Group Names HGO Among Engines of Recovery (Houston Chronicle)
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has received a $250,000 grant as one of the beneficiaries of ArtPlace, a new private-public consortium whose aim is to drive revitalization by putting the arts at the center of economic development. The ArtPlace grant will support Home and Place, HGO’s collaboration with Houston Independent School District (HISD) and Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
On September 18, The Houston Chronicle’s Zest magazine published an article about Home and Place.
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Neighborhood Centers Inc. Baker Ripley Summer Teen Program, June to August 2011
This video, entitled I’ve Learned, was created by teenagers in Houston’s Gulfton community who participated in Houston Grand Opera’s Summer Teen Program at Neighborhood Centers Inc. Baker Ripley from June to August 2011. The goal of the project was to promote self-expression about community through art.
The teenagers edited dozens of hours of footage into a 21-minute film documenting their experiences and what they learned about themselves and their community. I’ve Learned is the concluding chapter of the film.
Programs like this, for community members of all ages, will be a component of HGO’s Home and Place initiative, both at Baker Ripley and at other Neighborhood Centers Inc. locations.
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NCI Even Start Program, 2010 - PRESENT
"Dreams" (1min 28sec) Rocio talks about her dream as a child of being a poet. She still writes now and then. She likes peotry a lot. She dreamed of being successful at it and being able to provide her grandmother with all she needed and looked for someone who could take care of her. Grandma passed away three months after she moved to the United States, eleven years ago. Rocio, along other women make drawings of their homes in Mexico.
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Create an Opera at MECA – June 15 through July 30, 2009
Is your nickname Jose Alfredo Jimenez? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? If so, join our "Create an Opera" camp this summer, presented in collaboration with Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) at The Dow School. You too can learn how to write the words and music for a new masterpiece of music theater. (No previous composition experience necessary.)
There will be opportunities to help build scenery and costumes and to learn more about lighting and other production roles. At the end of the summer session, we'll put on a performance guaranteed to wow the audience.
Mariachi Week at The River Performing and Visual Arts Center – August 3 – 7, 2009
HGOco brings mariachi mayhem to The River’s Fine Arts Summer Camp Program!
Through daily classes in music, drama, art, and creative movement, we will work together to tell the story of Gustavo, the best mariachi in the world / el mejor mariachi del mundo. On Friday, August 7, all campers perform in a recital and enjoy a star-filled celebration!
 For more information, please visit: http://www.theriver.org
Supported in part by United Way of Greater Houston
HGOco Takes to the Skies
In a unique, multi-year collaboration with The Drachen Foundation, an educational organization dedicated to kites, HGOco has hosted several kite-making events around the city of Houston. Kites have been used throughout history for recreation, communication, and many other purposes, representing the character of cultures all over the world.
Launched in 2007 in conjunction with performances of The Refuge at Miller Outdoor Theatre, more than two thousand children and their families have experienced the joy of creating their own flying masterpieces.
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Collaborators include: The Drachen Foundation, SweetLeaf Tea
World Refugee Day 2007, 2008 and 2009
World Refugee Day raises awareness about the 21st century's refugee challenge. Around the world, people are forced to flee their homes due to war, violence, exclusion, and the competition for scarce resources in troubled states. HGOco is pleased to join local efforts to help commemorate this important day, led by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The day of celebration includes live performances, children's activities, documentary films, ethnic music and dance, and art exhibits.
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Collaborators include:
Al Amaanah Refugee Services, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services, American Red Cross, Amnesty International, Houston Chapter Bilingual Education Institute, Boat People SOS, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Center for Faith and Health Initiatives, Chinese Community Center, ECHOS, Houston Community College Central Refugee Program, Houston Independent School District, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, Mayor's Advisory Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Mayor's Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs, PAIR Program at Rice University, Refugee Services of Texas, United Nations Association - Houston Chapter, VPSS Temple & VVM, Westland Family YMCA and YMCA International Services |
