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Topic: Museum of Performance


  
  Kwahadi Dancers
Forty-two performers filled the dining hall floor as the Kwahadis entertained Scouters from all over America who were at the training center for Cub Scout training.
Former Kwahadi, Steve Zimmer, was director of the Philmont Seton Library and Museum at the time, and he suggested the idea to then director of the training center, Forest McVicker.
Performing before live audiences provides thrilling and stimulating environments in which to practice important life skills such as teamwork, planning, cooperation, responsibility, and leadership.
www.kwahadi.com   (886 words)

  
  Museum of Performance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Museum of Performance (formerly the Theatre Museum) in the Covent Garden district of London is the United Kingdom's national museum of the performing arts.
It is a branch of the UK's national museum of applied arts, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The Victoria and Albert Museum accepted custodianship of Enthoven's collection in 1924, and she continued to add to it until her death in 1950.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Museum_of_Performance   (435 words)

  
 National Maritime Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom, and one of the most important in the world.
The museum site also includes the Queen's House (part of the historic park-and-palace landscape of "Maritime Greenwich", which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997) and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, until 1948 the home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
In addition to its open exhibits, the Museum houses an extensive archive of objects and documents relating to seafaring, navigation and ships.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Maritime_Museum   (261 words)

  
 Abstract 8. Lucy Harper, University of Melbourne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Museums operate within the social, political, cultural and economic environment of the wider community in which they are located.
Assessment of a museum performance therefore needs to be meaningful to a range of interests beyond the immediate ambit of the museum.
Ultimately this may contribute to a potential community paradigm for museum performance assessment, to complement the formal the accountability reporting of governing bodies and the museum standards which matter to museum professionals.
www.amonline.net.au /uncover/abstracts_2004/abstract08.htm   (247 words)

  
 Helena Hale: One-Woman Theatre | Resume   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Her performance was presented in the Rudolf H. Bing Auditorium during an "Evening for Educators," a special museum event which enriched the exhibit by bringing the artist to life.
Hale performed her complete series of performances for the Santa Barbara Community College Division of Continuing Education at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to sold-out audiences, concluding with the premier performance of Käthe Kollwitz which played to a sold-out house and received a standing ovation.
Hale will perform and teach her fourth and fifth Elderhostel groups, presenting all of her performances interwoven with the techniques of writing and performing with emphasis on the lives and backgrounds of each of the artists she portrays.
www.helenahale.com /resume.html   (1900 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Fort Worth, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Modern (formerly the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth), founded in 1892, is the oldest art museum in Texas.
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is the only museum in the world that is solely dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have demonstrated extraordinary courage and pioneer spirit in their trail blazing efforts.
Bass Performance Hall - Bass Hall is the permanent home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Fort_Worth,_Texas   (1610 words)

  
 Grainger Museum - Performance Prizes
Final - three finalists will perform at a public concert at the University of Melbourne at a date and venue to be arranged by the Friends.
No prizes will be awarded if performances are not considered of a sufficiently high standard.
These Rules were approved by the Committee of the Friends of the Grainger Museum, 28 November 2001.
www.lib.unimelb.edu.au /collections/grainger/fog/perf.html   (425 words)

  
 Art Museum Performance Features Collegium Musicum Instruments
Friday, Dec. 8 in the sculpture court of the University of Iowa Museum of Art.
The UI Collegium Musicum is an ensemble devoted to the study and performance of music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque.
M.C. Ginsberg Objects of Art, Inc. of Iowa City is the corporate sponsor for events at the UI Museum of Art during the 2000-2001 season, through the University of Iowa Foundation.
itsnt166.iowa.uiowa.edu /uns-archives/2000/november/1122collegium.html   (485 words)

  
 Media in performance: Interactive spaces for dance, theater, circus, and museum exhibits
In multimedia, performance, and the electronic arts, the designer of the experience and the public are often involved in more complex forms of interactions and communication that require a revision of the current behavior-based model.
During these performances, the choreographer made an effort to enhance or underline the expressiveness of the human body as opposed to the “coldness” of the musical and graphical output by the computer (her words).
One of the main challenges that museum exhibit designers are faced with is to give life to the objects on display by telling their story within the context determined by the other objects in the exhibit.
www.research.ibm.com /journal/sj/393/part1/sparacino.html   (14617 words)

  
 News - Science Museum gives rare performance
Join four prominent performance poets for an extraordinary fusion of medical implements, poetry and disability issues and objects at the Science Museum on 21 March and the Battersea Arts Centre on 28 March 2003.
After the performance, Jared Louche from Apples and Snakes, will engage audience members in a debate on how attitudes to disability may have changed over the last century and how the objects inspired the poets to write pieces about our society's perception of normality.
The discussion is part of the Science Museum's Naked Science series which deal with specific scientific and bio-medical issues that affect our everyday lives; these can be controversial, often involve debate and are meant for adults.
www.parents.org.uk /news_rare-performance.htm   (394 words)

