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Speakers in the Humanities
Launched in 1983, the Speakers in the Humanities program brings the best in humanities scholarship to thousands of people at hundreds of cultural organizations in virtually every corner of New York. To host a lecture in your town, just select a topic, contact the Speaker, and apply for funding through the Council. Any not-for-profit organization in New York State is eligible to use the program. Speakers events must be open to the public and free of charge. If your application is successful, the Council covers the cost of the Speaker's honorarium and travel expenses.
Visit: http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/adult_audiences/ for information on how to book s lecture through the New York Council for the Humanities
Speakers in the Schools
The New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Schools program offers FREE top-notch lectures by a renowned and diverse group of scholars on a wide variety of humanities subjects to high school communities across New York State.
If your application is successful, the Council will cover all costs associated with the program, including the Speaker’s honorarium and travel expenses. All three lectures are available for high schools at no cost through the Speakers in Schools Program.
Visit http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/schools/ for information on how to book a lecture through the Speakers in the Schools Program.
Launched in 1983, the Speakers in the Humanities program brings the best in humanities scholarship to thousands of people at hundreds of cultural organizations in virtually every corner of New York. To host a lecture in your town, just select a topic, contact the Speaker, and apply for funding through the Council. Any not-for-profit organization in New York State is eligible to use the program. Speakers events must be open to the public and free of charge. If your application is successful, the Council covers the cost of the Speaker's honorarium and travel expenses.
Visit: http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/adult_audiences/ for information on how to book s lecture through the New York Council for the Humanities
Speakers in the Schools
The New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Schools program offers FREE top-notch lectures by a renowned and diverse group of scholars on a wide variety of humanities subjects to high school communities across New York State.
If your application is successful, the Council will cover all costs associated with the program, including the Speaker’s honorarium and travel expenses. All three lectures are available for high schools at no cost through the Speakers in Schools Program.
Visit http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/schools/ for information on how to book a lecture through the Speakers in the Schools Program.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Era:
Reinventing Musical Theater
http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/adult_audiences/lecture.php?lecture_id=1243
Beginning with 1943's "Oklahoma!", Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II changed the face of American musical theater. Has musical comedy evolved since, and is it still a measure of American society? One of theater's most successful creative teams, Rodgers and Hammerstein incorporated dance and music smoothly into the fabric of the plot, using them to propel the story to its conclusion. Their works also captured an idealized image of America and Americans. The Rodgers and Hammerstein model proved to be versatile, and allowed them to explore topics that were not the usual fare for the Broadway musical-going public. Using musical examples, we will explore these various Broadway musicals, and analyze their similarities and differences in styles, as well as how they reflect American culture.
This lecture is available from September 1, 2007 to November 1, 2015
Can be tailored to a high school audience
Reinventing Musical Theater
http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/adult_audiences/lecture.php?lecture_id=1243
Beginning with 1943's "Oklahoma!", Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II changed the face of American musical theater. Has musical comedy evolved since, and is it still a measure of American society? One of theater's most successful creative teams, Rodgers and Hammerstein incorporated dance and music smoothly into the fabric of the plot, using them to propel the story to its conclusion. Their works also captured an idealized image of America and Americans. The Rodgers and Hammerstein model proved to be versatile, and allowed them to explore topics that were not the usual fare for the Broadway musical-going public. Using musical examples, we will explore these various Broadway musicals, and analyze their similarities and differences in styles, as well as how they reflect American culture.
This lecture is available from September 1, 2007 to November 1, 2015
Can be tailored to a high school audience
The Ethnic Musicals: Assimilation and Integration
http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/adult_audiences/lecture.php?lecture_id=1244
The melting pot of America was reflected in the Broadway Musicals. The ethnic musicals of the 1960's and 1970's featured contrasting ethnic groups and wove them into the fabric of the American Musical, successfully and unsuccessfully. Do such shows as Milk & Honey (1961), Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Hallelujah, Baby! (1967), The Wiz (1975) and Pacific Overtures (1976) convey the mood of the modern American experience and hold up over time? Earlier Broadway composers like Irving Berlin hid their immigrant roots, and attempted to incorporate their native musical colorings into the popular American culture. By the 1960's second and third generation Americans explored "ethnic" musicals. By playing musical examples and discussing them, this lecture will examine how these musicals reflect the eras and cultures being represented. The listener will be able to form their own opinions of how successful each set of creators was.
This lecture is available from September 1, 2007 to November 1, 2015
Can be tailored to a high school audience