Request for a DVC Series on the Arts

UNCLAS AMMAN 000878 SIPDIS IIP/G/NEA (BDURANT); (CBOURGEOIS, DMACINNES, JGAFFNEY); NEA/ARN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OIIP OEXC SCUL JO SUBJECT: Request for a DVC Series on the Arts REF: AMMAN 05768 ¶1. Summary: Post would like to request IIP's support in organizing a new series of DVCs on the Arts for FY 2003. The series will be conducted in coordination with the newly established College of Arts and Design at the University of Jordan and will serve to educate and introduce the students at the college to alternative approaches to music, visual art and theater. The initiation of the college is a milestone for the exchange of ideas and culture between Jordan and the U.S. and will broaden Post's contact with youth and the next generation of Jordanian artists and musicians. ¶2. PAS recommends the DVC series consist of eight programs to be covered in two months, a program every two weeks. The university has already selected speakers for five of the eight programs, the contact information of which is below. Each DVC will last 75 minutes and will be conducted at the University of Jordan. ¶3. Our recommendation of a theme, speaker and timing for the four programs is as follows: Theatre - Name: Dr. Jessica Haigney; Address: 102 Lindley Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 593- 7863, (614) 593-1314; Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2003, 1500 GMT Medieval Music - Name: Dr. Robert Wortman; Address: 103 Lindley Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 593-1315, (614) 593-1314; Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 1500 GMT. Sculpture (Globalization and Modern Sculpture) - Name: Dr. Howard Woody; Address: Art Department, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208; Tel: (803) 772- 8827; Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2003, 1500 GMT. Aesthetics 1 - Name: Dr. Gene Blocker; Address: Gordy Hall, Philosophy Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 448-7297, (614) 593-4588; Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2003, 1500 GMT. Aesthetics 2 - Name: Dr. James Stewart, Associate Dean; Address: College of Fine Arts, Jennings House, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701; Tel: (614) 592-4951, (614) 593- 1808; Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2003, 1500 GMT. ¶4. The last three programs of the series for which we request IIP's assistance in securing guest speakers, fall under the title the History of Music. The themes and proposed dates for the programs are as follows: Baroque Music - Bach and Handel; Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2003, 1500 GMT. Classical and Romantic Periods - Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky; Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 1500 GMT. The Modern Period - Stravinsky, Korsakov, Skriabin and O. Messian Date: Monday, June 2, 2003, 1500 GMT. ¶5. The control officer for this program will be CAO Donna Winton, Tel: 962-6-592-0101, Ext. 2620; Fax: 962-6-592-0121. BERRY