The Education Department at Coral Gables Museum (CGM) is proud to present a series of cultural programming to our community in partnership with different institutions and organizations. This initiative, called “The Culture Wanderer,” strives to expand the curiosity and sense of wonder regarding the different cultures of our world through art, dance, and music. Let’s grow some culture wanderers.
Mosaic and Spanish Culture Program
Culminating with a trip to Spain in Summer 2021, this program focuses on the cultural richness of a few Spanish cities, emphasizing their Roman influence in architecture and culture in general. Sevilla is included as part of Coral Gables Sister City program and the University of Salamanca will provide university credits for the workshops offered at their institution. Participants will enjoy hands on activities, gastronomic and wine events during the trip. Art workshops with the theme of mosaics and other cultural artifacts will be offered at Coral Gables Museum during the months prior to the trip. MDCPS teachers can obtain Master Plan points through My Learning Plan. For more information contact lili@coralgablesmuseum.org
South Florida Chamber Ensemble (SFCE) presented five interactive, live shows, offered virtually to participants. The shows were a compendium of programs from their past and current seasons, all paired to a holiday celebrated on or around the day it was presented, and representing the culture of that country, region, or group.
July 14 (Bastille Day) Bailando at the Ball
Learn about world culture through dance. Each of the 8 dances come from the setting of a traditional fairy tale. Play Guess the Princess to find out which fairy tale comes next. For each dance, participants learn 3 steps or less in a short choreography and dance along with the teaching artist to traditional music.
July 21 (1969, Neil Armstrong and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission) Super You
Celebrate real superheroes and the superhero within. Identify the superhero from the movie or television theme song. Learn about each superhero’s strengths and weaknesses as you find the superhero in you. Each superhero makes an appearance.
July 28 (First eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan) Fairy Tales Retold
Hear two similar stories from two different countries told side by side with live music. The stories are Tom Thumb from England and Issun Boshi (the inch-high samurai) from Japan. Listen to live music from English composer Henry Purcell from King Arthur and traditional Japanese music.
August 4 (1492 Columbus set sail for the Americans from Spain) iLUMA Don Quixote
iLUMA (Inter-generational Literacy Using Music and Art) is a program that reinforces reading comprehension, listening, and memory skills in youth ages 4-11, seniors, and people with disabilities. Participants color their answers to reading comprehension questions based on the narration. Includes live music. Don Quixote is a story by Miguel de Cervantes about a knight errant and his mishaps in Spain with music by Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz. The storyboard is included and can be printed and completed using crayons, markers, or colored pencils or completed online using image editing software like Microsoft Paint.
August 11 (International Youth Day) iLUMA The Mermaid
iLUMA (Inter-generational Literacy Using Music and Art) is a program that reinforces reading comprehension, listening, and memory skills in youth ages 4-11, seniors, and people with disabilities. Participants color their answers to reading comprehension questions based on the narration. Includes live music. The youngest of four daughters risks her life to save the life of a stranger. Predating the Hans Christian Andersen version, this version by Czech writer Bozena Nemcova contains music by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak from his opera Rusalka (The Mermaid). The storyboard is included and can be printed and completed using crayons, markers, or colored pencils or completed online using image editing software like Microsoft Paint.
