Jacob's Pillow and the Railroad Street Youth Project will collaborate to promote youth leadership and community involvement through dance in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.JACOB'S PILLOW and the RAILROAD STREET YOUTH PROJECT will collaborate to promote youth leadership and community involvement through dance in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Great Barrington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,527 at the 2000 census. . Elizabeth Johnson and Wyatt Jackson Wyatt Jackson (wyattjackson.com) started performing throughout the New England region with his own hip-hop "crew" in the 1980's and worked with the acclaimed Boston Youth Theater for seven seasons. are artists in residence to teach dance and choreography choreography Art of creating and arranging dances. The word is derived from the Greek for “dance” and “write,” reflecting its early meaning as a written record of dances. . Johnson coordinates the teen-dance program for the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in Washington, D.C., and Jackson is a writer, choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. , and hip-hop artist who has worked with Pittsfield, Massachusett's YouthAlive program. After several months of weekly workshops, the group will present a public performance and community discussion. www.jacobspillow.org |
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