ready-to-implement activities that allow any teacher to incorporate The New Victory into their classroom, the New Victory School Tool Resource Guides are designed to enrich the performance experience before, during and after the students trip to the theater. THE NEW VICTORY THEATER 209 W 42ND STREET NEW YORK, NY 10036 CONTACT INFORMATION Education@NewVictory.org 646.223.3090 MAKING CONNECTIONS TO LEARNING STANDARDS New Victory School Tool Resource Guides align with the Common Core State Standards, New York State Learning Standards and New York City Blueprint for Teaching and Learning in the Arts. We believe that these standards support both the high quality instruction and deep engagement that The New Victory Theater strives to achieve in its arts education practice. Please be advised that the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of New Victory School Tool Resource Guides for any purpose other than educational, such as for commercial or monetary gain, may constitute copyright infringement and may be punishable by law. For more information, please contact the New Victory Education Department at Education@NewVictory.org. 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS INSIDE THE SHOW/COMPANY 5. INSIDE THE SHOW/COMPANY CLOSER LOOK WHERE IN THE WORLD 6. INSIDE THE ART FORM 7. UNIT PLAN BRAINSTORM BEFORE THE SHOW 9. ACTIVITY: GENERATE A GENRE 10. FAMILY PAGE 11. CREATIVITY PAGE: A STAR IS BORN! EN ROUTE TO THE SHOW 13. INFO TO GO GET THE WHEELS TURNING HEADS UP! 14. TRIP GUIDE 16. CREATIVITY PAGE: RHYTHM SHOWDOWN AFTER THE SHOW 18. PERFORMANCE REFLECTION 19. NEWSPAPER REVIEW 20. ACTIVITY: TAP IT OUT! 21. CREATIVITY PAGE: KICKIN CAST AND CREW New Victory School Tool TM Resource Guides are made possible by a generous gift in memory of Fr. John R. Scarangello, OFM whose lifelong passion for the theater was a powerful influence on all who were fortunate to know and love him. 3

inside UNTAPPED! A behind-the-curtain look at the artists, the company and the art form of this production. COMMON CORE STANDARDS Speaking and Listening: 1; 2; 6 Language: 3; 5 NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS The Arts: 3; 4 ELA: 1; 2; 4 BLUEPRINT FOR THE ARTS Theater: Developing Theater Literacy; Making Connections Dance: Dance Making; Developing Dance Literacy; Working with Community and Cultural Resources This section is part of a full New Victory School Tool TM Resource Guide. For the complete guide, including information about the New Victory Education Department check out: NEWVICTORY.ORG/SCHOOLTOOLS 4

inside UNTAPPED! [ ] Tap Dance + Live Music + Beatboxing + Charisma = UNTAPPED! Hot off their world tour, UNTAPPED! (New Vic, 2011) deftly defies tap conventions for a dance expression that's all its own. Mixing street dance styles, percussion and a healthy dose of Aussie humor, these high-octane hoofers bring intricate syncopation to a playlist of funk, hip hop, jazz and rock. Joined by a beatboxer and a live band, this charismatic crew will have you tapping along to this raucous reinvention of rhythm. WHERE IN THE WORLD IS UNTAPPED! FROM? ATLANTIC OCEAN AFRICA EUROPE NORTH EUROPE AMERICA INDIAN OCEAN ASIA PACIFIC OCEAN AUSTRALIA X CLOSER LOOK AT UNTAPPED! The company UNTAPPED! was started in 1998 by Andrew Fee and four fellow tap dancers in Australia. They now act as ambassadors for dance education, leading workshops for people all around the globe. AUSTRALIA BRISBANE X UNTAPPED! features elements of funk, tap, hip hop, break dance, beatboxing, contemporary dance and percussion. The show is made up of 5 dancers and 3 musicians (guitar, drums and bass). DID YOU KNOW: One of the dancers in UNTAPPED!, Jack Chambers, won the first season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia in 2008! Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane is more affectionately referred to as Bris-Vegas, due to its flashy lifestyle. Last year, Brisbane had 283 days of sunshine and a winter that rarely dipped below 70ºF (or 20ºC). 5

