2. Playing the Blues - with Joseph Marchione (ISE) - We will cover the essential musical elements that form the blues style; blues scales; blues notes; blues chords; blues form and idiomatic blues licks. (Grades 10 - 12)
3. Digital Scavenger Hunt - with Sheilah Murthy (ISE) - We'll go off campus and use the Flip Video Cameras to creatively document our feelings of what we see and hear in the city. Our exploration will involve performing in front of the camera as well as shooting and directing behind the camera. (Grades 11 - 12)
4. Cooking at FRIZZ with a Twist - Take a trip to FRIZZ, a local restaurant, and learn how to cook traditional Khmer food. The restaurant has been offering cooking classes for many years and is booked months in advance. This could be the only hands on and stomachs in workshop at the MRISA cx 2010. (Grades 9 - 12)
5. Lost Loves - Meet Bora Chhay, creator and film maker. Be one of the few to screen his movie "Lost Loves", depicting the Khmer Rouge through the eyes of his family. Question and Answer on movie making and local history. Day 2 will consist of an art project about the film. (Grades 6 - 12)
6. Kuoh Tralaok Dance Workshop (Cambodian Living Arts) - "Clashing Coconut Shells" - Coconuts are a very abundant and important staple for Cambodians. This dance celebrates their significance in everyday life. From the Svay Rieng province of Cambodia and originally performed solo, recent efforts of the University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh have modified it for the stage audience and it has become an icon of Cambodian Folk Dance. (Grades 6 - 12)
7. Yike Dance (Cambodian Living Arts) - Yike is a fairly modern theater form, drawing its themes from the ancient tales of Cambodia's Kings. Yike incorporates modern prop scenery, traditional Khmer dance gestures and costumes, as well as elements of Chinese ritual fighting moves. (Grades 6 - 12)
8. Chapei Dang Weng (Cambodian Living Arts) - The chapei dang weng belongs to both the Areak and Apea Pipea (wedding) ensembles. In addition, the chapei is also played on its own as an accompaniment to poetry, narrated stories, vocal duets of an argumentative style and riddle telling (a special feature of the instrument which has brought it to great popularity from early times right up to the present day). (Grades 6 - 12)
9. Museum, Boat Ride and Silk Weavers - On the first day students will visit the National Museum for a guided tour. On the second day they will travel by boat to an island where they will see Cambodian silk weaving and a pagoda, (Buddhist Temple). (Grades 8 - 12)
10. Creating Cambodian Comics - Taught by "Our Books", an organization devoted to the creation of Comic Books by Cambodian Artists. Students will learn how to create a comic book and create an anthology together that they can take home with them. (Grades 6 - 12)
If you are registering now - please note that the Cultural Workshop list is may have additions. If we make additions we will alert the school coordinator so that students can change their selection.
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