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Tubman gets Artist-in-Residence grant
-Joining a very small
group of schools through
aut the state of Georgia,
Tubman Middle School
has been awarded an
Artist-in-Residence Grant
for the 2003 - 2004 school
year. This grant is funded
in part by the Georgia
Council for the Arts
(GCA) through appropria
tions of the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly. Richmond
County Board of Educa
tion and the Jessye Nor
man School for the Per
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on the grant application.
The Artist-in-Resi
dence program brings into
the school an artist experi
enced in blending creativi
ty with traditional aca
demic standards. Five days
of planning and 20 days of
student workshops are
contracted.
Writer, poet, story
teller, visual artist and per
formance artist Cleaster
Cotton was selected by
Tubman staff to be the
Augusta Mini Theatre’s
Drama Department is at it
again with A Little Bit of
This and A Little Bit of
Tha.
This year the show and
its ninety students take off
with the theme-Keep
Reaching for Your Dreams
through a skillfully coordi
nation of poetry, move
ment, music, monologues
and scenes from original
plays. It is spoken word its
best.
This collection of works
will showcase some familiar
authors, . such. .as,, Maya .
Artist-in-Residence. Her
workshops began on
March 31 and extend until
May 14. For four hours
each day, Cotton will col
laborate with language arts
teacher Lori Parrish, math
teacher Aza Baker, science
teacher Shahid Abdul-Jab
bar, social studies teacher
James Kicklighter and
reading teacher Gary Gray.
“My approach to arts
education is to create a
stimulating, fun, environ
ment where students grow
Angelo, Langston Hughes,
and Nikki Giavonni and
introduce some under
ground poets.
Also, the Theatre will
showcase some of the works
of newly published author,
Tyrone ]. Buder, the The
atre’s founder and executive
director.
“The performance will
reach every emotion that
you have as we Reach for
Dreams with pieces, such as,
My Daddy Drinks too Much,
Mom and Dad are getting A
Divorce, You Dont. Live on
My Streer, Yesterday I Cried,
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when they feel safe enough
to open up to unconven
tional, interactive learning
techniques,” Cotton said.
“Students are taught how
to write poetry, prose and
short stories in addition to
practical writing skills.
They enrich their vocabu
laries and gain memory
building tools.”
In her workshops, she
utilizes SETSE — Self-
Empowerment Through
Self-Expression (Cotton’s
signature workshop series.
Welfare Queen, Between Me
and My Sisters, Phenomenal
Women, Sisters Cover your
behinds, Ready to Unfold and
much, much more,” says
Judith Simon- Butler, the
shows coordinator and
director, and the Theatre’s
artistic director.
The Theatre’s Senior Class
of 2004 will be fearured in a
special segment of the show,
Reaching to the next level.
These students have been
gracing the Mini Theatre’s
stage for many years. They
are: Nicole Williams, Regi
nald West, Kigwana Cherry,
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Cleaster Cotton instructs Tubman Middle School students on
the arts in session funded by a state grant.
Ryan Hicks -, Joella Banks
and Angel Harley.
Also professional actress
Samantha Johnson, a for
mer student of the Theatre
and recent graduate of
American Music and Dra
matic Academy in
New York, will return to
Augusta stage. She will
bring the character Moriah
from the Jobnny Williams
Story back to life. She is also
the show’s assistant.
The shows collaborative
works address the questions:
what happens when chil
dren are encouraged to
April 22, 2004
reach their dreams; and
what happens to dream
deferred.
The shows will take place
on Friday, April 30 and Sat
urday, May 1 at Bp.m. at the
Jack B. Patrick Technology
Center located on the cam
pus of Augusta Technical
College. General Admission
is $7.00 and $6.00 per
youth and chaperson with
ten or more in a group.
Tickets are on sale now at
the Augusta-Mini Theatre,
430 Bth Street Augusta. For
more information, perspn
may call (706) 722-059‘3)
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