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DISCOVER AND DANCE Multi-disciplinary arts camp for residents of University Hospital’s Center for Women and Children Verb Ballets partnered with University
The campers also had the opportunity
Prelutsky’s poem “I’m Glad I’m Me,”
Hospital’s Center for Women and
to work with Angelica Pozo, a visual
and a creative dance to Louis
Children to offer a multi-disciplinary
artist, Siaara Freeman, a poet and
Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful
arts camp for the residents’ children
actor, and Baba Jubal, a drummer. The
World.” Each artist worked to bring
organized by The Center for Arts
participants performed during the
messages of inclusion and self-
Inspired Learning. The arts camp was
CLEVELAND WALLS! International
empowerment to the project. The arts
available free to children in K-4th
Mural Festival in MidTown for family
camp at the University Hospital's
grade and took place at the Dunham
and friends. The performance included
Center for Women and Children was a
Tavern Museum. Desmond Davis, Verb
movements with body percussion to a
wonderful time to celebrate
Ballets’ Education and Outreach
poem about self-awareness. Campers
community in Cleveland's
Coordinator, led campers in creative
also performed call-and-response
neighborhoods.
movement games and in learning a
recitations to encourage self-
variety of body percussion movements,
actualization, a vocal performance of
rhythms, and vocal recitations.
children’s book author Jack
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verbiculture | October 2021
