Did you know that today was Read Across America Day? Each of the TCS Students worked with groups of kindergarten through 3rd grade students at The GreenMount School and read to them. It was a wonderful experience for all!
TCS Students were on a WMAR Channel 2 news segment last night! It covered the work of The Lyric education team and featured their workshop with famed DJ Mighty Mark and our students last Thursday. Check it out here:
Fresh from their lives in Venice, Shylock and Lorenzo walked off the stage and came to the school. The real life actors portraying these characters in the play Everything That Never Happened, Leo Marks and Nic Picou joined us a for a wonderfully enriching Conversation. The students saw their performance on Wednesday so much of the back and forth was about the characters, storyline and production. However, the conversation went so much deeper as the actors shared their lives and responded to the many challenges in these troubling and uncertain times. Students and our guests that included our good friend Hope Hynson from Center Stage shared their views and concerns openly. The conversation went into overtime because no-one wanted it to end.
Thank you Nic and Leo. it was a true honor to have you join us. Our continued appreciation to Stevie Walker-Webb, Hope Hynson, Erin Pettigrew and all of our friends at Baltimore Center Stage for enriching our lives.
This week’s edition of TCS Student News focuses on the elections in Germany, Europe’s most populous and strongest economy. The students reflect on the continued right leaning shift in politics throughout the Western countries. News around the school includes a dynamic Financial Literacy Seminar; a special Conversation with our musician friends from LaRae Amoor Universe with a Spotlight on their founder, Greeyo; and some special announcements.
This week’s News was produced by Madison Hansel and Karla Rivas with production assistance by Rhys Guilfoyle.
The students had a unique opportunity yesterday at their monthly Theatre Seminar at The Lyric. Mighty Mark, a platinum-certified producer and DJ who is one of the key figures in Baltimore Club Music, led the students in producing their own track. He began with an explanation of the Baltimore music scene and its unique club music sound. The students then worked with Mark laying down various tracks including a rap track by Karla to create their own work.
Mark was the music supervisor for the critically acclaimed Dark City Beneath the Beat, a musical documentary that premiered on Netflix. He proudly hails from Cherry Hill and continues to invest back in the community working in the arts and with young people. We deeply appreciate Mighty Mark and the time and talent he shared with us.
Our continued gratitude to Denise, Ebony and The Lyric for all of the opportunities they create for our students.
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Baltimore Center Stage delivered once again with their current running play Everything that Never Happened. The students attended the production at the invitation of our wonderful friends at Center Stage. The play is a take on Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice that challenges the anti-semitism in the original story by giving voice to the Jewish characters in the play. The play, at times very humorous and other times deeply moving, added to the rich cultural education that the students receive at TCS. On Friday, actors from the play along with staff from Center Stage will be joining the students for a Conversation about the performance.
We are deeply appreciative of our relationship with Baltimore Center Stage and the many opportunities that they provide for our students.