  
 Fluxus Heidelberg Center - MUSEUM PERFORMANCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The performance took place in Museum for Modern Art "De Beyerd", Boschstraat 22, 4811 GH Breda (the Netherlands) on September 18th 2003.
The performance in the Museum for Modern Art "De Beyerd" located in the "Boschstraat" in Breda (the Netherlands) took place on September 18th 2003.
But thanks anyway, i do like such kind of performances that are still going on all over the world with enthousiastic people bringen art under the people.
www.fluxusheidelberg.org /museum.html   (371 words)

  
 ABC News: Sex Museum Suffers Performance Anxiety   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The eagerly awaited grand opening of the Museum of Sex — New York's newest cultural attraction — had to be delayed.
The museum's official mission is "to preserve and present the history, evolution, and cultural significance of human sexuality," and it takes itself quite seriously.
The Nonsense Museum — A Nonsense Museum makes sense, at least to the Austrian government, which agreed to fund a permanent showroom in Vienna for a group known as The Society For Surplus Thought.
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/WolfFiles/story?id=91155&page=1   (445 words)

  
 National Postal Museum
Museum volunteers teach visitors basic stamp collecting skills such as soaking and sorting stamps, how to use a Scott Catalogue, how to locate and learn about stamps featured in the Museum's stamp gallery, and more.
The National Postal Museum is devoted to the colorful and engaging history of the nation's mail service showcasing the largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and philatelic materials in the world.
With more than 13 million objects, the Museum's exhibits and objects are rotated to showcase the variety and depth of the collections and allow visitors to explore the numerous topics related to postal history and philately.
www.postalmuseum.si.edu /museum/1b_calendar.html   (854 words)

  
 PUEBLO GRANDE MUSEUM INDIAN MARKET PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
The daylong performance schedule begins with the raising of Old Glory by the nationally heralded WWII veterans.
See and hear the weaving of traditional stories through colorful song and dance performances that are led by Ken Duncan, Sr.
Always a crowd pleaser, this youthful group performs dances for good health, sound mind and long life.
www.ci.phoenix.az.us /PUEBLO/imperform.html   (170 words)

  
 Ducati.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Ducati Museum opened on June 12, 1998, during the first annual WDW (World Ducati Week), and was officially inaugurated on October 16th later that year.
The Museum has preserved over half a century of Ducati racing history and also the history of the company (before it produced motorcycles) founded by the Ducati brothers in 1926.
The museum is arranged around an illuminated racetrack that hosts 33 legendary motorcycles with a special spectator area housed in a gigantic red helmet.
www.ducati.com /heritage/museum.jhtml   (398 words)

  
 THE FLOATING MUSEUM - A CHANCE PERFORMANCE -- 1974-1978   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A fundamental concept of The Floating Museum is to recycle existing spaces and resources as well as to transform local areas into temporary exhibitions sites.
The Floating Museum negoatiated for the use of the space for the length of the installation and/or exhibitions and communicated information about each artists asnd their particular work.
Artists used non traditional art forms such as video, performance and environmental installations as well as traditional media in untraditional locations such as chalk drawings on sidewalks or a mural on a prison wall.
www.lynnhershman.com /investigations/publici/floating/floating.html   (192 words)

  
 Two Companies Span Continents to Sponsor DuSable Museum Performance of Soweto Gospel Choir
This performance will be the only African American venue that these folks play." Supporting the DuSable Museum performance of the Choir reflects both organizations' history of giving back to the community.
Tickets for the Tuesday, March 8, 2005 performance are priced from $20 to $50 and are available at the Museum, on-line at http://www.dusablemuseum.org or by calling (773) 947-0600 ext 236.
About DuSable Museum The DuSable Museum of African American History, one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the country, has been dedicated to the collection, preservation, interpretation and dissemination of the history and culture of Africans and Americans of African descent for 42 years.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-23-2005/0003070652&EDATE=   (692 words)

  
 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum - Performance Groups
Band, Choral and Dance performances are open to the public and advertised near the museum entrance for maximum audience exposure.
Performance dates and times are promoted through the Intrepid Museum website and in the museum box office.
Performance groups pay for museum admission and may choose from a number of other options available to enhance their overall experience.
www.intrepidmuseum.org /pages/performancegrps   (343 words)

  
 Brighton & Hove Museums - Performance Gallery
Inspired by Brighton Museum and Art Gallery's outstanding holdings of performance related material from around the world, Performance Gallery opened in 2002 as part of a major museum redevelopment project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Performance Gallery displays some of the things left behind when the show is over.
Consider performance as Spectator, as Performer, or for the Maker of the objects
www.virtualmuseum.info /collections/themes/performance_gallery/html   (163 words)

