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Albert Alter

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"A master of his art form...great rapport with the students."
--Teacher, Parkrose

Artist Biography

Albert, a YA Artist of the Year, enthusiastically shares in his art with others. He clowns in circuses, internationally, founded a theater, is an inspiring teacher, and a chemical engineer from Notre Dame.

Teaching Philosophy

Albert's passion is helping students discover and explore the role of art and science in their lives. Students develop confidence and respect for self, others, art, and science. They become artists for life.

Program Model	Program Name	Art Form (General Discipline)	Description	Program Link
In Class	Circus Skills Extraordinaire!!	Theatre	Albert guides students in a self-discovery process of their own clown personae and in the development of a clown character and routine.	View Program
In Class	Everyone Can Mime and Create Stories!	Theatre	Students learn the art of mime and some mime illusions, and use these and other dramatic skills to act out stories they create.	View Program
In Class	Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages	Theatre	Students use circus and clown skills to explore the abstract concepts of gravity, force, motion, inertia and balance.	View Program
Assembly Performance	Mind to Mime to Word: How Stories Are Created, Told and Shared	Theatre	Professional mime and circus clown Albert Alter performs a variety of short vignettes as he demonstrates the elements of a good story.	View Program
In Class	Right Brain Program (Albert Alter)	Theatre		View Program
Teacher Workshop	Teaching and Using Mime in the Classroom	Theatre	Whys and Hows of Teaching and Using Mime in the Classroom; Effective Uses of Humor in the Classroom	View Program