Use of the Arts in Education and Social Responsibility’

Event Highlights

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Starts on: March 9, 2019 9:30 am

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Ends on: March 9, 2019 12:01 pm

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Where: Tin Jo Restaurant

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Speaker: Jody Steiger

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Category: Monthly Meetings

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Event

How the arts can help develop soft skills
How the arts can help shape the future citizens of Costa Rica
The importance of “tri-party” support of the arts in education and social development (government, NGOs and business)

Register today clicking here or send e-mail to: pwn.costarica@gmail.com

Our Program:

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Registration and Social
10:00 – 10:30: Announcements & Introductions
10:30 – 11:30: Jody Steiger
11:30 – Noon: Wrap-up and Socializing

Independent Option: You are invited to remain for lunch in the main dining room at Tin Jo and order from the menu. Great networking opportunity!

Advance attendance reservations required by Friday March 8th Please RSVP >

About The Speaker

Jody Steiger

Jody Steiger is a lighting designer, producer and theatrical director and has participated in more than five hundred national and international productions. During her period as Director of the National Theater of Costa Rica she created the programs of Theater at Midday (Teatro al Mediodia) and Music at Sunset (Música al Atardecer) and worked to open the Theater to a wider and more diverse audience.

Throughout her career, she received several awards including the National Award in Theater, the Ancora Award in Theatre, the most outstanding Lighting Award from BCArte and a Creativity and Excellence Grant from the Florida Ice & Co. Farm to produce and direct the theatrical production Yerma in the National Theatre of Costa Rica. In 2009 she was named Cultural Person of the Year by the major Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

Steiger is Artistic Advisor and member of the board of directors of Teatro Espressivo, and a member of the boards of directors of Asociación AcciónArte (organization that coordinates the Piensa en Arte program for the Ministry of Public Education), of ICOM-CR (International Counsel of Museums) of the ARDE Foundation – Art for Development and the Orchestra for the Americas (YOA).

Jody Steiger is a Doctor of Education with an emphasis on the role of the arts in education and social development.