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The School of the Arts “Artists in their Maximum Expression” (A.M.E.), was born from an initiative to prepare, reach and redeem this area of society. This School is designed to train our staff workers on a professional level and is geared toward those that have a life-long calling to the arts. Our goal is to work in the secular artistic environment and to redeem it from the inside out. The length of the A.M.E. school will be of 6 months, in which time the students will learn to develop their talents and gifts in their maximum capacity.Whilst seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we have designed this school and believe that this new format will lead us into a new level with Christ. Objectives: · To train the student in the artistic technique and biblical foundations. · To offer tolls for creative evangelism. · To broaden the vision and wolrdview of the student in able to reach and to be an influece in these empty spaces in society. · To form professional that transcend in the artistic media. That, once having finished the school, the student may impliment the acquired knowledge in an innovative way. Context of the School: Buenos Aires has risen up as a influential potential in the arts, but at the same time, it reflects one of the highest levels of eating disorders, drugs, alcohol and of sexual identity, social problems that are evident in the artistic world. As the Arts Ministry of the Ituzaingo Base, Buenos Aires, we propose that this empty space needs people that are revolutionary and committed to a different artistic vision. Because of this we find our selves with the need to raise up a solid Ministry that would provide support and containment, and that would disciple society by showing values and principles in the Kingdom. Values: The A.M.E. backs up and commits to fulfilling all of the International YWAM values. It is evident that we will highlight some values above others according to its focus, such as: To Know God and Make Him Known, To Be Vissionary, To Practice Worship and Intercessory Prayer, To Hear the Voice of God, To Have a Bibilical Worldview, To Do First and Teach Later, Team Work. School Evaluation: Every 2 weeks written exams will be given as an application of the theory classes. Concerning the practical part, the professors and disciplers will evaluate the progress of each student weekly through a written report. Geographical Focus and Un-Reached People: The focus is to reach key places in the artistic environment in order to reach artists (musicians, dancers, actors). Practical Phase Objectives: · To increase the understanding in the areas of transcultural minsitry. · To teach the students how to perform cultural artistic research assignments. · To teach the students how to be agents of evangelizm in this reahlm. · To enlarge their creative scope. · To acquire tools for future artistic productions. · Cultural Redemption. Strategies for Objective Completion: · To creat opportunities for the students to actively participate in researching this un-reached people (the artists). · To visit different events and/or local artistic performances. · To relate with the cultural ethnic part of the placed to visit. · Encounters with non-christian artists that will allow the student to get to know and understand the burden that God has for this un-reached group. To take arts classes that have to do with everyday life. Materials Used: · Books · Movies · Research Tools · Magazines · Wardrobe · Instruments · Make-up · Sound · Props · Scenery Practical Phase Evaluation: Once the practical phase is finished, the students will have to present their research and production projects to be done. Each leader will evaluate the student according to his or her work, growth and performance during this phase. Methodology: First Three Months: theory-practical We call it theoretic-practical because we will be focused, not only on studying the theory of the arts and the Biblical principles of the same, but also artistic expression in action. The students will have to focus in on just one of the following areas: Music, Dance and Drama. Differing from other schools where the students take up part of each area, the AME School will divide the student body each day into three teams according to area, and they will receive classes all together during just one class block per day in which time we will review topics that involve the artist in and of itself. Thre Blocks per day: 1st Block – Division of students by artistic technique. 2nd Block – Common classes with all three teams (Music, Dance and Drama). 3rd Block – Application and rehearsal, research assignments, intercession, worship, guided fieldtrips to performnaces, other activities. Combined Classes: These classes will be given during one class period each day, in which the whole student body will be present. Classes such as the following will be given: the history of the arts, musical comedy, God as an artist, the character of the artist, co-creating with God, Philosophy of the arts, redemption and culture, performance production, intercession, outings and city-wide artistic presentations, research projects. 4th Month, Practical: We will travel to different national and international artistic events where the students can obtain new ideas, methods, sounds, movements, from ech culture and in this way broaden their knowledge. Cultural Rendering. 5th and 6th months: Production With the knowledge acquired during the prior months , the student will work for two months together with the whole team, musicians, actors, and dances. They will seek the Lord and put into practice all that they have learned, completing a stage performance produced by themselves, under the cover and supervision of the leadership of the A.M.E Disciplines: Dance: The history of dance, methodology of teaching, composition, stretching, rhythm, Physical Training, stage know-how and familiarization, choreographic production, bodily expression, directing/leading, wardrobe, makeup, scenery, lighting and lessons of different styles of dance such as: Classic, Contemporary, Jazz, Tango, Salsa and Hip-Hop. Music: The history of music, theory and solfeggio, musical and lyrical composition, musical ensembles, technical development in different instruments such as: Bass, drums, guitar, wind instruments and keyboard. Sound production and basic recording. Computer programming. Drama: The history of drama, diction, acting, actor training, mime, analytic studies and libretto creation, scene direction, bodily expression, drama for children, wardrobe design and basic sewing, artistic make-up, scenery design, lighting design. School Finalization: A presentation of the Stage Production in a theatre of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
