What would life be like without art, music, dance, theatre? At a time when budgets in public schools are being cut, funding for the arts is often the first thing to go. Entertainment industry professionals Deborah Gibson (multi-platinum recording artist/actress), director Andy Fickman (‘Race To Witch Mountain’, ‘She’s The Man’), Telemundo TV Host Alex Cambert, actress Brittany Curran (Disney TV actress) and renowned acting coach Howard Fine discuss the importance of keeping the arts in public schools and why it’s critical in the development of a well rounded child. Festivals & Awards: Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (October 2009) Honorable Mention, Documentary/Student Filmmaker; Jersey Filmmakers of Tomorrow (November 2009) Best in Festival, Best Documentary; Queens International Film Festival (November 2009) Official Selection; Trail Dance Film Festival (January 2010) Official Selection; Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival (January 2010) Official Selection; Kids First! Film Festival (January 2010) Official Selection, Los Angeles International Women’s Film Festival 2010 (March 2010) Official Selection; Garden State Film Festival (March 2010) Official Selection; 2010 CineYouth Festival (May 2010) Official Selection
www.ted.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes — including speakers such as Jill Bolte Taylor, Sir Ken Robinson, Hans Rosling, Al Gore and Arthur Benjamin. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, politics and the arts. Watch the Top 10 TEDTalks on TED.com, at http