Performing Arts Legacy Project

An online platform to document and represent the careers of older performing arts professionals

Session 1

Session 1: Introductions and Learning Styles

Before Coming to Session 1:

(Interns/Assistants/Working Partners assist if needed)

Overview:

Review The Entertainment Community Fund, Life Review, personal stories, background to the site, and creativity and aging.

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Session Breakdown

Estimated Session Time: 3 hours

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2 : 16 Personalities Activity 

  • With your Intern/Assistant/Working Partner, if applicable:
    • What surprised you? What intrigued you? What did you learn about yourself? Reflect with each other how this influences your working style.
    • Share with each other how you learn and work best: Visually (i.e. reading and images/watching), orally (i.e. speaking and listening), kinesthetically (i.e. doing)?

Part 3: Brainstorming

  • Conceptualizing the site
    • Start looking at other sites via the site directory. What have other people done that you like? Dislike? Inspired by?
Prep Work
  • Intern/Assistant/Working Partner review logging in with their professionals.
  • In a Word, Pages, or Google Doc document, write a bio or intro to put on your About Page.

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