Creative Leaps: Inspiration from Contemporary Art and Dance

Creative Leaps: Inspiration from Contemporary Art and Dance

Join Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts as we dance, doodle, and discover the dynamic world of contemporary art and dance! Creative Leaps guides K-6 students on a diverse journey to react and respond to amazing works of performing and visual art. Through an exploration of storytelling, elements, and the similarities and differences between art forms, students will be empowered to creatively and actively express their own ideas and feelings about the world around them and learn that sources of inspiration can be found everywhere. 
Please note that in order to get the password to watch, you must fill out one of the forms below. 

Running time is 28 minutes.  For Spanish and English captions, click on the cc button at the bottom right hand corner of the screen to choose language.

 

Request Access/Password Here! (1-2 minutes to fill out).

* You need to fill out the form to receive the updated password for school year 2024-25:

  • If you are a Utah educator, request access by filling out the below form to receive the password.

ENGLISH: REQUEST ACCESS TO THE FILM: CREATIVE LEAPS (UTAH EDUCATORS) 

SPANISH: SOLICITACIÓN DE ACCESO (UTAH EDUCADORES) PARA CREATIVE LEAPS: INSPIRACIÓN DE ARTES VISUALES Y DANZA CONTEMPORÁNEA

  • If you are a non-Utah educator or a general public viewer, request access by filling out the below form to receive the password.  

ENGLISH: REQUEST ACCESS TO THE FILM: CREATIVE LEAPS (NON - UTAH EDUCATORS/GENERAL PUBLIC VIEWERS)  

SPANISH: SOLICITACIÓN DE ACCESO (EDUCADORES QUE NO SON RESIDENTES DE UTAH Y PÚBLICO EN GENERAL) PARA CREATIVE LEAPS: INSPIRACIÓN DE ARTES VISUALES Y DANZA CONTEMPORÁNEA  

日本語パスワード申請フォームはこちらから 

Additional Resources:
Learning Outcomes: Students will...
  • Explore the basic elements of expression that contemporary visual and performing art are built on
  • Discover similarities and differences of contemporary dance and visual art
  • Learn that contemporary art is a way to actively express and respond to ideas, feelings, and topics that are present in our world today and represents diverse voices and backgrounds
  • Be creative and use art to express themselves through various activities
  • Understand that artists find inspiration through many different forms (for example - other works of art, human body and movement, the place or the environment the artist is in, what is going on in the world, who they are, or something they care deeply about)
  • Observe and learn about contemporary artists as well as many forms of contemporary art in our own community and other communities (dance, sculpture, stop-motion film, painting, mural, representative work, and abstract work) 
Feedback:

After using some or all of the Creative Leaps resources, let us know how it went!  Give us your honest feedback. Your thoughts are very important and valuable to us. 

English: Evaluation Form for Creative Leaps: Inspirations from Contemporary Art and Dance 

Spanish: Creative Leaps: Forma de Evaluación

Creative Leaps: Inspirations from Contemporary Art and Dance was produced by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Fill out this form to start your registration:

How did you hear about us?

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Fill out this form to start your registration:

How did you hear about us?

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.