2009-2010 Season - Pathways to Creativity
Reservations & Information
Contact Jim Johnson
E-mail
(209) 338-2100 or (877) 488-3380
2009-10 Pathways to Creativity Program is sponsored by:
Educator study guides will be posted below approxiamately three weeks prior to
an event.
The Gallo Center for the Arts is located at 1000 I at the corner of 10th
and I Streets in Downtown Modesto.
Art is the Road to Inspiration
The Gallo Center believes that the arts are a pathway to building healthy minds,
strong bodies, active learners and vibrant communities. We envision that
school-aged youth will participate in an educational curriculum that promotes
creative learning through cultural diversity and intellectual excellence. For
this reason, we are proud to present our Pathways to Creativity
Performing Arts Series as means of teaching academic content, social
responsibility, and life skills through theater-based experiences. As the
series offers a comprehensive array of attractions, we look forward to seeing
you and your students among our arts-education patrons this school year.
Upcoming Events - Tickets $5.00
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Friday, March 12, 2010
10:00 AM
Foster Theater
During the program, students listen to the castañuelas (castanets), the taconeo
(footwork), and the palmas (rhythmic hand claps). The Artists demonstrate dances
and songs spanning a range of emotions from joy to sorrow, anger to exuberance.
For grades K-12.
Michael Cooper: Masked Marvels & Wondertales
(Study Guide)
Friday, April 16, 2010
10:00 AM (SOLD OUT)
12:00 PM
Foster Family Theater
This extraordinary visual artist and mime awes audiences with handcrafted masks,
original stories of courage and wonder, outlandish stilt dancing and a physical
repertoire that ranges from the madcap to the sublime. The result is a “moving
sculpture.” For grades K-6.
Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz
A Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
10:00 AM (SOLD OUT)
Rogers Theater
Under the direction of veteran dancer Hugo Betancourt, "Quetzalli" has grown to
be one of the most popular folklorico touring companies from Mexico. The group
is composed of young people who love the traditions of their people expressed
through music, songs, and dances characteristic of different ethnicities. For
grades K-12.
The Gizmo Guys
(Study Guide)
Friday, May 21, 2010
10:30 AM (SOLD OUT)
Rogers Theater
Think you’ve seen juggling? Wait ‘til you see Gizmo Guys Allan Jacobs and
Brett Felker, who amaze and amuse children with a simply astonishing, rapid-fire
act that makes juggling a teacher of science and math! “Virtuosity with a touch
of lunacy.” (The New York Times). For grades K-12. (The study guide is
especially for K-5.)