Black Grace

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When:

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 10:30am - 11:30am

Where:

Who: This program is recommended for grades 4 through 8 (ages 9 through 14). All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult. Younger children who are able to be respectful members of the audience are welcome to attend. Parents are asked to use their best judgment as to whether or not their younger children will be disruptive to other audience members.
Everyone in attendance must have a ticket regardless of age.

How much:
Cost for Adults/Chaperones/Educators: $3.50
Cost for Children/Students: $3.50

Please register by: Friday, August 10, 2012 - 5:00pm

Description

Black Grace takes the stage with an explosive program that mixes athleticism, rhythm, physical strength, and energy. This leading contemporary dance company from New Zealand fuses Pacific traditional cultures with contemporary dance in an extraordinary and dynamic form. Founding Artistic Director Neil Ieremia not only weaves two styles of dance together while he choreographs but also uses three key Samoan principles to guide his company. These principles are: Fa’amaoni (meaning integrity, honesty and pride), Fa’amalosi/Loto Tele (meaning perseverance and determination) and Fa’aloalo (meaning humility and respect).

Study guides are posted online 3 to 4 weeks prior the performance at www.ordway.org/education/studyguides/

More information online at www.ordway.org/performances/1213/black-grace.asp and www.blackgrace.co.nz/

Check out the PBS documentary about this amazing troupe, Black Grace: From Cannon’s Creek to Jacob’s Pillow at www.pbs.org/blackgrace/ which tells the story of the rise of this dance troupe of Maori and Pacific Islander men, from a small town in New Zealand to the pinnacle of the international modern dance world.

More videos of Black Grace can be found at ...
vimeo.com/blackgrace — Black Grace's Vimeo channel
youtube.com/user/BlackGraceDanceCo — Black Grace's YouTube channel

How can I possibly know if I'll be available next spring?

You can't guarantee it. For all you know, you might be living overseas come fall.

What you can do is make two personal commitments:

1. to attend if you are able.
2. to find a replacement for your family if you're not.

Both commitments are equally important, and you shouldn't register for this event if you're not willing to make both of them. These performances are heavily subsidized and extremely popular, so wasting tickets is just not cool.

You'll receive an email reminder four weeks before the performance (and a second reminder four days before). If your circumstances have changed, those four weeks will give you plenty of time to transfer your tickets.

Be forewarned that you will be responsible for any transfers made after the registration deadline. You post to Homeschool Adventures that the tickets are available, and interested persons contact you directly about the tickets. Reimbursements will be handled between you and your substitute. Please inform the organizer of any transfers!

To give you a sense of the situation, the organizer had 35 families register in the summer of 2010 for a February 2011 performance and 4 of them chose to (successfully) transfer their tickets when the early reminder was sent out. The organizer asks that you handle the transfer because she will have already collected payment from you and paid the Ordway, so reimbursements are best handled directly between you and your replacement without the organizer acting as a go-between. The organizer asks that you let her know about any transfers so that she is not surprised or confused when your substitutes show up to claim your spots.

substitute. You will also inform the organizer of any transfers!

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Payment information

Payment must be received by: Fri, Aug 10, 2012 - 5:00pm

1. Immediately after you register, you will be sent an email confirmation and payment instructions from "admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com". Make sure your email filters recognize this address as a legitimate sender. If you don't receive this email, please check your spam, junk or bulk mail folder. Contact the organizer if you are unable to find it; if you receive no response to your email, please call the organizer.
2. Please plan to send your payment the same day that you register. If you are unable to do so, you must contact the organizer within 72 hours to confirm your registration and make payment arrangements. You are not officially registered until the organizer receives either your payment. If the organizer doesn't hear from you one way or the other within 72 hours, your family may removed from the registration list. This protects the organizer from non-payment due to payment instructions blocked by overly aggressive spam protection.
3. When the organizer receives your payment, you will be emailed a payment receipt from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com. The organizer updates payment records daily. If you've sent your payment and haven't received a payment confirmation, please contact the organizer by email or phone.
4. Please make your payment promptly. If the organizer doesn't receive payment by the payment deadline, your family may be removed from the registration list.
5. If you need to cancel your registration, please do so via an email request to the organizer. Non-payment is not an acceptable way to cancel your registration.

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Cancellation information

Cancellation deadline: Fri, Aug 10, 2012 - 5:00pm

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(1a) If your circumstances change and you find that are unable to attend, please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email.
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(2a) No refunds will be issued after the cancellation deadline. 
(2b) If you must cancel for any reason after the cancellation deadline, you will be responsible for finding someone to take your family's reserved places and for letting the organizer know about the substitution. 
(2c) Reimbursements will be handled privately between you and your substitute. 
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(3a) If you find that you are unable to attend on the day of the event, please let the organizer know as soon as possible by email or phone. 
(3b) Please attempt to find a last-minute substitute for your family via the HSAdventures Yahoo Group as well as any other other methods at your disposal. 
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(4) It is not acceptable to just not show up. You must let the organizer know if you are unable to attend. Please do not register for this event unless you're able to make a personal commitment to attend barring illness or other unexpected emergency. 

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Additional information

Please arrive by:

Please plan to arrive no later than 10am in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms and otherwise be seated by 10:15am.

Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children. 

If you find that despite your best efforts, you are running unavoidably late, please let the organizer know! You may reach the organizer by phone or email on the day of the event. 

Where to meet:

Please meet the organizer to the right of the main entrance on the short flight of stairs in the lobby. The organizer will be wearing a bright yellow hat and a Homeschool Adventures button. Please retrieve your receipt from the organizer when you arrive as this is how she will check-in participants.

Alternate plans:

This Homeschool Adventure will not be cancelled due to weather. Please plan accordingly and dress appropriately.

Parking information:

There are numerous parking ramps within easy walking distance. The closest ramps are The St. Paul, RiverCentre, Lawson Commons, Kellogg Street Ramp, and Landmark Towers. More detailed information about parking in downtown Saint Paul can be found at www.smart-trips.org

Directions:

The Ordway is located in downtown Saint Paul at 345 Washington St. The entrance is on Washington St between W 5th St and Kellogg Blvd. The Ordway is directly across the street from Rice Park and is on the same block as River Centre, Xcel Eneergy Center, and the Roy Wilkins Auditorium as well as kitty-corner from The Landmark Center. 

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