INSIDE THE ART FORM inside UNTAPPED! WHAT DO YOUR STUDENTS KNOW NOW? Prior to exploring UNTAPPED! with your students, find out how much they already know about TAP DANCE and BEATBOXING. Have you seen tap dancing before? Where? Have you ever tried tap dancing yourself? If so, how does tap dancing make you feel? What are some rhythms you can create using only your feet? TAP DANCE Born from the melting pot of America, tap dance fuses African tribal dancing with Scottish, Irish and English hornpipes and jigs. It s defined best as a rhythmic step dance with hard soled shoes or shoes with soles and heels to which taps have been added. This fusion first premiered in the 1820s and has since evolved into an integral part of our country s cultural canon. To this day, people around the globe are still wowed by the tapping talents of the late Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jr. and living legend Savion Glover. What s a word that reminds you of a musical sound? (i.e. BOOM, SLAM, POW) Can you think of a song that includes beatboxing? Can you imitate an instrument using only your voice and mouth? BEATBOXING Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion using one s mouth, lips, tongue and voice to produce rhythmic musical sounds. The term was coined in the 1980s after drum machines or beat boxes, were succeeded by the first human beatboxer, Doug E. Fresh. Like any art form, beatboxing requires an initial level of skill and interest, but through breathing exercises and learning the correct pronunciations of beatbox language, you ll be a beatboxer in no time! 6

UNIT PLAN BRAINSTORM inside UNTAPPED! Check out these ideas for how to incorporate UNTAPPED! into a unit plan! Then, use specific activities from this guide that we recommend for each topic. DESIGN YOUR OWN TAP SHOES (SCIENCE) What s the best design for a tap shoe? Create an experiment to find out! Have your students propose a design for the best possible tap shoe. What kind of materials make the best sounds for tapping? How heavy or light should the shoe be? What shoe shape creates the best sound and is most flexible for dancing? Have your students write a materials list and draw their design proposal. Students may even want to include a new innovation or style to make their tap shoe unique. We suggest using the A Star is Born Creativity Page in the Before section to get your students thinking about their tap shoe designs. TAP DANCE HISTORY (DANCE HISTORY, SOCIAL STUDIES, ELA) Tap dance has a rich and exciting history! Have your students research the history and evolution of this American art form. Assign students a style of tap or a prominent tap dancer. Have students present their findings to the rest of the class. In addition, ask students to watch a movie or attend a live performance (in addition to UNTAPPED!) that involves tap dancing. Have students compare and contrast the tap dancing they saw in UNTAPPED! to these other types of tap dancing. We suggest starting with the Newspaper Review in the After section to get students thinking critically about their experience at UNTAPPED! TAPPING MATH (MATH) Connect the rhythms of UNTAPPED! to your mathematics lesson. Start by asking your students if they can identify any connections between rhythm, music and mathematics. Then, split students into small groups and assign each group a different single-digit number. Tell students that it s their job to create a tap step that has their assigned number of beats. Once each group has created their tap step, have a dancing math drill! See if your students can add, subtract, multiply and divide based on hearing two group s different tap steps. We suggest starting with the Tap it Out activity in the After section to get your students familiar with the rhythms and beats of various tap steps. 7

INSIDE BEFORE EN ROUTE AFTER before UNTAPPED! Ready-to-implement classroom activities that explore the themes and artistry of the show. COMMON CORE STANDARDS Speaking and Listening: 1; 2; 6 Language: 4; 6 NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS The Arts: 1; 4 ELA: 2; 4 BLUEPRINT FOR THE ARTS Theater: Theater Making, Developing Theater Literacy, Making Connections This section is part of a full New Victory School ToolTM Resource Guide. For the complete guide, including information about the New Victory Education Department check out: NEWVICTORY.ORG/SCHOOLTOOLS THE NEW VICTORY THEATER / NEWVICTORY.ORG/SCHOOLTOOL 8

before UNTAPPED! ACTIVITY: GENERATE A GENRE UNTAPPED! fuses many genres of music such as jazz, hip hop, funk and electronic music to create a unique, multi-faceted rhythmic soundscape. Now it s your turn to generate a new musical fusion! 1. Have your students form a circle and as a group, choose two different genres of music (ex: salsa and country). 2. Have students brainstorm the characteristics of each genre and describe these characteristics on the board. You can ask students the following to get the brainstorm started: What kind of instruments are generally used in this genre? What kind of rhythms do you hear in each genre? What kind of melodies do you hear in these genres? What makes these genres unique? How does each genre make you want to move or dance? 3. Break your students into two large groups and assign each group one of the genres. Using the characteristics brainstormed, tell students to come up with a very short sound or melody that falls under their assigned genre. Once they decide on this sound or melody, everyone in the group should sing/say/play this sound or melody all together and then repeat it on a steady beat 5-10 times (this is called looping). 4. Once each group has rehearsed this a few times, bring everyone back together and have each group perform their sound/melody for the entire class. 5. Now, initiate a steady beat (1-2-3-4 clapped out) and invite one group to start their sound or melody and loop it continually. Then, ask the second group to loop their sound/melody over the top of the first sound/melody. Encourage students to listen closely to their fusion and adjust the rhythm, pacing or melody to create a cohesive fusion of genres. Try this a few times until the class is happy with the fusion of various rhythms. 6. To extend this activity, challenge your students to mashup four or more genres! You can even try to have each student create their own sound/melody and create a loop of each student s unique sound. REFLECTION QUESTIONS What was exciting about our genre mashup? What was challenging about combining two different genres of music? Why do you think musicians often combine different musical genres? How do you think the performers in UNTAPPED! will combine music and dance of different genres? S 9

