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• Meet the CAP Asian
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| Barbara Barry a Certified Educator and Director in the field of Therapeutic Recreation, received her BS in Education and the Arts, graduating with honors from the University of Akron in Ohio. For over 30 years Barbara has dedicated her teaching based on “Art for Self-Discovery”. She has presented her Art Programs for Continuing Education, at the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York, William Patterson University, the Ridgewood Public Schools, Hackensack Middle School and was an Adjunct Professor of Art at Passaic County Community College in New Jersey. Presently Barbara is a Teaching Artist in the LEAP program at Kings County Hospital School and for Symphony Space CAP. She focuses on the personal experience of the creative process, its blocks and nurturing spontaneity. Barbara explores a fascination with the human face and the affects through mixed media which includes, but is not limited to, mask making. Her diversity and approach to communities has an elegant and gentle touch. |
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| Swati Gupte Bhise a conscientious purist of Indian classical dance, believes knowledge is that which liberates. She received her Masters of Fine Arts at the Center for Indian Classical dance, and became a Representative and Cultural Ambassador, honored by the Indian Government. Her extensive performing and teaching career includes workshops conducted at NYU, University of Texas in Austin, Columbia University, The Brooklyn Children’s Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian, The Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Whether performing on the banks of the Yamuna River celebrating the birth of Krishna or for Tiffany’s or Sony Corporation in New York, Swati makes the space her temple to bring forth the art in its full glory. As an educator of K-12, she fills a niche in curriculum of “multi-culturalism”, wielding the Eastern symbols equivalent to a Western concept. In addition to being a long time Symphony Space teaching artist, lecturing and performing with her Orchestra in NYC Public Schools and at our Sharp Theatre, Swati established the Sanskritt Inc. to promote Arts in Education. The components of dance, music, theatre, yoga, study of ancient Indian philosophy, sculpture and poetry are required in the training essential to understanding what creates an Indian classical dancer. Swati’s uniqueness lies within her ability to explain ideas using stylized gestures to enable lay audience participation and knowledge. Swati’s classese are accompanied by singer, Savitri Ramanand and drummer Murali Balachandor. |
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| Kimberly Michelle Bylo moved to New York from Ohio in 1999 to study painting and printmaking at Hunter College, from where she received her Bachelors in Fine Arts. Ms. Bylo was treasurer of the Hunter College Art Club, created graphic’s for the club’s fliers, and assisted in organizing a visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for a Barnett Newman Retrospective. Throughout the summer, Ms. Bylo serves as Senior Counselor, and marketing and research assistant at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange. As a Symphony Space teaching artist, she has guided fourth and fifth grade students and their parents through the creation of an underwater mural scene as part of a Parents as Art Partners grant-funded project. Ms. Bylo currently produces her own work from her Long Island City studio. Her artistic focus has grown out of abstract landscapes to a deeper involvement with ideas about the environment, the structure of our surroundings, and the sublime. Ms. Bylo aims to reach the viewer on a subtle and visceral level centering around looking and feeling. She has shown her work at the Hunter’s Leubsdorf Gallery, and has also created artwork for the cover of saxophonist Eric Pailhe’s solo recording. |
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| Nicole Haroutunian is an artist and fiction writer living in Woodside, Queens. She graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Studio Art and is a candidate for an MFA in Fiction Writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Nicole continues to pursue visual arts by sharing her passion for creating with NYC school children, and has been a teaching artist with the Guggenheim, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, and the Henry Street Settlement. In addition to working For Symphony Space CAP, Ms. Haroutunian is also a museum educator at the Museum of the City of New York. She is currently working on a short story collection and teaching art in elementary schools all over the city. |
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| Christopher Lea,
a native of England, has extensive experience as a teaching artist with residencies at the Lincoln Center Institute, Symphony Space Curriculum Arts Project, and Studio in a School. Trained in London, Rome and New York City, Chris has exhibited his work in New York at the Petra Bungert , the Littlejohn Contemporary and the Julian Pretto Galleries, to name a few. When teaching youth, Chris provides a unique and experiential context for learning, by engaging students through inquiry, creating a comfortable environment for students to express themselves and develop problem-solving skills. Through creative activities Chris helps students to understand the complexity of artwork encouraging observation, reflection and speculation. |
