This is a recording of Carolina Performing Arts' Omar Teacher Training Initiative that took place on February 7, 2023. Carolina Performing Arts partnered with Carolina K-12 to work with local Triangle-area teachers to help them incorporate Omar ibn Said into their classrooms, and invited these students to an Open Rehearsal of Omar, the opera, when it had its North Carolina premier in late February of 2023.
In this video, educator Latisha Smith explains the history of the Spoleto Festival USA Omar ibn Said Workbook and how teachers can implement it in their classrooms. The workbook was made for the world premier of Rhiannon Giddens' opera Omar in summer 2022.
To access the workbook visit: issuu.com/sfusa2014/docs/omar...
To learn more about Omar the opera, Rhiannon Giddens, and Carolina Performing Arts visit: southernfuturescpa.org
To learn more about Carolina K-12 visit: humanities.unc.edu/ck12/