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MOTION 360

Tim Latta (Director) has traveled the globe as a dancer, choreographer, actor, director and designer with such companies as Pilobolus Dance Theatre, MOMIX, The Royal Lichtenstein Circus and Faustwork Mask Theatre. His commitment to teaching and inspiring creativity in young people has brought him to over 1,500 schools to perform as well as conduct workshops for all ages. Tim was selected for the CT Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Roster in 2007.

“Tim’s commitment to teaching and nurturing creativity in young people is obvious and infectious.”

 MOTION 360 (Grades K-12)

Is it theater? Is it dance? Is it circus? It’s all of these and more. It’s a performance for now- a new way of looking at creative thinking and how we can use it in our daily lives- in schoolwork, interactions with peers, building self esteem, confidence and tolerance.

Everything and everyone around us has a story to tell and the potential to teach us something. In Motion 360, Tim Latta demonstrates how we can, literally, stumble over everyday objects to unlock our creativity and help us discover what those stories can be. He creates dance/theatre pieces using objects that range from the ordinary (rollerblades and chairs) to the extraordinary (stilts, masks and milk cans!).

 While entertaining the audience, Mr. Latta is also teaching a whole new process of exploration. We learn that everything in the world around us can be used as a tool for creative problem solving.  This process can be used in a classroom, a workplace and throughout our lives. Length:  45 minutes

My goal is  to entertain and inspire people to explore their own potential and, in turn, to help them see the potential in others. I want them to leave Motion 360 saying “I Can”-Tim Latta

Single Performance: $850

Back to Back Performances: $1,435

Artspark 1P + 2W: $1,530

Artspark 2P + 2W: $1,960

 What some other people are saying about Motion 360 “Motion 360 was… the best program yet! Our principal thanked me for taking the time to find such a fantastic program.”  Ann Solomine, PTA President Mary T. Murphy School, Branford, CT“…wondrously inspiring. He made a lasting impression on the Kindergarten-ninth grade students. Tim Latta and Motion 360 are not to be missed.”-Jean Williams, Dance Teacher, Chair of Fine Arts Department Pine Point School, Stonington, CT-“The performance was an inspiration to both the young and “older”…!”-Kristine Golden, Ass’t. Principal Northville Elementary School, Northville, CT“He had 8th grade boys standing and cheering. 8th grade boys!”-Julia Samartini, Kent Center School, Kent, CT-

“His approach to the work has an over-arching element of fun; yet at the end of his show, people of all ages realize they have been learning.”-Rob Faust, Director, Faustwork-.

Workshop -  Building Dance with Everyday Objects

Curriculum Links - Dance, Music, Theatre, Physical Education, Psychology, Social Studies

CCT Funding Available

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut: Our mission is to integrate the arts into the lives of children in educational and community settings. Our vision for Connecticut is that all children realize their potential through the arts; that the arts are valued for their ability to improve our schools and communities; that, by participation in the arts, children come to understand and value themselves, their neighbors, and the world cultures they share.

We are an Affiliate of VSA arts… an international nonprofit organization that is creating a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.

We offer educational classroom workshops, school cultural programs, school arts programs, assembly programs, arts integration programs, artist in residence programs – bringing theater, music, drama, puppetry, visual arts, storytelling, drawing, painting, history and cultural arts to the classroom.