Pamela Dharamsey Lee, director, choreographer, singer, and visual artist, has been developing her own integrated arts pedagogy since 1992 through her company Ox + Dragon. She has been teaching in a variety of settings and studios on both coasts, helping children to access their own creative synthesis, and learn to work as an ensemble. On Bainbridge Island she has worked in schools and studios through Arts and Humanities Bainbridge, BIMA, Bainbridge Ballet, Bainbridge Performing Arts and the Olympic Performance Group. Lee is also the creator of The Island School series “Paved with Gold” in collaboration with teachers Betsy Carroll and Mike Derzon. Most recently she directed “Artifact Pattern” in collaboration with Janet Knox and Awkward Grace.
oxdragon.lee@gmail.com
Bainbridge Island, WA 98061
Teacher Resources: Lesson plans will be provided at least two weeks in advance of scheduled project.
Sample Residency Topics:
Lullaby
Mean Jean – a play
Tales from Outer Suburbia
Tales from the Henhouse; The Chicken Chasing Queen of Lamar County
The Arrival
Sample Residency Description:
Gaman – Stourwater Films Interviews and Footage by renown local filmmaker Lucy Ostrander
On March 30th1942, the first Japanese families were taken from Bainbridge Island, WA and placed in internment camps. One member of the Nakata family shares his history without resentment. How did these families survive internally? As I look at the ghettos, a modern-day internment and think about the refugee crisis around the world, I think it important to explore our internal resources for overcoming adversity. Can people retain their dignity despite oppression or adversity through endurance and implementation of creative thought? We will explore this topic through rap, dance and drawing.
EALR Focus:
1.1 Understands arts concepts and vocabulary,
1.2 Understands Principles of Organization,
2.1 Develops arts skills and techniques,
2.4 Applies audience skills in a variety of settings,
3.1 Applies a creative process in the arts.
Pamela Dharamsey Lee
oxdragon.lee@gmail.com