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| Marco Lienhard (taiko drum, shakuhachi flute, and other Japanese instruments) was born in Switzerland, and lived in Japan for 10 years. He trained in Japan and toured with the world-famous taiko group, Ondekoza,. He studied the shakuhachi under Master Katsuya Yokoyama, quickly becoming a virtuoso solo artist. In addition he studied the fue and the Nohkan (Noh theater flute) with Masyuki Isso. In 1995 he founded and is the Artistic Director of Taikozo of New York City, and extensively tours the US, Japan, Mexico and Europe. He has performed at prestigious venues that include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall, Osaka Castle Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Center and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He has appeared on the Regis and Kathie Lee Show, the PBS special, A World of Performances (20th AnniversaryGala of Wolf Trap) a Documentary for Canadian National TV, MTV and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. A featured player in the American premiere of the “Temple of the Golden Pavilion” with the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, Marco has recorded music for the new Nintendo game “Red Steel”. He presents a very popular program for schools in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Philadelphia for Young Audiences, Arts Connection, the Lincoln Center Institute and Symphony Space. |
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| Picasso Adaptation by Lynice
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| Misha McGlown is a multi-medium artist, specializing in wearable art that reflects her profound interest in African culture and other ancient civilizations. She attended Wayne State University and the Center for Creative Studies, in Detroit, Michigan and studied jewelry design and metalsmithing at Pratt Institute and F.I.T. in New York. Ms. McGlown has years of experience in sharing her art with children as a teaching artist for Manhattan Youth Recreation and Resources, The Children’s Art Carnival in New York, and the Congreso Girls’ Center in Philadelphia. A prolific and multi-faceted artis and visionary, Misha publishes an Internet ’zine that covers art, fashion, fun, social consciousness and more. Painting with oils and acrylics her newest work, “Travels Study” celebrates indigenous life the world throughout, something that has always been close to her heart and will be a continuing compilation throughout her career. |
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| Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Nai-Ni Chen combines the dynamic freedom of American Modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian Art. The productions take the audience on extraordinary artistic journeys to places beyond cultural boundaries where tradition meets innovation. Celebrating the diversity of ideas shaped by the immigrant experience, the company bridges the gap of understanding between East and West. Nai Ni Chen Dance Co. has performed at many prestigious venues such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Joyce Theater in New York. They have received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts specifically for the design of “The Art of Chinese Dance” K-12 curriculum, and the China Dance Association. In addition to an intensive touring and performing season, the Company has developed Arts in Education Residency programs in urban school districts, bringing culture and arts into the classroom setting. Their residency program for Chinese American heritage has been selected by the Chinese Language Teachers Association for Primary and Secondary Schools as a model for collaborative language and arts education. Nai-Ni received her BA in Dance at the Chinese Culture University, an MA in Dance and Dance Education at NYU, and she danced with Cloud Gate Dance Theater in Taiwan, Chen & Dancers, and Internationally toured the “King and I.” Receiving numerous Citations of Excellence and grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the company maintains a unique ability of teaching students to lead lives as role models of discipline, concentration and good will. Nai Ni Chen Dance Co. also upholds the belief that ribbon dances and learning the five elements of Chinese culture is inspirational to youth and communities. |
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| Lance Paladino received his BFA in Graphic Design, Illustration and Studio Art from Kent State, and received an MFA in Illustration and Visual Essay at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Lance studied in Old Master painting technique, “Fantastic Realism” in Reichenau, Austria, and has been teaching for over twelve years at institutions being the Henry Street Settlement, the Joan Mitchell Foundation, Symphony Space and the Children’s Art Carnival. Working in a variety of media, he has exhibited his work throughout New York City, Chicago and Austria, and his commercial work includes illustrations for print, tattoo design and museum diorama. |
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| Petra Pankow a native of Germany, Petra has a background in cultural studies and museum education. Upon completing her MA in Freiburg, Germany, and studying abroad as a scholar through the Baden-Wurttenbererg Program at the University of Massachusetts, she embarked on teaching German, American Studies, Film and Literature at Michigan State University. Petra has developed curriculum and educational materials for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and for the Symphony Space Curriculum Arts Project where she served as the Education Associate for three years. As an Educational Outreach Specialist she has enhanced information workshops for Safe Horizon in New York, ACCESS in MI and at MATRIX in PA. Presently she assists Madeline Cohen, Education Director at Symphony Space in the power point publication of Leadership in the Arts. Through her contributions to CAP, Petra’s multi-faceted skills in languages and visual arts enhance NYC Public School Children arts education. |
