The first performance of "Valkyrie
Theater's" teenagers and their professional mentors is now
behind us. It was "in the studio" and small, an amazing
experience watching the self-made walls of protection and imprisonment
drop away from students under the magic of the stage lights.
I hope as we grow we can retain the heart and soul of this first
production.
Jack Cochran, our documentarion captured it all on video. What
he wasn't able to capture was, himself and his crew, his two
daughters, Fiona and Tibby. Fiona did the lightening for "Reality"
and "Earth Angels" and Tibby ran the spotlight from
a very high ladder at the rear of the studio.
Would you like to sponsor a child ($180.00) or "the body,
mind or spirit" of a child? ($60.00) It would be wonderful
for each child to know a personal someone or ones who care about
their future.
Your past and future support is making all this happen. Thank
you.
Our talented and
committed staff that facilitate this demanding undertaking are
as follows:
Janette Lane Bradbury
TO BE announced
TO BE announced |
Teacher, Choreographer,
Artistic Director
Teacher, Choreographer
Teacher, Choreographer |
WE ARE CURRENTLY
IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING A NEW BOARD... other than...
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President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer |
Honoray Board Members:
Dr. Patricia Ebert, Mr.
& Mrs. Ron Rifkin, Ms. Jaclyn Smith, Mrs. Dennis Weaver
Our adviser is lawyer, Ed Hoffman.
We would like to
avoid the turning of at risk teenagers into gang members because
they have no dreams or hope of making anything of their lives.
We want to build selfesteem so they can care for themselves
and make a contribution to society. For me, Janette Lane Bradbury,
dancing, acting and horses have brought such beauty and healing
into my life. The arts are one of the answers to those whose
lives have been broken in some way.
Our government has
cut funding to bring the arts to the ones who cannot afford them
in any other way. At Risk Teenagers who have lost hope and are
dealing with lack of physical as well as emotional needs end
up in a life of crime or in gangs. Dance, Drama and Film give
them beauty and creativity. We want to open visors of possibility
for our participants. We want to give hope that lives can change
and be productive and creative no matter what the past has been
or the the present is.
The ethnicity that
we work with is African/ American, Mexican/ American, Japanese/American,
and Caucasian. A documentary, We Are The World, is being shot
of all the workshops so the participants can follow their progress
and actually be a part of the process.
We are applying for
grants and profits from the Films, Almost Forgotten, Night
Wind and the documentary, From the Midst of Pain will
go back into Valkyrie Theater to support our workshops and next
projects.