  
 Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences
The Marian Koshland Science Museum is located in NW Washington, DC at the corner of 6th and E Streets, NW.
The closest Metro stations are: Gallery Place/Chinatown, served by the Red, Green, and Yellow lines; and Judiciary Square, served by the Red line.
The Museum will be closed from February 26 - March 6 for the installation of a new exhibit.
www.koshlandsciencemuseum.org   (221 words)

  
 National Museum of Australia - Performance reporting
No changes were made to the Museum's outcome or output structure for the year.
Following a review of the National Museum's first year of operation to ensure it was able to maintain its range and level of activities, an additional $9.0 million in operating funds was provided by the Government over and above the previously approved base funding for 2002-2003.
Accordingly, a summary of achievements follows the performance table to provide a context for the Museum's formal reporting requirements.
www.nma.gov.au /about_us/corporate_documents/annual_report/annual_report_2002_2003_html_version/part_2_performance_reports/performance_commentaries   (180 words)

  
 Mel Andringa will perform 'Puzzle Pictures' at UI Museum of Art Oct. 13
Andringa has long been fascinated with jigsaw puzzles and has used them in several of his performance pieces, including "The Sistine Floor," which was performed as part of the University Theatres mainstage season in 1987.
The UI Museum of Art, located on North Riverside Drive in Iowa City, is open 10 a.m.
Public metered parking is available in UI parking lots across from the museum on Riverside Drive and just north of the museum.
itsnt166.iowa.uiowa.edu /uns-archives/2000/september/0929puzzle_pics.html   (408 words)

  
 White River Valley Museum: News
His performance is adapted from classic Halloween tales, and will include a short lecture and demonstration of this 1,000-year old art form.
Performance sponsored by the City of Auburn Arts Commission.
The White River Valley Museum is located in the Auburn Community Campus at Les Gove Park, at 918 H Street SE.
www.wrvmuseum.org /news/news_pr101105.htm   (233 words)

  
 free103point9: Airborne   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Navigating through excerpts taken from two decades of his broadcast plays, essays, and performances, Gregory Whitehead proposes that radio is a wounded yet essential space for creative friction, recuperation, and resistance.
The museum’s Transmission series profiles artists and scholars working with transmission in the areas of new media, sound, generative audio, and an array of broadcast media.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art receives general operating support from the Carnegie Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, JPMorgan Chase, and members of the New Museum.
www.free103point9.org /airborne.html   (1182 words)

  
 SR.com: Historical performance at museum Thursday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Spokane Valley Heritage Museum will help the curious visualize the day-to-day trials of one of the most celebrated adventurers in U.S. history.
The Idaho Humanities Council, a state-based program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is sponsoring the performance in part.
McNeil's performance is free and will run from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m., followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer period.
www.spokesmanreview.com /tools/story_pf.asp?ID=37566   (218 words)

  
 NMAH: Publications
The list of selected staff publications may be searched by keyword or author and can be sorted by year.
Allison, David K. “Archives of Data Processing: The National Museum of American History” in Archives of Data Processing History (New York: Greenwood Press, 1990).
Essay on applying the exhibition experience to research and collections involving the performing arts, specifically in the archival reconstruction/museum performance of Duke Ellington's 1946 musical play, Beggar's Holiday.
www.americanhistory.si.edu /about/publications.cfm   (871 words)

  
 Museum offers peek performance
Beacon — "One quart exterior green industrial enamel thrown on a brick wall," is a minimalist art sentence painted in the new Dia:Beacon museum.
Dia:Beacon, which held a sneak preview of its works by 24 artists yesterday, has already generated creative energy that's lifting economic development spirits in Beacon and Newburgh, as well as the rest of mid-Hudson.
Creatively, Dia:Beacon is a big boost like the Hudson River school of art in the 19th century, whose landscapes are still selling and inspiring, said Susan Konvit, president of Cornwall's Arts Alliance of more than 700 artists and members.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2003/05/14/whdia.htm   (644 words)

  
 Google - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The verb "to google" has come to mean "to perform a Web search", usually with the Google search engine.
Google's services are run on several server farms, which, in 2004, consisted of over 30 clusters of up to 2,000 PCs per cluster.
Nevertheless, Google's excellent stock performance following the IPO has enabled these early employees to be competitively compensated by participation in the corporation's remarkable equity growth.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Google   (2272 words)

  
 Maori Culture - Auckland Museum New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Manaia performers are the face of Ngati Whatua O Orakei, the home tribe (tangata whenua) of Auckland - Tamaki Makaurau - and through them you can experience a taste of Maori culture.
Their compelling performance offers visitors to New Zealand an insight into Maori mythology, genealogy (whakapapa) and spirituality (taha wairua).
All groups wishing to see the show should be at Auckland Museum 15 minutes prior to the start of the show.Tickets for the performance are on a first come, first served basis.
www.aucklandmuseum.com /?t=299   (235 words)

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