Jan 30, 2024
Puccini’s “La bohème”: The Perfect Prelude for Opera Beginners
With soaring scores, majestic sets, and a compelling storyline, there is little wonder opera has remained a steadfast staple in performance spaces everywhere. If you have yet to delve into the many productions, Puccini’s masterwork, La bohème, is the place to start your thrilling journey. Discover why Wolf Trap Opera’s upcoming Summer 2024 performance is the perfect prelude for opera beginners! A Familiar and Famous...
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Jan 18, 2024
Uncovering “Emily: A Musical Portrait”
As part of the Chamber Music at The Barns series, Wolf Trap presents the US premiere of Emily: A Musical Portrait. This hour-long theatrical setting of poetry and song originally debuted in Montreal, Canada in 2023. Almost like a miniature opera, the work dramatically explores Dickinson’s reflections on love, nature, children, pain, and loss, as well as the influential figures who shaped her poetry....
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Jan 09, 2024
WOLF TRAP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEEK: JAN 22-27, 2024
Join Wolf Trap Jan 22-27, 2024 for Wolf Trap Professional Development Week: Supporting and Celebrating Early Childhood Teachers Through the Arts. The week-long event will include a series of FREE arts-integrated professional development webinars designed for early childhood educators and teaching artists....
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Dec 15, 2023
10 Reasons to Love The Barns
Wolf Trap may be best known for its outdoor summer concerts, but chilly temperatures call for a cozy, indoor musical escape. Take a look inside The Barns! Featuring some of the finest acts in music, dance, drama, and comedy, this year-round theater has a one-of-a-kind, intimate setting. Read on to discover 10 reasons why The Barns could become your favorite indoor venue! 1) It’s rustic,...
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Dec 11, 2023
The Del McCoury Band Returns to The Barns
You’ll be hard pressed to find a bluegrass enthusiast who doesn’t know the name Del McCoury. After all, he’s a nine-time winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award and a two-time Grammy winner for Best Bluegrass Album—not to mention a frequent Wolf Trap performer. He’ll bring his practiced pickin’ to The Barns for five nights this January! Beyond the accolades,...
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Dec 06, 2023
10+ Holiday Gift-Giving Ideas for Teachers that Promote Arts-Based Learning in the Classroom
Look beyond coffee mugs, gift cards, and chocolates this holiday season: give teachers something they can use in the classroom to bring arts learning to life! We checked in with some Wolf Trap Teaching Artists for suggestions for joyful holiday gifts—which double as great ideas for children to extend their learning at home! Scarves & Streamers Besides looking beautiful, scarves and streamers can help children...
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Nov 28, 2023
Teaching Bravery and Empathy Through the Dramatic Arts
Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Morgan Sendek Uses Her Theatrical Training to Help Early Childhood Educators Enhance Children’s Social-Emotional Skills Through Arts Integration Morgan Sendek, a Teaching Artist with Wolf Trap Institute since 2016, is passionate about her dual career as an actor and arts educator. “My love for teaching deepens as I grow as a performer and acquire new skills,” she says, “and in turn,...
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Nov 28, 2023
New Year’s Resolutions for Music Lovers
Here are music-inspired New Year's resolutions to add to your 2024 bucket list....
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Nov 27, 2023
Get to Know: Nashville’s Emerging Artists
From the city best known for churning out country music legends comes six aspiring musicians to make their mark at The Barns! Experience these stars live during their Wolf Trap debut on January 27. Get to know these up-and-coming artists before the show: Allison Park Soulful singer/songwriter Allison Park has been writing and performing for over a decade. In addition to writing music, she hosts...
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Nov 08, 2023
A Day in the Life of The Barns
Long before the lights dim and a hush comes over the audience, The Barns’ nearly 300-year-old timber walls are infused with life. From backstage setup and soundchecks to food preparation and usher briefings, it takes a small army to get each artist and the space ready for a performance. Take a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of The Barns. 9 AM: Wolf...
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Nov 08, 2023
Permission to Be Curious
Advice from Wolf Trap Teaching Artists on How to Set the Stage for Arts Learning Arts integration is a powerful tool that can be used to create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for young children. Research indicates that it can build stronger child-teacher interactions,1 increase language development,2 support social-emotional development,3 expand math learning,4 and improve teacher practice.5 But for some teachers, incorporating the arts into...
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Nov 08, 2023
Partners in Learning
Long-Standing Partnership Provides Backdrop for Central Indiana Wolf Trap and Its Work with Indiana Head Start Educators Ploi Pagdalian, senior director of programs for Arts for Learning Indiana, was first approached by Indianapolis-based Family Development Services (FDS) to bring children’s performances to its schools 20 years ago. What began as a one-year engagement has expanded to a multi-year partnership that each year helps support more...
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