PULSE

Production Credits

Created by Paul Gordon Emerson and Kathryn Sydell Pilkington

Creative Team
Choreography: Company | E with Guests Robert J. Priore and Lidia Wos
Composers: Marcus Ramsay, Mileece I’Anson, Dr. Domenico Vicinanza, Marcin Brycki
Additional Music: Mileece I’Anson, J.S. Bach, Philip Glass, Dr. Domenico Vicinanza, Marcin Brycki
Costumes: Kathryn Pilkington, Philip Baraoidan
Technical Direction: Cheles Rhynes
Lighting / Projection Design: Cheles Rhynes, Paul Gordon Emerson
Stage Manager: Tselote T. H.

• Run time: 50 minutes plus optional 10 minute TalkBack
• Sensory Friendly or Relaxed performances available

Learning Connections

Digital Learning Guide created and shared by The Kennedy Center

Common Core Standards
– CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7: Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
– CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.3.2: Determine the main ideas and supporting details of information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
– CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

National Core Arts Standards 
– Dance, Responding (DA:Re7.1.3a): Find a movement solution that expresses an emotion to feeling; explain how the movement communicate the emotion or feeling.
– Dance, Connecting (DA:Cn10.1.3a): Explore how the body can be used to communicate a character, feeling, or idea in a dance.
– Music, Responding (MU:Re7.2.2a): Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.

CASEL Competencies (Social and Emotional Learning)
– Social Awareness: Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and contexts.