BE A PART OF YOUR KID'S FIELD TRIP! WATCH Check out the video trailer and a message from the company! NewVictory.org While you're there, do the suggested Family Activities to learn more about the show. NewVictory.org/FamilyActivities ASK Ask your kid BEFORE the show: What do you think UNTAPPED! will look like? What are you most excited about for your trip to 42nd Street? Ask your kid AFTER the show: What was your favorite part of seeing UNTAPPED!? What different kinds of music and dance did you see and hear in UNTAPPED!? How was UNTAPPED! different from other shows you ve seen? VISIT The New Vic is New York City s only performing arts theater exclusively devoted to kids, their families and classmates bringing exhilarating stories, innovative art forms and unparalleled performers from around the world to our historic stage in Times Square. For a full list of shows in the New Vic s 2015-16 season, visit NewVictory.org.

CREATIVITY PAGE A STAR IS BORN! Put yourself in the (tap) shoes of a member of UNTAPPED! Draw yourself onstage doin your thing! Are you tap dancing, beatboxing, doing a hip hop routine or something else? What does your costume look like? How does the lighting on stage enhance your performance? Who else is on stage with you? MY PERFORMER NAME: MY ART FORM:

en route UNTAPPED! Trip logistics and a brief student activity to be completed shortly before seeing the show (either in class or on the way to 42nd Street). COMMON CORE STANDARDS Speaking and Listening: 1; 2; 6 Language: 4; 6 NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS The Arts: 1; 2 BLUEPRINT FOR THE ARTS Dance: Dance Making, Developing Dance Literacy This section is part of a full New Victory School Tool TM Resource Guide. For the complete guide, including information about the New Victory Education Department check out: NEWVICTORY.ORG/SCHOOLTOOLS 12

en route UNTAPPED! DESTINATION Joined by a beatboxer and a live band, this charismatic crew mixes tap, street dance styles and percussion to reinvent rhythm and bring intricate syncopation to a playlist of funk, hip hop, jazz and rock. INFO TO GO The company UNTAPPED! was started in 1998 by Andrew Fee and four fellow tap dancers in Australia. They now act as ambassadors for dance education, leading workshops for hundreds of people all around the globe. UNTAPPED! features elements of funk, tap, hip hop, break dance, beatboxing, contemporary dance and percussion. Provide these resources to all teachers and chaperones attending the show. HEADS UP! Because there is a live band of guitar, bass and drums, and 5 performers supplying additional percussion through tap dancing, this show is quite loud. There is also a brief moment of audience participation. The show is made up of 5 dancers and 3 musicians (guitar, drums and bass). GET THE WHEELS TURNING QUESTIONS TO ASK STUDENTS ON THE WAY TO THE THEATER Have you seen tap dancing before? Where? What are some rhythms you can create using only your feet and hands? Can you think of a song that includes beatboxing? FAMILY PAGE Distribute the FAMILY PAGE in the BEFORE section to your students families with the field trip permission slips! This page contains information and pre- and postshow activities that will enable families to further enrich their kid s New Vic experience. 13

TRIP GUIDE Provide this resource to the School Trip Leader and all teachers/chaperones attending the performance. BEFORE YOU LEAVE SCHOOL We advise you to LEAVE ALL BAGS AND LUNCHES at school, if possible. If not, bags will be collected by New Victory staff and stored during the performance. Plan to arrive at the New Victory venue at least 30-45 minutes before curtain time. The building opens one hour prior to curtain (i.e. 10:00am for an 11:00am performance). If you realize that your group is running late, please contact the theater DIRECTLY at 646.223.3020. If you will be arriving by bus, please ensure that your driver drops your group off on the north side of 42 nd Street between 7 th and 8 th Avenues. ARRIVAL When you reach 42nd Street, a member of the New Victory Front of House staff wearing a green vest will check in with the school trip leader. If you arrive by bus, they will direct your bus to a location on the street where it is safest to unload the students. It is important to wait until our staff checks in the School Trip Leader and Bus Driver, before unloading the students. They will record the bus number and give the School Trip Leader and the bus correlating tags. Please remember to exchange cell numbers between the School Trip Leader and the Bus Driver. The Front of House staff will give a time for the bus to return to pick up your school group. THE QUESTION OF LUNCH New Victory venues are not equipped to host lunch/snacks. In the early autumn and spring months, nearby Bryant Park (42 nd Street at 6 th Avenue) offers a pleasant place for lunching, and there are also public restroom facilities. SEATING In order to make your experience at the theater as efficient and safe as possible, you will not be issued tickets. Your group will be assigned seats in advance by the Education Department. Your seating assignment will not be available prior to the performance. If you have any questions, please contact the Education Department at: Education@NewVictory.org. ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair seating must be requested in advance, at the time of the ticket request, and is subject to availability. Assisted listening devices are available for patrons who have hearing impairments.

