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Susan Slack is an internationally recognized author, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, conference presenter, recording artist and offers Professional Development and coaching series throughout the State of Florida. She works with staff from Head Start, Daycare Centers, YMCAs, libraries, scouts, schools and thru private foundations.
Ms. Slack (B.A. in Performing Arts, SUNY Empire) is trained in voice, world percussion and dance, mime, composition and theater. She provided Diversity Training with improvisational theater at Walt Disney World and for ten years taught and performed thru Young Audiences (winner National Medal of Arts 1996) and was the Creative Arts Specialist at Justin Lee Wiesner Early Childhood Learning Center at Temple Beth Sholom in Sarasota. She is the author of, "Come Join the Circle; Singing and Dancing for Early Childhood Education", a how and why handbook for parents and teachers.
At the age of 18 she became a member of the resident company of the Studio Arena Theater in Buffalo, her home town. She studied voice with Eugene Brice in NYC and in 1974 won second place for Best Female Vocalist in the state-wide Virginia Folk music Assoc. Bluegrass competition. Susan has accompanied and studied in dance classes from ballet to mime, modern to Middle Eastern and Native American. Dance training includes Hawkins technique with Floorplay Dance company in Buffalo; Dunham technique (standardized African) with Pearl Reynolds (student of Katherine Dunham), Graham technique at Pavlachenko Studio and Toronto Dance Theater, both in Toronto and continues her 15 year study of Tai Chi. Susan studied classical West African drum and dance with Nigeria's Baba Olatunji and Mali's Abdul Dumbia; jazz with Al Tinney (John Coltrane, Billie Holiday); percussion with Colin Wolcott (Oregon, Paul Winter Consort, U2) as well as teachers from Africa, Asia, Middle East, North, Central and South America.
As a Senior Mentor and Certified Leader of the Dances of Universal Peace, she has led workshops for over 15 years to groups up and down the east coast.
She is currently an Artist in Residence for the Sarasota County Arts Council, VSA of Florida (formerly Very Special Arts) and teaches Early Education courses at Sarasota County Technical Institute. Susan is the founder and director of the Open Circle Players, an interactive, touring, story-theater company.
Discography:
All My Relations Contributions to world-wide compilation CD & book; PeaceWorks 2005
Beginner Drum Instruction for the Dances of Universal Peace; PeaceWorks 1993
Semah - Cassette of original and traditional songs for voice and drum, featuring pianist, Richard Shulman; Wahaba Records 1991
The Original American Kazoo-a-Long; with Jerry Raven, original tunes for and about Kazoos; published and distributed by KazooCo, Div. of Brimms Inc. Tonawanda NY 1986
Sunrise - Album of original jazz/folk songs featuring Richard Shulman (Richheart Records), piano & arrangements; Peter Leitch, (Oscar Peterson, Woody Shaw, Milt Jackson) guitar; Dave Schiavone (Woody Herman), sax; Bobby Previte, (Moscow Circus, Enja Records)drums; Wahaba Records 1981
Tawna: Forest Phantom, Terry Christenson 1979 Radio Canada International E 1267 |
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Date of Last Update: 2/27/07
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