Purchase the DVD & Study Guide
With rights for public screening
the study guide
The study guide was written for all viewers of the film, “To Feel the Earth and Touch the Sky” in order to fill in biographical and contextual details and to give students and teachers alike suggestions for further study of the history of American modern dance.
Study Guide Contents:
About the Team and the Interviewees
Biographical Information about the Dancers & Choreographers
American Modern Dance Family Tree
Questions for Before the Film
Questions for After the Film
Active Engagement Prompts
Bibliography and Resources
“I finally got to sit and look at the whole movie. It is very well done. I like the tree for the ancestry of modern dance. It works very well.”
- Martha Gray, Dance Collective and Ret. Head of Dance Department at Cambridge School of Weston.
“This video was awesome! I really enjoyed the stories you told about the choreographers and the clips you picked.”
- Janelle Gilchrist, Dance Teacher at Boston Public Schools, and head of Janelle Gilchrist Dance Troupe.
Film Purchase options
45-minute film, public screening rights in perpetuity and study guide
Payment Accepted
Purchases can be made via credit card using “Stripe”, by paypal, or by check. Checks can be made out to “Dance Currents, Inc.” and mail to:
Kathy Hassinger
10 Church Street
Newton, MA 02458
orders & Contact
Please contact Kathy Hassinger, kathyhassinger@gmail.com, to purchase the film or for more information.
Audience Reached
Dance Currents Inc. serves the Newton, Cambridge and Greater Boston Area as well as teachers and students nationally. We are funded by the contributions of about forty, donors, foundations, and corporations. Our constituents are greatly appreciative of the businesses and corporations that support our work. Your individual and/or business’s partnership/sponsorship will provide visibility of your products or services, which may bring in new customers. As a sponsor of our Public Station Broadcast, your logo and business name will be displayed on signage at the beginning and ending of the broadcast, as well as on our website, and in the publicity for the program.
Purpose
The proceeds from your sponsorship will support our distribution costs, which include. Delivery: between $450 - $1250, Educational Resources: $1500, Station Relations: $3,000-$10,000, Promotional Trailer, $1,152, Necessary Edits: $2,000- $5,000.
About Dance Currents Inc.
Dance Currents Inc. is a 501c3 non-profit company
Mission Statement:
To preserve the role of historical work in the dance lexicon
To present the art of dance as vital to the health and culture of a thriving community.
To collaborate with artists of diverse disciplines to expand the boundaries of art and appeal to the broader community.
To participate in fundraising events for the benefit of the larger, non-profit community.