TRIP GUIDE Provide this resource to the School Trip Leader and all teachers/chaperones attending the performance. If you are traveling by bus, please also share this important information with the bus driver. DIRECTIONS The New Victory Theater is located at 209 West 42 nd Street. The Duke on 42nd Street and the New 42nd Street Studios are both at 229 West 42 nd Street. BY SCHOOL BUS It is safest to drop off and pick up your school group on the north side of the street in front of the venue. Turn onto 42nd Street from 7th Avenue so students can unload in front of the theater space. DURING THE SHOW 42nd Street is extremely congested and has a high volume of traffic. According to the New York City Department of Transportation, vehicles are not allowed to sit idle or park on the street without special permission. Once your bus is empty, it is important that the bus driver find parking at a nearby location. Below is a list of possible places to park. If a driver chooses to park on 42nd Street, they do so at their own risk of being ticketed by the police. The New Victory Theater is not responsible for bus drivers who receive parking tickets. POSSIBLE PARKING LOCATIONS 8th Avenue (both sides) between 38th and 39th Streets 11th Avenue (both sides) between 39th and 40th Streets West 44th Street (north side) between 10th and 12th Avenues West 45th Street (south side) between 11th and 12th Avenues PICK UP Taking Midtown traffic into consideration, bus drivers should leave their waiting location approximately 10 minutes prior to the return time given by the Front of House staff. Front of House staff will also help find a spot on 42nd Street to safely load your student group after the show has ended. BY MTA, SUBWAY OR BUS 1/2/3, N/R/Q/7 Exit the station at 42 nd Street/7 th Avenue. When you come out of the turnstile, take the stairs to your right. All New Victory venues are directly to the west of the subway station. A/C/E to Port Authority Exit at 42 nd Street/8 th Avenue. Walk to 42 nd Street, turn east, and continue walking until you arrive at New Victory venues. B/D/F/M Exit at 42 nd Street/6 th Avenue. Walk west on 42 nd Street until you come to 7 th Avenue. The venues are on the north side of the street at 7 th Avenue, next to the subway station. The M10, M16, M27, M42, M104 buses all stop within one block of the venues.

RHYTHM SHOWDOWN On your way to the The New Victory Theater, have a rhythm showdown with your fellow classmates! CREATIVITY PAGE Step 1: Fill in the challenge sheet. When it s completed, give the sheet to a classmate that you would like to challenge in the rhythm showdown. CHALLENGE SHEET In this dance you must (circle one in each box below): ACTION Stomp Clap Slide Tap Shake your BODY PART Feet Hands Fingers Head for COUNT 4 beats 8 beats 16 beats THEN... ACTION Stomp Clap Slide Tap Shake BODY PART Feet Hands Fingers Head ACTION Stomping Clapping Sliding Tapping Shaking BODY PART Feet Hands Fingers Head your while your for COUNT 4 beats 8 beats 16 beats THEN... ACTION Stomp Clap Slide Tap Shake your BODY PART Feet Hands Fingers Head for COUNT 4 beats 8 beats 16 beats AND FINALLY... ACTION your for beats! BODY PART COUNT Step 2: Give your friend two minutes to practice the challenge so that he or she is ready for the showdown. Step 3: Let the showdown begin! Have the group watching the showdown clap a very steady beat for the friend who is performing. Step 4: Once the performance is complete and your friend has mastered the challenge, have him or her take a bow! Congratulate your friend and then accept their challenge.