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| Rose Pearlman is a skilled photographer, designer of hand made fashion accessories and a graphic artist. She holds a BFA degree in Photography from New York University, TISCH School of the Arts. With printed publications in the Smithsonian Magazine and F-Stop Magazine she has been an Art Teacher at Johnson Elementary School in Vermont where she also gave Yoga Workshops at the Lamoille Valley Family Services. A diverse Teaching Artist, Rose spans social and economic barriers with her experiences teaching at-risk teenagers, k-12 Public School students, and presents well-ness programs within her residing communities. Her life as a Guest lecturer at Johnson State College and the Clarina Howard Nichols Center in Vermont or as an Editor Assistant for Chanticleer Press in New York, Rose brings to the children of Symphony Space Curriculum Arts Project, clarity and calmness in understanding the Visual Arts. |
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| Rajika Puri is an internationally acclaimed exponent of two forms of Indian Classical dance, Bharata Natyam and Odissi. Trained since childhood with Sikkil Guru Ramaswampy Pillai and Odissa Gurukul, Rajika received her MA in the Anthropolgy of Human Movement from New York University and studied American Modern Dance at the Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham studios. Rajika specializes in how meaning is made through movements such as the hand gesture of the Hasta Mudra system of classical Indian theatre. Rajika adds a visual dimension to south Indian classical music and brings a modern aesthetic to experimental choreography. She interweaves Carnatic music with flamenco, in the furtherance of the Flamenco Natyam venture. As a Symphony Space Curriculum Arts Project teaching artist, Rajika’s danced storytelling has narratives which include songs, chants and poetry, accompanied by gestures, puppetry and dance. Rajika’s writings and articles range from academic papers in journals like Semiotica to previews of dance performances in Playbill, and magazine features on dance from a cultural perspective. Performances in theatre, dance and film are multi layered in diversity and her lectures relate Indian dance accompaniment with music, sculpture, mythology, poetry and painting. New York City Public School students and teachers are always enlightened and inspired by Rajika’s on-site visits at their schools. |
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| Parul Shah is an accomplished Kathak dancer dedicated to the form for over twenty years and trained under renowned guru, Padmashree Kumundini Lakhia at the Kadamb Center for Dance and Music in Ahmedabad, India. With an MA in dance from Columbia University Parul has presented her own choreography at the Kitchen, Summer Stage, Joyce/Soho, Metropolitan Museum of Art, presenting during The Age of the Royal Moghuls exhibition, the Kennedy Center and the Japan Forum Foundation in Tokyo. Teaching and performing at Festivals in India, to name the Birju Maharaj Dance Festival in Delhi, the Hanuman Jayanthi Festival in Bhavnagar and the Ujaain Summer Festival, her art form is believed to be the highest form of achieving complete balance and harmony of the mind, body and spirit. Her quest is to seek the underlying unity of life to disclose the Universal being. Parul preserves the aesthetic integrity of Katak while extending this traditional form to modern day sensibilities. A Teaching artist at Symphony Space for several years Parul shares with students the spiritual language of classical Indian Dance as universal, transcending time and space. |
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Chinese Opera peformer with Agnes
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| Tung Ching
Chinese Center for the Arts under the auspices of Artistic Director Agnes Ho, serve as a vehicle for the promotion of Chinese culture and arts. Tung Ching Opera has produced over 300 hundred Operettas. The artists are trained on the mainland of China and were stars of the Beijing and Shaoxing Opera Troupes. Recipients of numerous awards for their work in native China, these artists specialize in “warrior” roles and are skilled in many styles of theatrical martial arts. Theatrical productions and teaching residencies present works from the Beijing, Shaoxing,, Kun and Cantonese Opera repertories. Outreach programs, bilingual in Chinese and English, benefit students and communities, to a spectral view of Chinese traditions, with a variety of means used to help acquaint the students, to the subtleties of the art. Presented at numerous Festivals, Chinese Celebrations and theatre, Tung Ching artists are popular Teaching Artists for CAP in Asian Studies at Symphony Space. In addition to their Involvment in professional development workshops and performances in the Symphony Space’s Sharp Theater, Tung Ching also has residencies at Columbia University, Barnard College’s newly established World Theater Program, diverse locations at Manhattan Chinatown, Yale University, to the Boys Club of America in Flushing, Flushing Senior Citizen Center, and the Franklin Nursing Home. Agnes Ho’s work through Tung Ching is committed to strengthening the cultural awareness of the Chinese and American communities that provide a center for working together with others to effectively disseminate cultural knowledge and understanding |
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| Kristie Valentine is a visual artist who uses interior spaces of newly constructed suburban homes as the subject for her paintings and prints. She graduated from The Rhode Island School of Design and received her Masters Degree in Fine Art from Brooklyn College. Ms. Valentine is currently teaching art to children at the Cathedral School in Manhattan and studio art classes at Adelphi University on Long Island. |
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