ARTS EDUCATION
Quixotic
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 • 11AM
JACKSON HALL
Recommended for grades 4–12
About
The Common Core
Connection
We believe that live performance
actively supports the Common Core
State Standards (CCSS). As the arts
also require complex thinking skills,
learning by doing and an innovative
interpretation of theme, mood and
drama, these common elements are
strategically aligned to the progressive
learning required of today’s students.
I encourage all teachers to use Mondavi
Center’s school matinee program in
their teaching practice.
Joyce Donaldson
Director of Arts Education
For more information visit:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/
LEARN MORE:
Quixotic provides an ultra-modern multi-sensory experience that shatters the
antiquated notions of “a night at the ballet.” It is a melting pot of dance, aerial
acrobatics, projection mapping, high fashion and original live music. Be prepared
for sleek dancers pushing the boundaries of athletic artistry soaring across neon
skies or strings and primal drums mixing with digital symphonies of programmed
beats and bellowing subsonic frequencies.
Founded in 2005 by renowned
percussionist, composer and graphic
designer, Anthony Magliano, Quixotic
and its ensemble of performers and
technicians create original, passionate
and unpredictable works of theater.
Joined a year later by award-winning
lighting and theater technology guru
Mica Thomas, Quixotic continues to
tear down the walls that define each
discipline of the arts, unleashing a
flood of new ideas. This passion and
commitment insures that Quixotic will
continue to evolve, take chances and
challenge our emotional boundaries.
The stunning and surreal environments that set the scene for this experimental
movement troupe have aligned its performers with the most progressive acts in
the burgeoning electronic music scene. The raw power, immersive experience
and sheer mesmerizing artistry of a Quixotic performance cannot be conveyed
through words, nor can audio or video alone capture the magic of an intense,
firsthand glimpse of the collective in action. To truly get a sense of what it is to
leave the earthly realm and enter a digital landscape of breathtaking wonder,
where the bounds of gravity have no meaning; you have to be there to believe it.
http://quixoticfusion.com/about
https://www.facebook.com/QuixoticFusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKIvop5hJ90#t=57
think about it! Dear Students:
❶ Write about the performance including what you saw (costumes, makeup,
lights and props). How did they enhance the show?
❷ Did the music and sound effects used in the performance help you
to understand what was happening?
❸ Was the program different from what you expected? How?
Attending the Theater
What is expected of student audiences at the matinee:
• Enter the auditorium quietly and take your seats immediately
(note that all matinees have reserved seating);
• Show courtesy to the artist and other guests at all times;
• Demonstrate appreciation for the artist’s work by applauding at the appropriate times;
• Refrain from making unnecessary noise or movements;
• Please eat lunch before or after the performance; food is not allowed in the theater;
• Relate any information acquired from the pre-matinee discussion to the new information
gained from the matinee;
• Please do not take photographs of the artists.
What you can expect of your experience in a performing arts theater:
A theater is a charged space, full of energy and anticipation.
When the house lights (the lights that illuminate the audience
seating) go down, the excitement level goes up! Theaters are
designed so that the voices of the singers and actors and the
music of the musicians can be heard. But this also means that any
sound in the audience: whispering, rustling of papers, speaking
and moving about, can be heard by other audience members and
by the performers. Distractions like these upset everyone’s
concentration and can spoil a performance.
The performers on stage show respect for their art form and for the
audience by doing their very best work. The audience shows
Mondavi Center Arts Education
provides
CueSheets for all performances in the Mondavi Center
respect for the performers by watching attentively. Applause is the
best way for audience members to share their enthusiasm and to
show their appreciation for the performers. Applaud at the end
of a performance! Sometimes the audience will clap during a
performance, as after a featured solo. Audience members may
feel like laughing if the action on stage is funny, crying if the action
is sad, or sighing if something is seen or heard that is beautiful.
Appreciation can be shown in many different ways, depending
upon the art form and the culture(s) of the people in the audience.
While the audience at a dance performance will sit quietly, other
types of performance invite audience participation.
Support provided by
2014–15 School Matinee Series. They are intended to help
teachers prepare their students for the school matinee
that they will attend at Mondavi Center, UC Davis.
ROBERT AND MARGRIT MONDAVI CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, UC DAVIS Don Roth, Ph.D Executive Director
Joyce Donaldson Associate to the Executive Director for Strategic Projects and Arts Education | Jennifer Mast Arts Education Coordinator
MondaviArts.org
530.754.5430