A Village Beyond celebrates Asian culture through Taiko drumming, Haiku poetry, masks and T'ai Chi Chuan movement. It includes the history of Taiko and allows participants the opportunity to try out the big drums. This performance is for all ages.

Fort Wayne Dance Collective Touring company performance of Dancing through the Pages fulfills the following Indiana Department of Education Academic Standards and Indicators.

Kindergarten:

K.1.5. Understand that printed materials provide information.

K1.6. Recognize and name all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

K.2.1. Locate the title and name of the author of a book.

K.2.2. Use picture clues and context to aid comprehension and to make predictions about story content

K.3.3. Identify characters settings and important events in a story.

K.3.4. Identify books and stories.

Grade 1:

1.1.2 Identify letters, words, and sentences.

1.3.1 Identify and describe the plot, setting, and characters in a story. Retell a storyÕs beginning, middle and end.

1.7.1 Listen attentively.

Grade 2:

2.3.1 Compare plots, settings, and characters presented by different authors.

2.7.2 Ask for clarification and explanation of stories and ideas.

Grade 3:

3.3.1 Recognize different common genres of literature-poetry, drama (fiction and non- fiction).

3.3.2 Comprehend basic plots of classic fairy tales, myths, folk tales, legends and fables from around the world.

3.3.3. Determine what characters are like by what they say or do and by how the author or illustrator portrays them.

3.5.3 Examine the contributions of individual artists (painters, sculptors, writers, musicians, and traditional artists) in enriching the culture of the community.

3.5.4 Identify factors that make the local community unique including how the community is enriched through foods, crafts, customs, languages, music, visual arts, architecture, dance and drama representing various cultures.

Grade 4:

4.3.2 Identify the main events of the plot including their causes and the effects of each event in future actions and the major theme from the story action.

4.3.3 Use knowledge of the situation setting and characters traits, motivations and feelings to determine cause for that characters actions.

4.5.4 Describe the role of Indiana artists in American visual arts, literature, music, dance, and theatre.

Grade 5:

5.3.1 Identify and analyze the characteristics of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction and explain appropriateness of the literary forms chosen by the author for a specific purpose.

5.3.2 Identify main problem or conflict of the plot and explain how it is resolved.

To have the Touring Company perform at your school, library, group or special event, call the Fort Wayne Dance Collective at 260-424-6574 or contact Young Audiences of Indiana at 317.925.4043 or click on their logo below.

Fort Wayne Dance Collective | 437 E. Berry St. Fort Wayne, Ind. 46802 | (260) 424-6574 | info@fwdc.org

The Fort Wayne Dance Collective is funded in part by Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, the Indiana Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal Agency, and many other generous funders.

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