after UNTAPPED! Ready-to-implement classroom activities that offer the opportunity to reflect on and extend the experience of attending the performance. COMMON CORE STANDARDS Speaking and Listening: 1; 2; 4; 6 Language: 2; 3; 6 Writing: 1; 3 NEW YORK STATE STANDARDS Arts: 1; 2; 3; 4 English Language Arts: 1; 2; 3; 4 BLUEPRINT FOR THE ARTS Theater: Theater Making, Developing Theater Literacy, Making Connections Dance: Dance Making, Developing Dance Literacy, Making Connections This section is part of a full New Victory School Tool TM Resource Guide. For the complete guide, including information about the New Victory Education Department check out: NEWVICTORY.ORG/SCHOOLTOOLS 17

PERFORMANCE REFLECTION after PEDAL PUNK Following your trip to the New Victory, you may find that your students want to discuss the performance and their own opinions. Reflecting on the show and voicing an aesthetic response is an important part of the theater-going experience. Allowing your students the opportunity to articulate their own thoughts and hear the ideas of their classmates will increase the impact of the theater experience. What did you enjoy most about the show? What is one thing that surprised you about the show? What is one thing you would have changed in the show? What different kinds of music and dance did you hear and see? How did the company combine these different forms? If you were to learn one dance move you saw in the show, what move would you want to learn and why? TEACHER TIP Engaging in dialogue, asking questions and recalling observations are skills that we believe should be fostered and encouraged. When leading a performance reflection discussion, try the following model of critical response: Describe (I saw ) Analyze (I wonder ) Interpret (I think/feel ) Evaluate (I believe ) 18

PERFORMANCE REFLECTION Be a dance critic and write your own review of UNTAPPED! Your review should include the following elements: An eye-catching headline, an opening that clearly states your opinion of the production and how you came to have that opinion, a brief summary of what you saw and what made this production unique. Don t forget to think about the set, costumes, lighting, music and dance. HEADLINE: WHAT I SAW: WHAT SURPRISED ME: HOW THE SHOW MADE ME FEEL (What mood were you in after the show? What about the show made you feel that way?): MY OPINION (Consider the music, dance, set, costumes and lighting):

after UNTAPPED! ACTIVITY 2: TAP IT OUT! Teach your students some of the basic tap dance steps they will see in UNTAPPED! Once they ve mastered these steps, have them create their own rhythms by choreographing a tap routine. 1. As a class, try out the following basic tap steps: Toe (tip): Lift one foot off the floor and then tap that foot s toe on the floor. Heel: Tap your heel on the floor while keeping your toes on the ground. Toe Heel: Combine the Toe and Heel steps above (this will have the feeling of walking in place). Stamp: Lift your foot and then place it flat against the floor, shifting your weight onto that foot (if you try multiple stamps in a row, switch feet for each stamp). Slide: Keeping one foot planted firmly on the ground, slide the toe of the opposite foot across the floor in any direction. Shuffle: Lift one foot off the ground, then brush just your toe back and forth to create the sound of a shuffle. Chug: Lift your heels and slide forward on your toes. Then, drop your heels at the end of the slide. Hop: Standing on one foot, propel yourself into the air and then land on the ball of that same foot. Leap: Standing on one foot, propel yourself into the air and then land on the ball of your opposite foot (if you try a few of these in a row, you will be leaping from side to side). 2. Once you ve tried the steps as a class, let your students practice some of these steps on their own or in small groups. Encourage them to think about the quality of sound that each of these steps make. Ask: Which steps sound soft and light? Which steps sound hard and heavy? Which steps can make an elongated sound? Which steps can only make a short staccato sound? 3. Break your students into small groups and instruct them to create a short rhythm of 16-counts. First they should create this rhythm by clapping it out. 4. Once they ve clapped out the rhythm, instruct each group to decide how to use the tap steps they just learned to choreograph the rhythm. 5. Give them time to rehearse and then let each group perform for the class! REFLECTION QUESTIONS How did you work together to decide on your rhythms and choreography? Did any of the step or rhythm combinations performed by your classmates surprise you? Can you come up with your own unique tap step? What will you call your new tap step? 20

CREATIVITY PAGE You are the producer of your own bang-up, spectacular show, like UNTAPPED! Assemble your performers, round up your creators! What s your ultimate dream team? Who in the world inspires you and could make your show great? Let your imagination go wild! NAME OF YOUR SHOW: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SHOW (What s the genre of your show? What s the concept? Does it tell a story? etc.): STAR (Who is the star of your show? What are they doing?): WRITER (Who wrote the show? Who comes up with the ideas and the words?): DIRECTOR (Who is in charge? Who tells the rest of the team what to do to curate the creative vision?): COSTUME DESIGNER (Who designs what everyone is wearing?): SET DESIGNER (Who designs the look of the stage s background?): COMPOSER (Who makes the music in the show?): CAST (Who else is in the show?):

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